Operators and Flow Control in Java

Overview/Description

To enable the learner to identify and work with Java operators, expressions, selection statements, and loop constructs

Target Audience

Novice programmers with an understanding of basic programming concepts who want to learn Java; programmers proficient in another programming language who want to move to Java; programmers experienced in the Java language who want to take the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.4 exam

Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic programming principles; experience in another programming or scripting language, such as Visual Basic, C, C++, or JavaScript, would be useful

Expected Duration (hours)
1.8

Lesson Objectives

Operators and Flow Control in Java

• Use operators in Java expressions.
• Use operator precedence to assess a Java expression.
• Identify valid primitive type conversion and perform a casting operation.
• Use Java operators to build expressions.
• Code Java selection statements.
• Identify the code used to write Java loop constructs.
• Write flow control constructs in Java.