Working with Classes in Java

Overview/Description

To enable the learner to implement inheritance and polymorphism in Java and to work with Java's static and final modifiers

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)
2.7

Lesson Objectives

Working with Classes in Java

• Identify how inheritance and polymorphism are implemented in Java.
• Implement inheritance between Java classes.
• Implement inheritance in a Java application.
• Create abstract classes and interfaces in Java.
• Declare and initialize instance and class members in Java.
• Use the final modifier to declare classes, methods, and variables in Java.
• Work with static and final modifiers in a Java application.
• Identify how Java manages system memory. Declare and instantiate Java's inner classes.