JAVA/ XML/ Web Services course content

Getting Started with Java

• What is Java?

• How to Get Java

• A First Java Program

• Compiling and Interpreting Applications

• The JDK Directory Structure

Object-Oriented Programming

• Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

• Classes and Objects

• Fields and Methods

• Encapsulation

• Access Control

• Inheritance

• Polymorphism

• Best Practices

Packages

• Packages

• The import Statement

• Static Imports

• CLASSPATH and Import

• Defining Packages

• Package Scope

Objects and Classes

• Defining a Class

• Creating an Object

• Instance Data and Class Data

• Methods

• Constructors

• Access Modifiers

• Encapsulation

• Inheritance

• Inheritance in Java

• Casting

• Method Overriding

• Polymorphism

• super

• The Object Class

• Enumerated Types Today

• Abstract Classes

• Interfaces

• Using Interfaces

Datatypes and Variables

• Primitive Datatypes

• Declarations

• Variable Names

• Numeric Literals

• Character Literals

• String

• String Literals

• Arrays

• Non-Primitive Datatypes

• The Dot Operator

Operators and Expressions

• Expressions

• Assignment Operator

• Arithmetic Operators

• Relational Operators

• Logical Operators

• Increment and Decrement Operators

• Operate-Assign Operators (+=, etc.)

• The Conditional Operator

• Operator Precedence

• Implicit Type Conversions

• The Cast Operator

Control Flow

• Statements

• Conditional (if) Statements

• Adding an else if

• Conditional (switch) Statements

• while and do-while Loops

• for Loops

• A for Loop Diagram

• Enhanced for Loop

• The continue Statement

• The break Statement

Using Java Objects

• toString

• Parameter Passing

• Comparing and Identifying Objects

• Destroying Objects

• Using the Primitive-Type Wrapper Classes

• Autoboxing

Exception Handling

• Exceptions Overview

• Catching Exceptions

• The finally Block

• Exception Methods

• Declaring Exceptions

• Defining and Throwing Exceptions

• Errors and RuntimeExceptions

• Assertions

Input/Output Streams

• Overview of Streams

• Bytes vs. Characters

• Converting Byte Streams to Character Streams

• File Object

• Binary Input and Output

• PrintWriter Class

• Reading and Writing Objects

• Serialization

Core Collection Classes

• The Collections Framework

• The Set Interface

• Set Implementation Classes

• The List Interface

• List Implementation Classes

• The Queue Interface

• Queue Implementation Classes

• The Map Interface

• Map Implementation Classes

Collection Sorting and Tuning

• Using Java 5.0 Features with Collections

• Sorting with Comparable

• Sorting with Comparator

• Sorting Lists and Arrays

• Collections Utility Methods

• Tuning ArrayList

• Tuning HashMap and HashSet

Inner Classes

• Inner Classes

• Member Classes

• Local Classes

• Anonymous Classes

• Instance Initializers

• Static Nested Classes

Introduction to Threads

• Non-Threaded Applications

• Threaded Applications

• Creating Threads

• Thread States

• Runnable Threads

• Coordinating Threads

• Interrupting Threads

• Runnable Interface

• ThreadGroups

Introduction to JDBC

• The JDBC Connectivity Model

• Database Programming

• Connecting to the Database

• Creating a SQL Query

• Getting the Results

• Updating Database Data

• Finishing Up

XML Training Course Content

Introduction to XML

• What is XML?

• XML, XHTML and HTML

• Uses of XML

• Document structure

• XML declaration

• Processing instructions

• Elements

• The Root Element

• Attributes

• CDATA and escaping special characters

Namespaces in XML

• The need for namespaces

• Defining namespaces

• Default namespaces

• Using namespaces correctly

Document Validation with DTDs

• What is a DTD?

• Referencing DTDs in documents - defining inline

• Using external DTDs (public and system)

• Validating elements

• Validating attributes

• Defining and using entities in DTDs

Document Validation with XML Schema

• What is a schema?

• Schemas and DTDs

• Creating a schema

• Associating schemas with elements

• Simple and complex types

• Built-in types

• Defining complex types

• Structuring schema documents

XSLT and XPath Introduction

• Recap of XML document structure

• What is XPath?

• What is XSLT?

• Why are XSLT and XPath useful?

• Transforming XML documents using XPath and XSLT

• Generating XML and/or HTML output

• Industry support for XPath and XSLT

XSLT Basics

• eXtensible Stylesheet Language

• An XSLT Stylesheet

• xsl:template

• xsl:value-of

• Whitespace and xsl:text

• Output Types

• Text

• XML

• HTML

• XSLT Elements and Attributes

• xsl:element

• xsl:attribute

• Attributes and Curly Brackets

XPath

• XPath in XSLT

• XPath Expression

• XPath Terminology

• Context Node

• Current Node

• Context Size

• Proximity Position

• Location Paths

• Axis

• Node Test

• Predicate

• Accessing Nodes

• Abbreviated Syntax

• XPath Functions

• XPath Operators

Webservices Course Content

Overview of Web Services

• Why Web Services?

• Service-Oriented Architecture

• HTTP and XML

• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)

• Web Service Description Language (WSDL)

• Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI)

• The WS-I Basic and Related Profiles

Web Services for Java EE

• Hosting Web Services: Scenarios

• Invoking Web Services: Scenarios

• Web Services for Java EE (WS4JEE)

• The Automated Approach: JAX-WS and JAXB

• Manual Options: SAAJ and JAXP

• Portable Web-Services Metadata

• Service Registries: JAXR

The Simple Object Access Protocol

• Messaging Model

• Namespaces

• SOAP over HTTP

• The SOAP Envelope

• The Message Header

• The Message Body

• SOAP Faults

• Attachments

The Java API for XML Binding

• The Need for Data Binding

• XML Schema

• Two Paths

• JAXB Compilation

• Mapping Schema Types to Java

• Java-to-XML Mapping Using Annotations

• Marshaling and Unmarshaling

• Working with JAXB Object Models

• In-Memory Validation

Web Services Description Language

• Web Services as Component-Based Software

• The Need for an IDL

• Web Services Description Language

• WSDL Information Model

• The Abstract Model -- Service Semantics

• Message Description

• Messaging Styles

• The Concrete Model -- Ports, Services, Locations

• Extending WSDL -- Bindings

• Service Description

The Java API for XML-Based Web Services

• Two Paths

• How It Works: Build Time and Runtime

• The Service Endpoint Interface

• Working from WSDL

• Working from Java

• RPC and Document Styles

• One-Way Messaging

• Binary Protocols

WSDL-to-Java Development

• The @WebService Annotation

• Generated Code

• Compilation and Assembly

• Deployment

• Runtime Behavior

• Scope of Code Generation

• More JAXB: Mapping Collections

• More JAXB: Mapping Enumerations

• Throwing Exceptions

Client-Side Development

• Stubs and Proxies

• Generated Code

• Locating a Service

• Invoking a Service

• Exception Handling

Java-to-WSDL Development

• The @WebMethod, @XmlParam, and Related Annotations

• Scope of Code Generation

• More JAXB: Mapping Inheritance

• Controlling the XML Model

• Controlling the WSDL Description

JAX-WS Best Practices

• Which Way to Go?

• Interoperability Impact

• Portability Impact

• Polymorphism in Web Services

• Web Services as Java EE Components

• lifecycle Annotations

• Context Interfaces

• The @WebServiceRef Annotation