OCA Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer Study Guide Exam 1Z0 808

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
  • The OCA Exam
  • Scheduling the Exam
  • The Day of the Exam
  • Finding Out Your Score
  • Exam Questions
  • Getting Started
  • Getting Help
  • Who Should Buy This Book
  • How This Book Is Organized
  • Free Online Learning Environment
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • OCA Exam Objectives
• Assessment Test
• Answers to Assessment Test
• Chapter 1 Java Building Blocks
  • Understanding the Java Class Structure
    • Fields and Methods
    • Comments
    • Classes vs. Files
  • Writing a main() Method
  • Understanding Package Declarations and Imports
    • Wildcards
    • Redundant Imports
    • Naming Conflicts
    • Creating a New Package
    • Code Formatting on the Exam
  • Creating Objects
    • Constructors
    • Reading and Writing Object Fields
    • Instance Initializer Blocks
    • Order of Initialization
  • Distinguishing Between Object References and Primitives
    • Primitive Types
    • Reference Types
    • Key Differences
  • Declaring and Initializing Variables
    • Declaring Multiple Variables
    • Identifiers
  • Understanding Default Initialization of Variables
    • Local Variables
    • Instance and Class Variables
  • Understanding Variable Scope
  • Ordering Elements in a Class
  • Destroying Objects
    • Garbage Collection
    • finalize()
  • Benefits of Java
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions
• Chapter 2 Operators and Statements
  • Understanding Java Operators
  • Working with Binary Arithmetic Operators
    • Arithmetic Operators
    • Numeric Promotion
  • Working with Unary Operators
    • Logical Complement and Negation Operators
    • Increment and Decrement Operators
  • Using Additional Binary Operators
    • Assignment Operators
    • Compound Assignment Operators
    • Relational Operators
    • Logical Operators
    • Equality Operators
  • Understanding Java Statements
    • The if-then Statement
    • The if-then-else Statement
    • The switch Statement
    • The while Statement
    • The do-while Statement
    • The for Statement
  • Understanding Advanced Flow Control
    • Nested Loops
    • Adding Optional Labels
    • The break Statement
    • The continue Statement
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions
• Chapter 3 Core Java APIs
  • Creating and Manipulating Strings
    • Concatenation
    • Immutability
    • The String Pool
    • Important String Methods
    • Method Chaining
  • Using the StringBuilder Class
    • Mutability and Chaining
    • Creating a StringBuilder
    • Important StringBuilder Methods
    • StringBuilder vs. StringBuffer
  • Understanding Equality
  • Understanding Java Arrays
    • Creating an Array of Primitives
    • Creating an Array with Reference Variables
    • Using an Array
    • Sorting
    • Searching
    • Varargs
    • Multidimensional Arrays
  • Understanding an ArrayList
    • Creating an ArrayList
    • Using an ArrayList
    • Wrapper Classes
    • Autoboxing
    • Converting Between array and List
    • Sorting
  • Working with Dates and Times
    • Creating Dates and Times
    • Manipulating Dates and Times
    • Working with Periods
    • Formatting Dates and Times
    • Parsing Dates and Times
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions
• Chapter 4 Methods and Encapsulation
  • Designing Methods
    • Optional Specifiers
    • Return Type
    • Method Name
    • Parameter List
    • Optional Exception List
    • Method Body
  • Working with Varargs
  • Applying Access Modifiers
    • Private Access
    • Default (Package Private) Access
    • Protected Access
    • Public Access
    • Designing Static Methods and Fields
    • Calling a Static Variable or Method
    • Static vs. Instance
    • Static Variables
    • Static Initialization
    • Static Imports
  • Passing Data Among Methods
  • Overloading Methods
  • Creating Constructors
    • Default Constructor
    • Overloading Constructors
    • Final Fields
    • Order of Initialization
  • Encapsulating Data
    • Creating Immutable Classes
  • Writing Simple Lambdas
    • Lambda Example
    • Lambda Syntax
    • Predicates
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions
• Chapter 5 Class Design
  • Introducing Class Inheritance
    • Extending a Class
    • Applying Class Access Modifiers
    • Creating Java Objects
    • Defining Constructors
    • Calling Inherited Class Members
    • Inheriting Methods
    • Inheriting Variables
  • Creating Abstract Classes
    • Defining an Abstract Class
    • Creating a Concrete Class
    • Extending an Abstract Class
  • Implementing Interfaces
    • Defining an Interface
    • Inheriting an Interface
    • Interface Variables
    • Default Interface Methods
    • Static Interface Methods
  • Understanding Polymorphism
    • Object vs. Reference
    • Casting Objects
    • Virtual Methods
    • Polymorphic Parameters
    • Polymorphism and Method Overriding
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions
• Chapter 6 Exceptions
  • Understanding Exceptions
    • The Role of Exceptions
    • Understanding Exception Types
    • Throwing an Exception
  • Using a try Statement
    • Adding a finally Block
    • Catching Various Types of Exceptions
    • Throwing a Second Exception
  • Recognizing Common Exception Types
    • Runtime Exceptions
    • Checked Exceptions
    • Errors
  • Calling Methods That Throw Exceptions
    • Subclasses
    • Printing an Exception
  • Summary
  • Exam Essentials
  • Review Questions
• Appendix A Answers to Review Questions
  • Chapter 1: Java Building Blocks
  • Chapter 2: Operators and Statements
  • Chapter 3: Core Java APIs
  • Chapter 4: Methods and Encapsulation
  • Chapter 5: Class Design
  • Chapter 6: Exceptions
• Appendix B Study Tips
  • Studying for the Test
    • Creating a Study Plan
    • Creating and Running Sample Applications
  • Taking the Test
    • Understanding the Question
    • Applying Process of Elimination
    • Optimizing Your Time
    • Getting a Good Night’s Rest
• Index
• Free Online Learning Environment
• EULA