Java for Non Programmers

Getting Started with Java

• What you need to get started
• The Netbeans Software
• Java Comments
• The Structure of Java Code
• How to Run Java Programmers
• Printing to the Output Window

Variables

• Integer Variables in Java
• Double Variables
• Short and Float
• Operator Precedence
• Java String Variables
• Getting Input from the User

Control Flow

• If Statements in Java
• If Else Statements
• Boolean Values
• Switch Statements
• Java for Loops
• Java While Loops

Arrays in Java

• Java Arrays
• Arrays and Loops
• Sorting Arrays
• Arrays and Strings
• Multi-Dimensional Arrays
• Array Lists

Java String Methods

• Java and Strings
• Upper and LowerCase
• The compare Method
• The indexOf Method
• The substring Method
• The equals Method
• The charAt Method
• The replace Method
• Printing Formatted Strings

Java Methods

• Java Methods
• Calling your Java Methods
• Passing Values to Methods
• Multiple Method Parameters

Java Classes

• Writing your own Java Classes
• Field Variables
• The Java Class Constructor
• Accessing Class Variables
• More on Java Class Methods
• Java and Inheritance

Java Error Handling

• Error Handling and Excpetions
• Stack Trace
• Handling Logic Errors in Java

Dealing with Text Files in Java

• Open and Read a Text File in Java
• Write to a Text File in Java

A Java Swing

• Java Forms
• The Different Form Views in NetBeans
• Java Component
• Java Events