JAVE SE 8 Programmer

	Learning Objective	Working Example
Java Basics	Define the scope of variables	TA-3 - Getting issue details... STATUS
	Define the structure of a JAVA class
	Create executable Java applications with a main method; run a Java program from the command line including console output
	Import other Java packages to make them accessible in your code
	Compare and contrast the features and components of Java such as Platform Independence object orientation encapsulation
Java Data Types	Declare and initialise variables (including casting of primitive data types)
	Differentiate between object reference variables and primitive variables
	Know how to read or write to object fields
	Explain an Object's Lifecycle (creation, "dereference by reassignment" and garbage collection)
	Develop code that uses wrapper classes such as Boolean, Double, and Integer.
Operators and Decision Constructs	Use Java operators; including parentheses to override operator precedence
	Test equality between Strings and other objects using == and equals ()
	Create if and if/else and ternary constructs
	Use a switch statement
Arrays	Declare, instantiate, initialise and use a one-dimensional array
Arrays	Declare, instantiate, initialise and use multi-dimensional array
Loops	Create and use while loops
	Create and use for loops including the enhanced for loop
	Create and use do/while loops
	Compare loop constructs
	Use break and continue
Methods and Encapsulation	Create methods with arguments and return values; including overloaded methods
	Apply the static keyword to methods and fields
	Create and overload constructors; including impact on default constructors
	Apply access modifiers
	Apply encapsulation principles to a class
	Determine the effect upon object references and primitive values when they are passed into methods that change the values
Inheritance	Describe inheritance and its benefits
	Develop code that demonstrates the use of polymorphism; including overriding and object type versus reference type
	Determine when casting is necessary
	Use super and this to access objects and constructors
	Use abstract classes and interfaces
Handling Exceptions	Differentiate among checked exceptions, unchecked exceptions, and Errors
	Create a try-catch block and determine how exceptions alter normal program flow
	Describe the advantages of Exception handling
	Create and invoke a method that throws an exception
	"Recognise common exception classes (such as NullPointerException, ArithmeticExcpetion, ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, ClassCastException)"
Java API Classes	Manipulate data using the StringBuilder class and its methods
	Creating and manipulating Strings
	Create and manipulate calendar data using classes from java.time.LocalDateTime, java.time.LocalDate, java.time.LocalTime, java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter, java.time.Period
	Declare and use an ArrayListof a given type
	Write a simple Lambda expression that consumes a Lambda Predicate expression