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Glossary 2 Glossary Abstract class An abstract class is a type of class that is not allowed to be instantiated. The only reason it exists is to be extended. Abstract classes contain methods and variables common to all the subclasses, but the abstract class itself is of a type that will not be used directly. Even a single abstract method requires that a class be marked abstract. Abstract met...

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Table of Contents Chapter 1: Declarations and Access Control Chapter 2: Object Orientation Chapter 3: Assignments Chapter 4: Operators Chapter 5: Flow Control, Exceptions, and Assertions Chapter 6: Strings, I/O, Formatting, and Parsing Chapter 7: Generics and Collections Chapter 8: Inner Classes Chapter 9: Threads Chapter 10: Developm...

10 Development CertifiCation objeCtives l Use Packages and Imports l Determine Runtime Behavior for Classes and Command-Lines l l Use Classpaths to Compile Code 3 Two-Minute Drill Use Classes in JAR Files Q&A Self Test 760 Chapter 10: Development ou want to keep your classes organized. You need to have powerful ways for your classes to fin...

9 Threads CertifiCation objeCtives l l Start New Threads Recognize Thread States and Transitions Use Object Locking to Avoid Concurrent Access l Write Code That Uses wait(), notify(), or notifyAll() Two-Minute Drill 3 l Q&A Self Test 674 Chapter 9: Threads CertifiCation objeCtive Defining, instantiating, and starting threads (objective 4.1) 4.1  Write code to define, instantiate, an...

8 Inner Classes CertifiCation objeCtives l l l Inner Classes Method-Local Inner Classes Anonymous Inner Classes l Static Nested Classes Two-Minute Drill 3 Q&A Self Test 636 Chapter 8: Inner Classes nner classes (including static nested classes) appear throughout the exam. Although there are no official exam objectives specifically about inner classes, Objective 1.1 includes inner (a.k...

7 Generics and Collections CertifiCation objeCtives l l Design Using Collections Override equals() and hashCode(), Distinguish == and equals() Use Generic Versions of Collections Including Set, List, and Map l Use Type Parameters, Write Generics methods Use java.util to Sort and Search Use Comparable and Comparator Two-Minute Drill l l 3 Q&A Self Test 522 Chapter 7: Generics and Coll...

6 Strings, I/O, Formatting, and Parsing CertifiCation objeCtives l Using String, StringBuilder, and StringBuffer File I/O using the java.io package Serialization using the java.io package Working with Dates, Numbers, and Currencies l Using Regular Expressions Two-Minute Drill 3 l l Q&A Self Test l 412 Chapter 6: Strings, I/O, Formatting, and Parsing T his chapter focuses on the va...

4 Operators CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES         l Using Operators 3       Two-Minute Drill  Q&A    Self Test 276  Chapter 4:   Operators f you've got variables, you're going to  modify them. You'll increment them, add  them together,   and compare one to another (in about a d ozen different ways). In this chapter, y ou'll learn  how to do all that in Java. For an added  bonus, you'll learn ho...

3 Assignments CERTIFICATION OBJECTIVES l l Use Class Members Develop Wrapper Code & Autoboxing Code Determine the Effects of Passing Variables into Methods l Recognize when Objects Become Eligible for Garbage Collection Two-Minute Drill Self Test 3 Q&A l 174 Chapter 3: Assignments Stack and Heap—Quick Review For most people, understanding the basics of the stack and the heap makes it ...