Java Programming

1. Introduction to Java [2-3 Classes]

• History and Evolution of Java

• Java Features [Platform Independent, Robust, Secure etc.]

• Java Editions [JSE, JEE, JME]

• Setup JDK, JRE and IDE [Eclipse/IntelliJ IDEA]

• Java Program Structure

2. Java Basics [3-5 Classes]

• Java Program Structure [Hello World Program]

• Tokens in Java [Identifiers, Keywords, Literals, Operators]

• Data Types [Primitive & Non-Primitive]

• Variables and Constants

• Type Casting

• Comments

3. Control Statements [5 Classes]

• Conditional Statements:

o if, if-else, nested if, switch

• Looping Statements:

o for, while, do-while, for each, Nested Loops

• Jump Statements:

o break, continue, return

• Class and Object

• Method Declaration & Invocation

• Constructors [Default, Parameterized, Constructor Overloading]

• this Keyword

• Static Members

• Method Overloading

• Access Modifiers: public, private, protected, default

5. Inheritance and Polymorphism [5 Classes]

• Inheritance [Single, Multilevel, Hierarchical]

• super keyword

• Method Overriding

• Dynamic Method Dispatch [Runtime Polymorphism]

• final Keyword

6. Abstraction

• Abstract Classes and Methods

• Interfaces

• Difference between Abstract Class and Interface

7. Encapsulation

• Getters and Setters

• JavaBeans Convention

• Access Modifiers
 8. String Handling [3-5 Classes]

• String Class and Methods

• StringBuffer vs StringBuilder

• String Immutability

• String Operations [substring, concat, trim, split, etc.]

9. Arrays [2-3 Classes]

• 1D Arrays

• 2D Arrays

• Array Operations

• Arrays Class [Utility Methods]

10. Exception Handling [3 Classes]

• Types of Exceptions [Checked & Unchecked]

• try-catch-finally block

• throw and throws keyword

• Custom Exception

11. Wrapper Classes [2 Classes]

• Autoboxing and Unboxing

• Primitive vs Wrapper Comparison

12. Java Collection Framework [10 Classes]

• List [ArrayList, LinkedList, Vector, Stack]

• Set [HashSet, LinkedHashSet, TreeSet]

• Map [HashMap, LinkedHashMap, TreeMap]

• Iterator, ListIterator, Enumeration

• Comparable vs Comparator

13. Java I/O [Input/Output] [3 Classes]

• File Handling using File Class

• Byte Stream: FileInputStream/FileOutputStream

• Character Stream: FileReader/FileWriter

• BufferedReader/BufferedWriter

• Serialization & Deserialization

14. Multi-threading [5 Classes]

• Thread Creation [Thread class, Runnable Interface, Callable Interface]

• Thread Lifecycle

• Thread Methods: sleep(), join(), yield(), interrupt()

• Synchronization

• Inter-thread Communication [wait(), notify(), notifyAll()]

15. Java 8 Features [5 Classes]

• Lambda Expressions

• Functional Interfaces [@FunctionalInterface]

• Stream API

• Method References

• Default & Static Methods in Interfaces

• Optional Class
 16. Packages & Access Control [2 Classes]

• Built-in Packages [java.util, java.io etc.]

• User-defined Packages

• Importing Packages

• import static

17. Inner Classes [3-5 Classes]

• Member Inner Class

• Static Nested Class

• Local Inner Class

• Anonymous Inner Class

18. Java Annotations

• Built-in Annotations: @Override, @Deprecated, @SuppressWarnings

• Custom Annotations

• Meta-annotations

19. Enum in Java [2 Classes]

• Declaring Enums

• Enum Constructors and Methods

• Use in Switch Statements

20. Java Memory Management [2 Classes]

• Stack and Heap

• Garbage Collection

• Finalize Method

• Memory Leaks and Best Practices

1. Introduction to JDBC

• What is JDBC?

• JDBC Architecture [DriverManager, Connection, Statement]

• JDBC API Packages

2. JDBC Drivers

• Types of JDBC Drivers [Type 1 to Type 4]

• Which Driver to use and when

3. Core JDBC API Interfaces & Classes

• DriverManager

• Connection

• Statement

• PreparedStatement

• CallableStatement

• ResultSet

4. CRUD Operations

• Connecting to the Database

• Insert, Update, Delete, Select operations using:

o Statement

o PreparedStatement

• Batch Processing

5. Advanced JDBC

• Calling Stored Procedures using CallableStatement

• ResultSet Metadata [ResultSetMetaData]

• Database Metadata [DatabaseMetaData]

o AutoCommit

o Manual Commit and Rollback

6. JDBC Best Practices

• Closing Resources in finally or try-with-resources

• SQL Injection Prevention

• Connection Pooling Concept [Apache DBCP, HikariCP]

Servlets [3-5 Classes]

1. Introduction to Servlets

• What is a Servlet?

• Servlet Life Cycle

o init(), service(), destroy()

2. Servlet API & Classes

• HttpServlet, GenericServlet

• ServletRequest, HttpServletRequest

• ServletResponse, HttpServletResponse

• ServletConfig vs ServletContext

3. Servlet Mapping and Deployment

• web.xml configuration [deployment descriptor]

• @WebServlet annotation

4. Handling Requests & Responses

• GET vs POST

• Request Parameters [getParameter(), getParameterValues()]

• RequestDispatcher [forward() and include()]

• Cookies

• HttpSession

• URL Rewriting

• Hidden Form Fields

6. Servlet Communication

• Servlet Chaining

• Passing data between servlets

7. File Upload and Download in Servlets

• Multipart/form-data handling using Apache Commons FileUpload

8. Exception Handling in Servlets

• Error pages via web.xml

• sendError() method

JSP [Java Server Pages]

1. Introduction to JSP

• Difference Between JSP and Servlet

• JSP Lifecycle

2. JSP Scripting Elements

• Scriptlet <% %>

• Expression <%= %>

• Declaration <%! %>

3. JSP Directives

• page directive

• include directive
• taglib directive

4. JSP Implicit Objects

• request, response, session, application

• out, config, page, exception

5. JSP Action Tags

• <jsp:include>

• <jsp:forward>

• <jsp:param>

• <jsp:useBean>, <jsp:setProperty>, <jsp:getProperty>

6. JSP with JavaBeans

• Using JavaBeans in JSP

• Setting/getting properties

7. JSTL [JSP Standard Tag Library]

• Core Tags: c:out, c:if, c:choose, c:forEach

• Formatting, SQL, XML, Functions tags [basic overview]

8. Exception Handling in JSP

• errorPage and isErrorPage attributes

• Try-catch in JSP

9. Expression Language [EL]

• ${} syntax

• Implicit objects in EL

• Accessing bean properties