Java Developer's Toolbox

This training lesson walks you through many of the commonly used Java programming techniques such as autoboxing and unboxing. We’ll also cover several of the SDK base libraries and utility classes for working with Java primitives, Strings and DateTimes, etc.

Learning Objectives

• Understand what wrapper classes are and when to use them
• Be able to explain autoboxing and unboxing
• Be able to work with and define enumerations
• Make use of static imports
• Explain the core DateTime classes
• Modify and format DateTime values
• Work with time zone information
• Format Strings using the formatter syntax
• And be able to confidently use System.out and System.format to print out strings

Prerequisites

• A basic understanding of software development
• A basic understanding of the software development life cycle

Intended Audience

• Software Engineers interested in learning Java to develop applications
• Software Architects interested in learning Java to design applications
• Anyone interested in basic Java application development and associated tooling
• Anyone interested in understanding the basics of the Java SDK