Java Basics Primer for Non-Developers (QA, Testers, Selenium Users) (TT2190) Training

This is an introductory- level course, designed for students who need to learn just enough Java to successfully use and support Selenium / WebDriver. Attendees should have a basic working knowledge of developing or testing software applications. Students include testers, QA and BA or similar non-coding roles.

Web Testers, QA, Selenium Users.

Working within in an engaging, hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will learn to:

• Understand not only the fundamentals of the Java language in terms of supporting Selenium functionality
• Understand the basics of the Java language
• Work with the basic Java syntax for flow control (looping and conditionals) as well as string handling and basic data structures
• Learn to use Java exception handling features
• Understand and use classes, inheritance and polymorphism

Session: Java: A First Look

Lesson: The Java Platform

• Java Platforms
• Lifecycle of a Java Program
• Responsibilities of JVM
• Documentation and Code Reuse

Lesson: Using the JDK

• Setting Up Environment
• Locating Class Files
• Compiling Package Classes
• Source and Class Files
• Java Applications
• Lab: Exploring MemoryViewer
• Lab: Exploring ColorPicker

Lesson: The Eclipse Paradigm

• Workbench and Workspace
• Views
• Editors
• Perspectives
• Projects
• Tutorial: Working with Eclipse Oxygen

Session: Getting Started with Java

Lesson: Writing a Simple Class

• Classes in Java
• Class Modifiers and Types
• Class Instance Variables
• Primitives vs. Object References
• Creating Objects
• Lab: Create a Simple Class

Lesson: Adding Methods to the Class

• Passing Parameters Into Methods
• Returning a Value from a Method
• Overloaded Methods
• Constructors
• Optimizing Constructor Usage
• Lab: Create a Class with Methods

Lesson: Language Statements

• Operators
• Comparison and Logical Operators
• Looping
• Continue and Break Statements
• The switch Statement
• The for-each() Loop
• Lab: Looping

Lesson: Using Strings

• Strings
• String Methods
• String Equality
• StringBuffer
• StringBuilder
• Lab: Fun with Strings
• Lab: Using StringBuffers and StringBuilders

Lesson: Specializing in a Subclass

• Extending a Class
• Casting
• The Object Class
• Default Constructor
• Implicit Constructor Chaining
• Lab: Creating Subclasses

Session: Essential Java Programming

Lesson: Fields and Variables

• Instance vs. Local Variables: Usage Differences
• Data Types
• Default Values
• Block Scoping Rules
• Final and Static Fields
• Static Methods
• Lab: Field Test

Lesson: Using Arrays

• Arrays
• Accessing the Array
• Multidimensional Arrays
• Copying Arrays
• Variable Arguments
• Lab: Creating an Array

Lesson: Java Packages and Visibility

• Class Location of Packages
• The Package Keyword
• Importing Classes
• Executing Programs
• Java Naming Conventions

Session: Next Level Java Programming

Lesson: Inheritance and Polymorphism

• Polymorphism: The Subclasses
• Upcasting vs. Downcasting
• Calling Superclass Methods from Subclass
• The final Keyword
• Lab: Salaries - Polymorphism

Lesson: Interfaces and Abstract Classes

• Separating Capability from Implementation
• Abstract Classes
• Implementing an Interface
• Abstract Classes vs. Interfaces
• Lab: Mailable - Interfaces

Lesson: Exceptions

• Exception Architecture
• Handling Multiple Exceptions
• Automatic Closure of Resources
• Creating Your Own Exceptions
• Throwing Exceptions
• Checked vs. Unchecked Exceptions
• Lab: Exceptions

Session: Collections and Generics

Lesson: Introduction to Generics

• Generics and Subtyping
• Bounded Wildcards
• Generic Methods
• Legacy Calls to Generics
• When Generics Should Be Used
• Exercise: ShoppingCart

Lesson: Collections

• Characterizing Collections
• Collection Interface Hierarchy
• Iterators
• The Set Interface
• The List Interface
• Queue Interface
• Map Interfaces
• Using the Right Collection
• Collections and Multithreading
• Lab: Collections Poker