Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Java SE 8 Programmer

On this accelerated 4-day OCP Java SE 8 programming course, you'll develop your Java programming skills, focusing on the core language features and Application Programming Interfaces (API), object oriented development and the structure of Java applications.

This accelerated course offers a distraction free environment, allowing you to focus solely on learning. Your expert instructor will implement Firebrand's unique Lecture | Lab| Review technique, helping you to better understand and retain information.

You'll also learn:

• Encapsulation, Polymorphism, and Abstraction
• Interfaces, Lambda Expressions, Collections, and Generics
• Inheritance, Interfaces, Exceptions, and Deployment
• Date/Time API, I/O and File I/O (NIO.2), and Concurrency
• Concurrency, Parallelism, the JDBC API, and Localisation

On this course, you will prepare for the Oracle Certified Associate Java SE 8 Programmer I (1Z0-809) exam, covered by your Certification Guarantee.

Save hundreds by combining both the OCA Java SE 8 Programmer and OCP Java SE 8 Programmer courses on the accelerated 7-day Oracle OCA and OCP Java SE 8 Programmer Certification course.

If you're a system administrator, project, web developer, program or technical manager looking to improve your programming skills, this course is ideal for you.

Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II

Java Class Design

• Implement encapsulation
• Implement inheritance including visibility modifiers and composition
• Implement polymorphism
• Override hashCode, equals, and toString methods from Object class
• Create and use singleton classes and immutable classes
• Develop code that uses static keyword on initialise blocks, variables, methods, and classes

Advanced Java Class Design

• Develop code that uses abstract classes and methods
• Develop code that uses final keyword
• Create inner classes including static inner class, local class, nested class, and anonymous inner class
• Use enumerated types including methods, and constructors in an enum type
• Develop code that declares, implements and/or extends interfaces and use the atOverride annotation.
• Create and use Lambda expressions

Generics and Collections

• Create and use a generic class
• Create and use ArrayList, TreeSet, TreeMap, and ArrayDeque objects
• Use java.util.Comparator and java.lang.Comparable interfaces
• Collections Streams and Filters
• Iterate using for each methods of Streams and List
• Describe Stream interface and Stream pipeline
• Filter a collection by using lambda expressions
• Use method references with Streams

Lambda Built-in Functional Interfaces

• Use the built-in interfaces included in the java.util.function package such as Predicate, Consumer, Function, and Supplier
• Develop code that uses primitive versions of functional interfaces
• Develop code that uses binary versions of functional interfaces
• Develop code that uses the UnaryOperator interface

Java Stream API

• Develop code to extract data from an object using peek() and map() methods including primitive versions of the map() method
• Search for data by using search methods of the Stream classes including findFirst, findAny, anyMatch, allMatch, noneMatch
• Develop code that uses the Optional class
• Develop code that uses Stream data methods and calculation methods
• Sort a collection using Stream API
• Save results to a collection using the collect method and group/partition data using the Collectors class
• Use flatMap() methods in the Stream API

Exceptions and Assertions

• Use try-catch and throw statements
• Use catch, multi-catch, and finally clauses
• Use Autoclose resources with a try-with-resources statement
• Create custom exceptions and Auto-closeable resources
• Test invariants by using assertions

Java SE 8 Date/Time API

• Create and manage date-based and time-based events including a combination of date and time into a single object using LocalDate, LocalTime, LocalDateTime, Instant, Period, and Duration
• Work with dates and times across timesones and manage changes resulting from daylight savings including Format date and times values
• Define and create and manage date-based and time-based events using Instant, Period, Duration, and TemporalUnit

Java I/O Fundamentals

• Read and write data from the console
• Use BufferedReader, BufferedWriter, File, FileReader, FileWriter, FileInputStream, FileOutputStream, ObjectOutputStream, ObjectInputStream, and PrintWriter in the java.iopackage.

Java File I/O (NIO.2)

• Use Path interface to operate on file and directory paths
• Use Files class to check, read, delete, copy, move, manage metadata of a file or directory
• Use Stream API with NIO.2

Java Concurrency

• Create worker threads using Runnable, Callable and use an ExecutorService to concurrently execute tasks
• Identify potential threading problems among deadlock, starvation, livelock, and race conditions
• Use synchronised keyword and java.util.concurrent.atomic package to control the order of thread execution
• Use java.util.concurrent collections and classes including CyclicBarrier and CopyOnWriteArrayList
• Use parallel Fork/Join Framework
• Use parallel Streams including reduction, decomposition, merging processes, pipelines and performance.

Building Database Applications with JDBC

• Describe the interfaces that make up the core of the JDBC API including the Driver, Connection, Statement, and ResultSet interfaces and their relationship to provider implementations
• Identify the components required to connect to a database using the DriverManager class including the JDBC URL
• Submit queries and read results from the database including creating statements, returning result sets, iterating through the results, and properly closing result sets, statements, and connections

Localisation

• Read and set the locale by using the Locale object
• Create and read a Properties file
• Build a resource bundle for each locale and load a resource bundle in an application

You will prepare for the following exam at the training centre during this course:

Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer II (1Z0-809)

• Duration: 150 minutes
• Number of Questions: 85
• Passing Score: 65%
• Format: Multiple Choice

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience. The Oracle website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Please note that it is not possible to sit Oracle exams onsite. As part of this course, delegates receive an exam voucher to take exams remotely.

Before you attend this course, you should:

• Understand the command-line interface.
• Have used a text editor and a browser.

To achieve the OCP Java SE 8 programming certification, you'll first need to pass the Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer certification.

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two training options. Choose between residential classroom-based and online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9am–5pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand, you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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