Advanced Java Programming

Course Title: Advanced Java Programming

Course No: CSIT.412

Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab

Semester: 7

Full Marks: 60 + 20 + 20

Pass Marks: 24 + 10 + 10

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description

This course is a study in Java language techniques beyond the introductory course. Emphasis will include, GUI and event-driven programming, Database Connectivity, Socket Programming, Remote Method Invocation and Servlets and JSP Technology.

Course Objectives

Write sample applets and draw graphics by using AWT. Use libraries for creating GUIs handling events and accessing databases. Develop desktop applications, web applications, and network applications. Understand concepts of reusable software components and distributed program development.

Course Contents

1. AWT & Layout Management

10 hrs

1.1. AWT Basics

AWT class Hierarchy

AWT Containers & Controls

AWT Features

1.2. AWT Containers

Window

Frame

Panel

Dialog

Applets

Creating Frames & Panels

Creating Applets

Applet Life Cycle

1.3. Layout Managers

Flow Layout

Grid Layout

GridBag Layout

Border Layout

Group Layout

Using SetBound method

1.4. AWT Controls

TextField

TextArea

Button

Label

Checkbox

Checkbox Group

Choice

List

Canvas

Image

1.5. AWT Menu

Menu Hierarchy

MenuBar

MenuItem

PopupMenu

1.6. AWT Graphics

Graphics and Graphics2D Class

Drawing Lines

Curves

Rectangles

Ellipse

Changing Color & Font

2. GUI with Swing

8 hrs

2.1. Swing Basics

Swing Hierarchy

Swing Features

AWT vs Swing

2.2. Text Input

Text Fields

Password Fields

Text Areas

Scroll Pane

Label and Labelling Components

2.3. Choice Components

Check Boxes

Radio Buttons

Borders

Combo Boxes

Sliders

2.4. Menus

Menu Building

Icons in Menu Items

Check box and Radio Buttons in Menu Items

Pop-up Menus

Keyboard Mnemonics and Accelerators

Enabling and Disabling menu Items

Toolbars

Tooltips

2.5. Dialog Boxes

Option Dialogs

Creating Dialogs

Data Exchange

File Choosers

Color Choosers

2.6. Component Organizers

Split Panes

Tabbed Panes

Desktop Panes and Internal Frames

Cascading and Tiling

2.7. Advanced Swing Components

List

Trees

Tables

Progress Bars

3. Event Handling

6 hrs

3.1. Event Handling Introduction

Standard Event Handling

Using Delegated Class

Using Action Commands

Listener Interfaces

Adapter Classes

3.2. Handling Events

Action Events

Key Events

Focus Events

Window Event

Mouse Event

Item Event

4. Java Database Connectivity

6 hrs

4.1. JDBC Design

JDBC Architectures

Drivers & Jar Files

Driver Types

Steps for Connecting to JDBC

4.2. Executing SQL Statements

Managing Connections

Statements

Result Set

SQL Exceptions

Populating Database

4.3. Query Execution

Prepared Statements

Reading and Writing LOBs

SQL Escapes

Multiple Results

Scrollable Result Sets

Updateable Result Sets

Row Sets and Cached Row Sets

Transactions

5. Network Programming

4 hrs

5.1. Networking Basics

Transmission control Protocol (TCP)

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Ports

IP Address

Network Classes in JDK

5.2. Working with URLs

Connecting to URLS

Reading Directly from URLS

Inet Address Class

5.3. Sockets

TCP Sockets

UDP Sockets

Serving Multiple Clients

Half Close

Interruptible Sockets

Sending Email

6. Java Beans

5 hrs

6.1. Introduction to Java Beans

Creating, Updating and Reading From JAR Files

Java Beans

Advantages of Java Beans

Class vs Beans

BDK and Bean Box

6.2. Creating Java Beans

Creating a Java Bean

Creating a Bean Manifest File

Creating a Bean JAR File

Using a New Bean

Adding Controls to Beans

Giving a Bean Properties

Creating Bound Properties

Giving a Bean Methods

Giving a Bean an Icon

7. Servlets & JSP

5 hrs

7.1. Servlets

Introduction to Servlets

Life cycle of servlets

Java Servlets Development Kit

Creating, Compiling and running servlet

The servlet API (javax.servlet package)

Reading the servlet Parameters

Reading Initialization parameter

The javax.servlet.http.Package

Handling HTTP Request and Response (GET / POST Request)

Using Cookies

Session Tracking

7.2. Java Server Pages

Advantage of JSP technology (Comparison with ASP / Servlet)

JSP Architecture

JSP Access Model

JSP Syntax Basic (Directions, Declarations, Expression, Scriplets, Comments)

JSP Implicit Object

Object Scope

Synchronization Issue

Exception Handling

Session Management

Creating and Processing Forms

8. RMI & CORBA

5 hrs

8.1. Remote Method Invocation

Introduction of RMI

Architecture of RMI

Remote Objects

Creating and Executing RMI Applications

8.2. CORBA

Introduction to CORBA

Architecture of CORBA

Functioning of CORBA Applications

CORBA Service

Laboratory Works

Student should design at least two Projects. Desktop Application (Address Book, Library system etc), Simple network Application (e.g. Chatting Application) or Simple Web Applications (online banking Application, Online Music Application, etc).

1.Desktop Application Project
2.Network Application Project
3.Web Application Project

Text Books

1.Cay S. Horstmann, Core Java Volume I--Fundamentals Ninth Edition, Prentice Hall, 2012
2.Cay Horstmann and Grazy Cornell, Core Java Volume II-Advance Features, Eighth Edition

Reference Books

1.Hebert Schildt Java: The Complete Reference, McGraw-Hill Education, Ninth Edition, 2014
2.Steven Holzner, Java 7 Programming, Black Book, Dreamtech Press, 2013

Notes:

This syllabus follows the official CSIT curriculum of Far Western University. In case of any doubt or revision, the university's published syllabus shall be considered authoritative. https://cdc.fwu.edu.np/faculties.html

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