Java For Artists: The Art, Philosophy, And Science Of Object-Oriented Programming

Overview

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Learning Objectives

• Create and execute simple Java programs

• List and describe the three categories of Java types: primitive, reference, and array

• Use primitive data types in simple Java programs to include boolean, char, byte, short, int, float and double

• Use reference data types in simple Java programs

• Use the new operator to create reference-type objects

• Describe the differences between primitive and reference data types

• State the value ranges each primitive data type can contain

• List and describe the functionality provided by the primitive type wrapper classes

• Formulate correct and self-commenting identifiers

• List the Java reserved keywords

• State the purpose of expressions, statements, and operators

• List and describe the Java operators

• Explain what it means to call a method on an object