Programmer’s Guide to Java SE 8 Oracle C (Paperback)  | Released: 30-10-2017

Unique among Java books, A Programmer's Guide to OCA Java SE 8 Certification, A Comprehensive Primer, Fourth Edition combines an integrated, expert guide to Java SE 8 with comprehensive review for Oracle's newest OCA certification exam. Khalid A. Mughal and Rolf W. Rasmussen have thoroughly revised this tutorial/reference/prep guide to reflect major changes in the exam, including its increased focus on analyzing code scenarios, not just individual language constructs. Mughal and Rasmussen thoroughly address each exam objective, reflecting the latest Java SE 8 features, API classes and best practices for effective development. Features: The definitive, complete tutorial and prep guide for the new Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) exam for Java SE 8: Fully revised and updated The only book to combine an integrated, up-to-date guide to Java with comprehensive OCA review Supports the exam's increased focus on analyzing code scenarios, not just individual language constructs Covers declarations, initialization, scoping, flow control, key APIs, concurrency, objects, collections, generics, access control and more Provides valuable code examples, hands-on exercises, review questions and several full practice exams Contents: Chapter 1: Basics of Java Programming Chapter 2: Language Fundamentals Chapter 3: Declarations Chapter 4: Access Control Chapter 5: Operators and Expressions Chapter 6: Control Flow Chapter 7: Object-Oriented Programming Chapter 8: Fundamental Classes Chapter 9: Object Lifetime Chapter 10: The Array List Class and Lambda Expressions Chapter 11: Date and Time Appendix A: Taking the Java SE 8 Programmer I Exam. Appendix B: Exam Topics: Java SE 8 Programmer Appendix C: Annotated Answers to Review Questions