Java 5 Tiger

This course provides students with the skills to use Java 5 features. The syntax of the language features are covered in detail and best practises are discussed. During the course the student will have the opportunity to use the features to ensure that the concepts and statements taught are fully understood and practical experience is gained. The course is taught using a choice of IDE.This course is designed for developers with some experience of Java who require an an upgrade to Java 5 ('Tiger') features.
Course Contents
Accessing annotations via the introspection APIs
Using Generics
Definition of simple generics
Static imports
Use of wild-cards
Use of Standard Annotation types
Java 5 Tiger
Iteration of variable argument Lists
Wrapper Types to Primitives
Iterating over Arrays
Ditching Iterators