Java Programming Language

Introduction to Java

7 topics

• Properties of Java
• Comparison of Java with C++
• Java Compiler, Java Interpreter
• Identifier, Literals, Operators, Variables, Keywords, Data Types
• Branching: If-Else, Switch
• Looping: While, Do-while, For
• Type Casting

Classes and Objects

7 topics

• Simple Class, Field
• Access Controls, Object creation
• Construction and Initialization
• Inheritance and Polymorphism in Java: data encapsulation, overriding and overloading methods
• this and super keywords
• Static members, static block, static class
• Interfaces: introduction and declaration; inheriting and hiding concepts; inheriting, overloading and overriding methods and constructors; interface implementations

Basic Concepts of Strings and Exceptions

5 topics

• Strings: basic String operations, String comparison
• String methods (charAt(), concat(), equals(), indexOf(), isEmpty(), join(), lastIndexOf(), length(), split(), substring(), trim())
• StringBuffer class and its constructors; StringBuffer methods (append(), insert(), update(), delete(), reverse(), capacity())
• Introduction to Exceptions: Exception Types, user defined Exception
• Throw, Throws; Try, Catch and Finally

Threads and Packages

4 topics

• Thread: introduction to Threads, Thread Model; Priority of Threads
• Package: Naming, Type Imports
• Package Access, Package Contents
• Package Object and Specification

Data Structure Implementation using Java Class

4 topics

• Implementation of Data Structure using Java Class
• Concepts of singly and singly circular link-list
• Singly Link List: create, traverse, insert, delete node
• Singly circular link list: create, traverse, insert, delete node

Previous-year question papers

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• September 2025Major - 1 - 403 : Java Programming Language (TH) New
• March 2025MAJOR-1-403-JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE (TH) (NEW)

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