OCP Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 17 Developer (Exam 1Z0-829) Programmer's Guide is a unique guide that combines a rigorous introduction to programming in Java with meticulous coverage of the Java SE 17 and Java SE 11 Developer exam objectives. Fully updated to reflect changes in the latest exams, it features an increased focus on analyzing code scenarios--not just individual language constructs. Each objective is thoroughly addressed, reflecting the latest features and APIs, as well as best practices for taking the exam. The only book anyone needs to study for Java SE 17 Developer or Java SE 11 Developer certification. Features include:

• Easy to find coverage of key topics relevant to each exam objective
• An introduction to essential concepts in object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional-style programming
• In-depth coverage of declarations, access control, operators, flow control, OOP techniques, lambda expressions, streams, modules, concurrency, Java I/O, key API classes, and much more
• Program output demonstrating expected results from complete Java programs
• Unique diagrams to illustrate important concepts, such as Java I/O, modules, and streams
• Extensive use of (Unified Modeling Language) UML to illustrate program design
• Dozens of review questions with annotated answers to help prepare for the exam and a complete mock exam

Table of Contents

1. Basics of Java Programming
2. Basic Elements, Primitive Data Types, and Operators
3. Declarations
4. Control Flow
5. Object-Oriented Programming
6. Exception Handling
7. Access Control
8. Selected API Classes
9. Nested Type Declarations
10. Object Lifetime
11. Generics
12. Collections Part I: ArrayList<E>
13. Functional-Style Programming
14. Objects, Composition/Aggregation
15. Streams
16. Date and Time
17. Collections: Part III
18. File I/O System
19. Java Module System
20. Localization
21. Advanced I/O Part I
22. Advanced I/O Part II
23. Concurrency: Part I
24. Concurrency: Part II
25. Annotations
26. Secure Coding

About the Author

Khalid A. Mughal is associate professor (emeritus) in the Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway. During his extensive career, he has designed and implemented many courses on Java, object-oriented system development, web application development, software security, and compiler techniques. He has also given seminars for the IT industry. He is the principal author of several books on Java.

Vasily A. Strelnikov is a senior principal Oracle Cloud Infrastructure solutions specialist at Oracle. Strelnikov's specialties are large-scale system design and integration using Java. He has created training courses for Java and Java EE. He co-created the OCP certification exam and has developed official Oracle University training videos for it.