"Object" techniques

• The general principles of "object" modelling and programming. Abstraction and encapsulation: the interfaces. Various typ
• An introduction to models and to UML notation: static models, dynamic models, cooperation models, and scenarios.

An initial language approach

• Variables: declaring and classifying.
• Defining fields.
• Methods: defining.
• Expressions.
• Control instructions: conditional, loop, and branch instructions.
• Tables.
• Compilation Units and packages: controlling the visibility of classes, import mechanisms.

Defining and instancing classes

• Classes and objects.
• Fields, methods.
• Constructors.
• Self-reference.
• Static fields and methods.
• Aspects of methodology: designing classes.

Inheritance

• The different types of inheritance: extension and implementation.
• Interfaces and the implementation of interfaces. Polymorphism and its utilisation.
• Extension. Defining derived classes, constructors, and references. Aspects of methodology. Constructing hierarchies of c
• Simultaneous use of implementation and extension. Abstract classes. Aspects of methodology: Regrouping constants, specif

Exceptions

• The try blocks, generating exceptions.
• The catch selection algorithm ().
• Aspects of methodology: constructing an exception hierarchy, using exceptions.

Presentation of some standard classes and libraries

New Java Tiger features

• The new loop instruction.
• Enumerated types, autoboxing.
• Methods with a variable number of arguments.
• Static imports.
• Generic types.

Conclusion

• The first assessments on the language.
• The latest trends.
• Bibliography items.