OCAJP 8

About Exam

Starting from Java 7, the OCJP exam became the OCPJP. And to have the possibility to take it, you should first pass the OCAJP exam. The OCAJP 8 is the last version of this exam. This exam verifies the basic knowledge of Java language: handling exceptions, working with Java data types, flow controls, principles of the OOP and so on. What is the difference between OCAJP 8 and the previous version OCAJP 7? The are added lambda expressions, new Dates and Time API, wrapper classes topics. All the details of the 1Z0-808 exam can be found on the Oracle site

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Identifiers and JavaBeans

Legal identifiers in Java language. Java code conventions for classes, interfaces, methods, variables and constants. What are JavaBeans, their naming standards?
OOP Concepts

Description of main Object Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts in Java - Encapsulation, Inheritance, and Polymorphism.
Overloading and Overriding

What are the method overloading and overriding, rules, and examples? Difference between these two concepts. The main usage of overriding.
Literals

Types of integer literals in java - decimal, octal, hexadecimal, and binary. Floating-point, boolean, and character literals. Underscores in numeric literals.
Java Operators

Compound, relational, arithmetic, logical, and conditional operators. The instanceof operator, String concatenation operator. Increment and Decrement operator.
Switch Statement

Description of the switch-case-default statement in java, its syntax, and examples. Using the String object in the switch expression in Java 7.
Try-Catch

Using try-catch and finally block in Java. Handle multiple exceptions in one block. The AutoCloseable resource in the try-with-resources statement in Java 7.
If-Else Statement

Let's learn the syntax and usage of the if-else conditional statements of the Java language in this lesson. It's hard to write even simple program without if.