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Java For Beginners Level 0 Setup

This document provides an introduction to Java for beginners. It outlines some of the key components needed to get started with Java, including the Java Development Kit (JDK), an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and an understanding of Java's basic syntax rules and structure. The document also presents the levels of Java coding in order of increasing complexity to help new programmers learn things in the right progression.

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Java For Beginners Level 0 Setup

This document provides an introduction to Java for beginners. It outlines some of the key components needed to get started with Java, including the Java Development Kit (JDK), an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and an understanding of Java's basic syntax rules and structure. The document also presents the levels of Java coding in order of increasing complexity to help new programmers learn things in the right progression.

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Java for

Beginners University
Greenwich
Computing At
School
DASCO

Chris
Coetzee
What do I need for Java?

JDK IDE Java!

JDK (Java Development Kit)


download from Oracle
IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
Many options:
Eclipse (eclipse.org) PC and Mac version
BlueJ (bluej.org)
Netbeans (netbeans.org) ALL FREE!
3 Laws of Java

1. Every line ends with a ; unless the


next symbol is a {
2. Every { has a }
3. Classes start with capital letters,
methods and variables start with
lower case letters
Syntax rules
Classes start capital letters and have no ( )

Methods start lowercase letters and have a ( )

Variables always start with a lowercase letter

= means gets the value of

== means equals when comparing numbers


.equals() means equals when comparing words
Javas structure
Java programs are called classes
They exist inside a container called a project
All classes have at least one method called main()

Project: CheeseCake

Class: CheeseCake

Method: main()

We write our code here


Java class example
Java class example
Class name

Main method
Dont worry!
The IDE (Eclipse) automatically makes
all the gunk at the top public this, void
main that
Levels of coding
Learning to program
can be difficult if you
dont learn things in
the right order.
Each level depends on
a firm understanding of
the previous level.
It works!
Levels of Java coding
1: Syntax, laws, variables, output
2: Input, calculations, String manipulation
3: Selection (IF-ELSE)
4: Iteration/Loops (FOR/WHILE)
5: Complex algorithms
6: Arrays
7: File management
8: Methods
9: Objects and classes
10: Graphical user interface elements

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