Java 2™ Programmer Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam CX-310-035)

Chapter 4. Creating Java Classes

Terms you'll need to understand:

• Access modifier

• extends

• implements

• Local or “automatic” variable

• Scope of variables

• Default constructor

Techniques you'll need to master:

• Constructing a class definition using the modifiers public, abstract, and final

• Constructing definitions of classes that implement interfaces

• Declaring methods using the modifiers public, private, protected, static, final, native, and synchronized, as well as understanding the consequences of using them

• Declaring variables using the modifiers public, private, protected, static, final, volatile, and transient

• Using variables declared inside code blocks

• Differentiating between static, instance, and local variables

• Understanding the circumstances governing ...