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Learn Java with Projects

You're reading from   Learn Java with Projects A concise practical guide to learning everything a Java professional really needs to know

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837637188
Length 598 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Maaike van Putten Maaike van Putten
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Dr. Seán Kennedy Dr. Seán Kennedy
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Java Fundamentals
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Java FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Variables and Primitive Data Types 4. Chapter 3: Operators and Casting 5. Chapter 4: Conditional Statements 6. Chapter 5: Understanding Iteration 7. Chapter 6: Working with Arrays 8. Chapter 7: Methods 9. Part 2: Object-Oriented Programming
10. Chapter 8: Classes, Objects, and Enums 11. Chapter 9: Inheritance and Polymorphism 12. Chapter 10: Interfaces and Abstract Classes 13. Chapter 11: Dealing with Exceptions 14. Chapter 12: Java Core API 15. Part 3: Advanced Topics
16. Chapter 13: Generics and Collections 17. Chapter 14: Lambda Expressions 18. Chapter 15: Streams – Fundamentals 19. Chapter 16: Streams: Advanced Concepts 20. Chapter 17: Concurrency 21. Index

Project – dinosaur care system

We’ll continue to work on our “dinosaur care system” by adding functionality to log daily care activities for dinosaurs using the Java Core API. This includes features to accept user input, maintain a history of activities, and store dinosaur health data over time. Don’t worry – we’ll break this down for you step by step.

Step 1: Add additional Java classes:

  • Create a new package named coreapi.
  • Inside this package, create a class named Dinosaur. This class should have properties such as name, species, health status, and so on.
  • Also, create a class named Activity with properties such as name, date, dinosaur, and so on.

Step 2: Extend the dinosaur care system:

  • In your DinosaurCareSystem class, create a List to hold Dinosaur objects, and another List to hold Activity objects.
  • Create a method called addDinosaur() that takes user input to create a new Dinosaur object and...
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