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1.2 & 1.4 SCJP exam difference

 
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Hello all,
First time here :-) and with a qn.
I am preparing for SCJP but reading 1.2 book instead of latest 1.4. I looked at exam objectives that are spelled out at suned.com but can't discern the differences between these 2 in detail. Is there a web source where I can see what differences exist between these in detail.. I think I am looking for some sort of information( or book ) that covers the upgrade exam. With that I can plan about taking 1.4 if possible else stick with 1.2 for now.
TIA,
prahalad
 
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All 1.4 objectives are covered by Kathys new book. 1.4 does not have awt and io, that is the main difference, and it has some extra topics like assertion and wrapper classes ..
 
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Thanks Sunita. That reply was helpful.
 
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The 1.4 exam removes the AWT and IO topics but adds assertions and a couple new classes in the collections framework--LinkedHashMap and LinkedHashSet. The wrapper classes, hashcodes, and the equals method are further emphasized in 1.4.
Everything that you need to know about assertions is available in the document Programming with Assertions.
 
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Thanks Dan, I just re-registered for 1.4 one!
 
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Hi Prahalad,
You may also find my article (SCJP 1.4 certification primer) at IBM valuable. The URL is below:
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-scjp/
Regards and best wishes
Pradeep
 
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Maybe the following discussion can help:
1.2 or 1.4???
 
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http://www.jchq.net/homepage/onepointfour.htm
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