Does the Java language guarantee the order that the fields are returned
from getField()?  It would be nice if the order that they are declared
in the classm is the order that getField() returns.(it is the case from
my sample test).  However, is it garanteed?  is there optimization ...

Could someone point me in the direction of a web site with a good
tutorial on creating a server neutral java web service?
I am running weblogic, it produces quick web services, but they will
only run on weblogic....

I have a byte array that I want to convert into a Byte array so that I
can insert the Byte[] object into a Queue collection.  I can't find any
information on how to do this and it seems like doing something like
Byte[] BigByteArray = new Byte[bytearray.length];

Anyone know where the detailed schedule for the technical sessions at JavaOne
2005 are?
http://java.sun.com/javaone/sf/schedule.jsp  just mentions the keynotes.
Thanks,

I'm trying to write "Battleships 3D" and I'm new to Java 3D. The whole
frame of the app is used to display the game. Additionaly there's a menu
to start a new game or exit it. Now obviously the Java 3D Canvas3D
overlaps the JMenu-items .. does anyone know how to fix that?

Let's say I have a base class named 'Car'.
Then I extend it with 'Ford'.
If I remove Car from the classpath and
invoke findSystemClass( Ford ), I receive

Please comment on the following and provide a professional alternative
if possible:
public Object getObject(Object object) {
    Object obj = null;

We have a struts based web-application that we are trying to expose
with web services. The web services part is easily doable (WSDL etc).
The disconnect is as follows. The Action code calls a service code
which does the processing. The Action code passes the request object

I have a "Response" class in my application, that looks like that:
class Response
{
    long[] l_arr = new long[3];

I'm discovering JMF, and base my exploration on the example located at
http://www.uk-dave.com/bytes/java/jmf-framegrab.shtml
My webcam is recognised and usable with jmstudio.
However, I can't use it in my code and get "No such capture device!"...

 I have a program (not a servelet) that is controlling a piece of
equipment.  I want to be able to "talk to it" and see alarms, set-points,
graphs, etc.
What is currently the "approved/best" way to do the communications?

I have a method that accepts an enum as the parameter.
Should i apply defensive programming and check whether to throw an
exception if it is null?

is it possible to gain access to java code by a user using an applet over
the web?  i know with some scripting languages like PHP or javascript then
users can view the code and 'back engineer' it to discover how it works etc.
is this possible with java?

I am planning to convert an imaging program that I've written to a
client-server architecture. Using java, What could be the fastest,
simplest yet effecient ways to do this.
What should I be knowing?

I'm running Tomcat 4.1.31 and Apache SOAP 2.3.1 on OS X 10.3.9 and I'm
getting a strange error. When reading the deployment descriptor, SOAP
on the server throws a "could not be resolved as a serializer"
exception.