Is it possible to use regexp to check whether a string has a total
length of x characters if the string accepts optional parameters for e.g
[OptionalPrefix] VALUE [OptionalPostfix]
where each of the token can be of any length but the total length must

i use java sdk - straight download from java.com site
and Windows.
i'd like to use an ide that uses the sdk that i downloaded
(and preferably easy way to point to a new sdk on

Which one is best:
1:
 DataInputStream dis=new DataInputStream(
          new ZipInputStream(

I'm running Tomcat 5 on MacOS X, and have a few questions regarding
context paths :
1) Where is the context path defined for the examples that come with
Tomcat under <root>/webapps/servlets-examples (or jsp-examples for that

I'm making a Mario like side scroller game and I having some trouble
with input. I can only hit one key at once, if I try two it doesn't
register. I would like to be able to run and jump at the same time.
   public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {

                  I am trying to set the properties so that i can reach
URL's using the Java URL class but usually i use this if there is a proxy
System.setProperty("http.proxyHost","proxy");
System.setProperty("http.proxyPort","80");

has anyone here got any experience in using the Nokia 30 platform?
from what I've gathered, you can use this via AT commands or you can
use it via some sort of CORBA interface.  the latter is supposedly not
too robust.

We are a professional recruitment firm looking for Java Developers with
a experience ranging from 2 to 8 years for our MNC clients at Pune,
Mumbai and Bangalore.
The desired profile  should have projects on Unix/Linux and Windows

i am new to use servlet, however, i wrote the program below but the
error shown as subject.
import java.sql.*;
import java.io.*;

While running my JSP page, I am getting an exception.Im giving the full
stack trace here..
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: CST-Without C Form
    at

What is the meaning of "M"? in eclipse version 3.0M4?
where can i download that older version?

can any body please suggest me how to use the lucene api for searching
keywords (in Java).
--
Ezee

I have a MySQL DB with a DATETIME column and some JDBC code that gets
dates out of it like this:
java.sql.Date d = rs.getDate(myColumn);
It works fine if the value in the column is an actual date. However, to

Hallo, I have written this. It prints "false" and I do not know why. I
think it should print "true". If you can help I would thank you.
Thank you
Michelle

The following code produces this output always :
A.The number 14 is printed before number 22
B.The last number printed is 12.
Please can someone explain me the output of the following code.