I've got a question. Can I start another application from my Java
application and exit, leaving the started application running? I need
that to start installation sequence after finishing downloading
updates.

I want to store a String in a XML document using jdom. The string
contains some backslash chars becauase it is a path to an application
on Windows (e.g. c:\\fiels\ ...)
Jdom complains that is not possible to store backslash chars. One

I am trying to parse Date/Time String : 2001/05/10 3:45:35 on Japanese
OS.
I know we can have exact Date Time formatting pattern to match this
string and can parse it easily.

I am trying to use the FocusListener to service a set of Java components in
a custom Container.
Question:
From a FocusListener 'focusLost' method how can I determine if my End User

Even with Java's garbage collection, there is often
a new to close (or otherwise release) expensive
resource.
Classic instances include window and file handles.

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i have to invoke javac in my java program to compile java code thts
generated on the fly. these java classes all implement an interface
called IC.
there is an invocation scenario thats part of the javac man page (on

I have a problem with growing a JFrame which displays an array of, say n
images.
I use a combo box which sets on how many lines and columns these images
are displayed. When lines x columns < n, buttons enable to navigate

I wonder if there is a (static?) method somewhere inside the Swing
HTML Parser framework that can convert a string containing special
&...; - type characters into readable text, e.g.
from

I'm struggling with the following problem. I have a set (implemented as
a TreeSet, but this can be easily changed). I want to generate all
possible partitions of this set into two disjoint subsets. Of course, I
can generate all subsets of a given set and then use a subset along

When URI parameter to be posted to a servlet/jsp contains high
(128-255) ASCII characters such as european accent chars, they should
be escaped using encodeURIParameter in JavaScript prior to submitting
to server. These chars are then replaced by default with a %xx%xx...

I can create a folder in a local computer system by using a code:
new File("C:\\path")).mkdirs()
Now I want to create a folder in a remote computer (suppose that I have full
control of this computer and I know the IP address of this computer)

Is there a way in Java to write two applets in which one user using
one applet can send messages to be read by another user using the
other applet, at a potentially distant location?
                               ---Kevin Simonson

I've not done Java in a couple of years and I've been doing C# during
that time, so I know I mixing my languages a bit.  What I cannot
remember how to do in Java is test an object for its type.  In C# one
uses the "isa" keyboard, but I can't find something like this in Java.

I have no experience of macintoch but is just a bit curious weather there is
a JDE for mac? If there is, where do you get it, cos I haven't found it on
sun's homepage?
...and second of all is there JRE for mac?