Recently I learned to use "factory method" to instantiate a class.
But I am still wondering if there are other ways to instantiate a class
besides the stand using way of using "new" and way of using "factory
method"?

Any body having problem with XML tags using J2SE1.5?
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I have several questions.
I want to transfer a 1MB file between two machines using TCP sockets.
Assume, for some strange reason, that I have all my 1MB stored in a byte
array in memory (inefficient, I know) and want to transfer it over the

I've been using the Jar: protocol a bit in the last few days and I'd like to
know if this is a valid use of that protocol:
jar:file:!/Images/foo.gif
Basically, I'm trying to describe the location of a GIF that a program

I am interested in creating a web based countdown timer that could be
started, stopped, or reset on the server side.  Any ideas?

I want to copy files which are located on a cell phone to a desktop-PC
via USB, Infrared or BT by starting an application on the cell phone.
This application should give the user the opportunity to select data
and to transfer them. No interaction on the PC should be needed.

Ok the idea is simple:
I'd like to use Prevayler as the Storage method for a Web Application
that uses JSP. The Web Application is used to access and modify the
data in the storage. Then on the other side I have a workhorse that

I'm currently working on a simulation with a web frontend. The
simulation is based on 3 components:
 - A Webfrontend
 - A persister (which is the object of my quetsio :-)

I want to check if a statement throws an exception.
If it does, I want to deal with it then and there, and not at the catch
claus.
See code below:

Hi *,
while installing java on Linux I got symlink errors errors each time a
symlink was tried out:
. . .

I have to create a JSP which will have 1 IFRAME and 1 button labeled "Select
Employee". Initially there is nothing in IFRAME. User will click on "Select
Employee" button then a window pops up which shows multiple rows of data.
User can select only one row in this Window and then ...

I am wondering what is the most elegant (and correct) way to organize
the following type hierarchy.
Let's suppose to have the following parametric class:
class Foo<T extends InfoType> {

I've recently been looking for some tools to help partly automate a
pretty labourious process of doing a big batch of code reviews. Very
happy with the ones I've found so far (PMD, CheckStyle and an obscure
plugin to find unused classes at http://seessle.de/dclj/de.seessle.