I am working on several Java J2EE web applications using struts/
tomcat, and I have common Java code that I want to share between
multiple J2EE web apps.
Question: Is there a best practice for where common Java code should

I tried comp.object first but had no luck so thought I would try here
(this group seems much more active):
I have a question regarding a design issue in my application and was
hoping to get some advice.  I'm developing a reporting application

I'm new to Java programming and seem to have got stuck.
Please can anyone say what is wrong with my basic program below. I'm
trying to create an object array that holds tilda (~) characters :-
class Queueclass {

I am trying to write integer values, 0 - 255 to a file and am having problems.
I am having problems writing any value greater than 127 (out of ascii
range), i get random values.
the full test code is here

I have created a Java application that takes a bit of time to start
up.  I would like to have a startup banner (panel, whatever) likeI
have seen in other applications.
Is there some class that handles this specifically - display and pause

according to the Java API docs, a component should call paint() whenever
it needs refresh, and a swing component should call paintComponent() for
this purpose. I now need to render a tiny graphic (manually) into a
JFrame and to this end overrode paint() in JFrame. Interestingly, ...

I'm currently using Java6 and I'm compiling my class with the
JavaCompiler.
When I compile my class with a specific file, the output .class is
copied just aside the java file.

I am using Desktop.open(File) and on certain machines it works fine. I
am using JRE 1.6_02. Both machines are WindowsXP with the latest
updates (as of today). The appropriate extensions are mapped. When I
try to desktop.open() on a txt file it works properly on one box, but

I have a for loop:
class TestObject {
void runApp() {
  for (int i = 0 ; i < 4; i++ ) {

I'm an experienced C# dev working on a new project in Java (haven't
touched it since college) and was wondering if I could get some input
on my design. I have a search engine object that will take a non-
trivial amount of time to instantiate and that I need to be exposed

Morning all,
Im working right now on a problem that i created.
We have a jsp file which is used to print a formatted output to the
screen. This jsp file was written with all the code basically on the

I was just wondering if there's a Java IDE that lets you step thru
code
and examine the values of variables and such.

I started to write some Java today, see the code below. What I want to
do is produce a static array V from several static arrays A, B, ...,
but I don't want V to have any duplicate elements. I was wondering if
there is a better way of coding this up? Also, is there a way to

Tip:
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one te test his / her Java programming skills. saryos.com offers three
levels (Beginners level, Medior, Advanced) Java test examinations.

I would to my Applet support couple of dirrerent languages.
I tested standard porperties file that were included in applet's jar file
but didn't get it work.
Is it possible to package properties files to applet jar?