I know this is a java group, but I was unable to find a C# group and
was hoping someone here could answer my question. I am trying to learn
C# and I'm curious to know if Microsoft has C# object descriptions
like java. For instance I can go to java.sun.com and look up the

I am learning Java, and we are currently learing Collections.  I don't
understand why when defining a collection the Interface is used as the
type, instead of just using one of the Collection classes directly.
Any help understanding this is greatly appreciated,

Hello, I am looking for a good up to date book about multithreading and its patterns (in
java)
Suggestions ?

Hi pals,
How can I add a sound in an application?
Thanx

For a motivating project I am working on creating a simple report writer in
Java. Below I have a little class to test my ReportField class. The
constructor being used has the following signature:
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Hi fellows,
I'm using JFrame for my application.
Whenever I want to repaint() the panel in the frame, some kind of flickers appears
which make the application dissatisfactory.

Can somebody pls explain me why is the result of
System.out.println("Difference: " + new
java.sql.Time(Math.abs(java.sql.Time.valueOf("18:44:36").getTime() -
java.sql.Time.valueOf("08:44:36").getTime())));

I know I can use methods like:
newThread.join(timeout)
to wait for the 'newThread' to finish but with the time limit 'timeout'.
But how do I do the similar thing to a group of threads? i.e. I want to wait

I seem to be having problems with generating javadocs from my commented
methods.
When i go to javadocs in jbuilder it only makes documentation for one class.
So i have to go into every single class to make javadocs for the whole

I can't seem to find out where I could post this question, so I'm trying
here. Sorry if it's off topic...
I'm looking for links to embedded java solutions.
What are the costs of the different JVMs? I've seen several of them, but

My applet has to read an XML file on the server, and display part of its
content as a tree.
For this i use JAXB and Swing libraries. The applet is stored as a JAR file.
Under JBuilder Debooger (and other like Sun One) the applet works fine.

Newbie question for you all....
I downloaded a script for use with my own personal site, which works very
well.  I just wish to make a modificatiopn if possible.
Basically it is a news ticker, and when a user clicks on a news item they

How can I add a java String variable to an XPath expression?
Example:
   String parent = "John";
   String query =

I have a binary file containing C structs I'm trying to read in java but I'm
havin problems.  One struct looks like this:
typedef struct
{

I'm writing an editor in java, using JTextPane, a HTMLEditorKit and a
HTMLDocument. As StyleSheet i use the javax.swing.text.html.StyleSheet
and to define the styles i use the StyleSheet.NamedStyle class.
whenever i want to apply a namedStyle to a paragraph or set it as