LdapTemplate: LDAP Programming in Java Made Simple   18 Apr 2006 04:00 GMT
If you've worked with LDAP in Java, you're probably familiar with its JDBC-like hassles: lots of plumbing code, tedious iteration over results, pedantic cleanup, and exception handling hassles. The Spring-based LdapTemplate project alleviates many of those hassles. Ulrik Sandberg and Mattias Arthursson introduce you to the advantages of this approach.
Source: Java.net

Generate RTF Word Documents Using a Java Application   18 Apr 2006 02:37 GMT
The following example illustrates how to generate a simple RTF document.
Source: DevX

Clustering at the JVM Level to Maintain Business Logic Integrity   14 Apr 2006 23:12 GMT
The typical three-tier architecture keeps the code Java developers need for clustering inside the business logic, making clustering a real chore. Clustering at the JVM level makes Java applications easier to write and cheaper to run.
Source: DevX

Parsing with StAX in JDK 6.0   14 Apr 2006 21:30 GMT
Most developers parse their XML documents with the DOM or SAX APIs--one takes up too much memory, and the other uses the highly inefficient push parsing model. Find out how JDK 6.0's pull parsing-based Streaming API for XML is the most efficient method yet.
Source: JavaBoutique

Vocal Java   13 Apr 2006 04:00 GMT
Disabled users depend on assistive technologies to help them work with computers, and this technology is built into Swing. In this article, Jeff Friesen shows how to use a free implementation of the Java Speech API to create a program that reads the text of Swing and AWT components as a user mouses over them.
Source: Java.net

Reverse a Numeric Value Without Using String Utilities in Java   12 Apr 2006 21:17 GMT
Find out how to use the NumberReverse to reverse a given number without using string utilities.
Source: DevX

Programming in Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ): A Conversation with Distinguished Engineer Greg Bollella   12 Apr 2006 10:32 GMT
Sun Microsystems Distinguished Engineer, Greg Bollella, explains how programming with Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) has gotten easier and talks about the 2006 JavaOne Conference Slot Car Programming Challenge.
Source: Sun

Realtime Form Validation Using AJAX   12 Apr 2006 10:32 GMT
Using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) interactions, data can be validated in near real-time as the user enters information into an HTML form. This article, part of the Java BluePrints Solutions Catalog, shows how to use the power of Java and AJAX to create a simple and effective solution for form validation.
Source: Sun

Agile Object to Relational Database Replication with db4o   12 Apr 2006 04:00 GMT
Start with the idea of an object database, like db4o, which effortlessly persists arbitrary objects, even those with deep structures, into a database. Then mix in a little Hibernate. Now you can map objects to either the db4o database or a relational database. And as Jim Paterson shows, the db4o Replication System allows you to do some interesting things, even replicating between two relational databases, using db4o in the middle.
Source: O'Reilly

Creating Content and Protocol Handlers in Java   11 Apr 2006 21:08 GMT
Did you know you can mimic the way your browser handles MIME types in your Java apps? Learn how by creating a Web client, server, and a dedicated viewer for a new image type.
Source: JavaBoutique