(Not So) Stupid Questions 13: The Construction of Constructors   26 Sep 2006 04:00 GMT
This "stupid question" is about calling a superclass' constructor in your subclass' constructor and why you can only do it in your first statement.
Source: Java.net

Resistance is Futile: How to Make Your Java Objects Conform with the Adapter Pattern   25 Sep 2006 08:49 GMT
Ever have a nice, useful piece of code, that you couldn't easily use in an existing application because of a mismatched interface? The Adapter design pattern helps you align interfaces so that code won't go to waste.
Source: JavaBoutique

Making Scripting Languages JSR-223-Aware   21 Sep 2006 04:00 GMT
With the interest in using other languages in concert with Java, JSR 223 defines a means of calling a scripting language from Java. Thomas Kuenneth has gotten AppleScript working in this form, and in this article, he shows you how to bring your favorite language to Java.
Source: Java.net

Create a SAXSource with InputSource and XMLReader   19 Sep 2006 23:32 GMT
Find out how to use a SAX InputSource and an XMLReader object to create a SAXSource.
Source: DevX

Send E-mail from a Web Form Using WebSphere Application Server and the JavaMail API   19 Sep 2006 23:13 GMT
If you've ever wanted to create a Java application that could send out email via a Web form, you need JavaMail in your toolbox. Find out how you can allow a simple JSP page to send out email using IBM tools and the JavaMail API.
Source: DevX

Accessing a Database with the JSTL 1.1 SQL Tag Library   19 Sep 2006 23:09 GMT
The JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) provides core tags for common structural tasks such as iteration and conditional processing, XML tags for XML processing, internationalization tags for formatting, and SQL tags for database processing. Learn how to use JSTL's SQL tags in a JSP app to retrieve data from a database and display it in a table.
Source: JavaBoutique

Asynchronous Web Service Invocation with JAX-WS 2.0   19 Sep 2006 04:00 GMT
Web services are remote by their very nature, and thus prone to significant delays. One approach to mitigate this effect is to move to asynchronous web service calls. Young Yang shows how JAX-WS 2.0 makes this easier.
Source: Java.net

AJAX Makes Your Applications Sizzle on WebSphere Application Server Community Edition   18 Sep 2006 23:26 GMT
Learn how to create a CRM application based on AJAX and use this code to kick-start your development of other rich, scalable Web applications on IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition
Source: DevX

Java API Makes Database Metadata as Easily Accessible as POJOs   18 Sep 2006 22:40 GMT
SchemaCrawler is an open-source API that makes working with database metadata as easy as working with plain old Java objects.
Source: DevX

Make the Right Decision with Our Side-by-Side Comparison of Spring and EJB 3.0, Part 2   14 Sep 2006 21:27 GMT
If you are you know what a hard decision it can be. Explore the similarities and differences between two of the most popular Java technologies today and learn key distinctions in making a technological decision between the two. Part 2 explores messaging, remoting, dependency injection, and more.
Source: DevX