1) Introduction The feature of Generics in Java allows Applications to create classes and objects that can operate on any defined types. Programmers can now make use of the Generics feature for a much better code. There is no need for un-necessary casting when dealing with Objects in a Collection. This article provides a detailed …
New Features in Java 5.0
1) Introduction Java 5.0 comes with a bunch of useful features. In this article, we are going to have an overview of the features like Enhanced for-loop, Variable Arguments, Static Imports and Enumerations. Apart from these features, we have already published other notable features in Java 5.0, auto boxing, generics and annotations. If you are …
Annotations in Java 5.0
1) Introduction Annotations in Java is all about adding meta-data facility to the Java Elements. Like Classes, Interfaces or Enums, Annotations define a type in Java and they can be applied to several Java Elements. Tools which will read and interpret the Annotations will implement a lot of functionalities from the meta-information obtained. For example, …
Google Web ToolKit(GWT)
Introduction : AJAX applications with Frameworks Normally an Ajax application is built by creating XHTML pages and JavaScript code with a suitable integrated development environment (IDE). A number of different libraries and frameworks exist by which programmers can use pre-designed JavaScript classes to implement otherwise time-consuming dynamic behaviors, such as drag-and-drop or sophisticated visual tree …
Introduction to J2ME
1) Introduction J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition) is an advanced technology in Java, developed with the help of Java Community Process Program. J2ME is a reduced version of the Java API and Java Virtual Machine that is designed to operate within the limited resources available in the embedded computers and microcomputers. also read: Writing JSF …
Programming Web Services using Apache Axis
The article titled Programming Web Services using Apache Axis shows how Axis Framework has simplified the creation of Web Services. It will start with the definition of Web Services and its related terminologies like SOAP and WSDL. Following that the ease with which Web Services are published are explained. The later section explores about the …
J2EE Connector Architecture(JCA), An Introduction
Introduction JCA, the J2EE Connector Architecture, is an initiative towards EAI, Enterprise Application Integration. It is a standardized architecture providing the J2EE Components to have plug and play access to heterogeneous EIS, Enterprise Information Systems. Examples of EIS are ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Transaction Processing Systems, Legacy Database Systems etc. In the following section we …
Introduction to Java Server Faces(JSF) HTML Tags
1) Introduction Development of compelling JSF applications requires a good grasp of the JSF tag libraries-core and HTML-that represent a combined total of 43 tags. Because of their prominence in the JSF framework, here you have been provided in-depth coverage of some of those HTML tags, and how you can best use them. Even simple …