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JavaWorld August 2002 Guy Gur-Ari |
Empower RMI with TRMI Transparent Remote Method Invocation (TRMI) extends RMI to simplify the creation of distributed applications by allowing centralized RemoteException handling and by allowing any interface to be used remotely. This article tours TRMI's inner workings.  |
JavaWorld August 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 5 Every Java class has a superclass. In the absence of an extends keyword, Object is that superclass. Object takes center stage as this article presents its 11 methods...  |
JavaWorld February 2002 Dirk Reinshagen |
Connect the enterprise with the JCA, Part 2 This article demonstrates a simple JCA (J2EE Connector Architecture) adapter implementation. After you read this article, you'll possess a good understanding of how to build your own JCA adapter...  |
JavaWorld July 18, 2003 James Carman |
Get down to business In this article, you will learn how to structure your applications such that modifications to the business object implementation do not require changes to the user interface using a simple framework for accessing your business objects.  |
JavaWorld November 2001 Michael C. Daconta |
Practice makes perfect One pitfall stumbled on while porting an Extensible User Interface Language (XUL) game to Java and two pitfalls sent in by readers...  |
JavaWorld September 2000 Frank Sommers |
Activatable Jini services, Part 1: Implement RMI activation Jini services must be long-lived and resilient, and must efficiently manage their computational resources with little user intervention. This article shows how to use RMI activation to manage computational resources and increase the availability of Jini services...  |
JavaWorld June 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 3 The author explores composition and demonstrates its value in object-oriented programming. Composition and inheritance are design consepts related in a manner similar to both sides of the same coin...  |
JavaWorld September 2000 Tony Loton |
The smart approach to distributed performance monitoring with Java Smart stubs provide a lightweight, noninvasive mechanism for distributed performance monitoring and performance improvement through local caching. Although present in many commercial CORBA object request brokers, smart stubs are not standard in RMI or Java IDL. Read on to find out what you've been missing.  |
JavaWorld February 2001 Robert Nielsen |
Learn Java from Ben Franklin While Benjamin Franklin never wrote a line of Java code, his techniques for better writing can be applied to writing Java. Anyone with at least a basic grasp of Java can use Franklin's learning methods...  |
JavaWorld November 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Class and object initialization An exploration of class and object initialization, which introduces the strange concepts of the <clinit> and <init> methods...  |
JavaWorld December 19, 2003 Frank Sommers |
Call on extensible RMI Remote Method Invocation (RMI) has become a standard communication mechanism between remote Java objects. The latest RMI framework, Jini Extensible Remote Invocation features a powerful, highly configurable RMI security mechanism.  |
JavaWorld February 2002 Jeff Friesen |
Classes within classes As with fields and methods, Java allows classes to be members of other classes. This article explores Java's support for class nesting...  |
JavaWorld November 2000 M. Jeff Wilson |
Get smart with proxies and RMI RMI enables developers to either get a remote reference to a distributed object, in which all method calls are forwarded to the server object, or get a copy of the remote object and invoke on it locally. You can combine these approaches in a way that is transparent to the client code...  |
JavaWorld October 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 7 This final installment of Java 101's object-oriented programming series explores Java's support for polymorphism and investigates how abstract classes accommodate generalities in class hierarchies.  |
JavaWorld November 2000 Geoff Friesen |
Applications, applets, and hybrids This article establishes our bearings and sets sail to the land of applications, applets, and hybrids (an unusual category of Java programs)...  |
JavaWorld December 2000 Michael C. Daconta |
When Runtime.exec() won't This installment of Java Traps discusses one new pitfall and revisits another from the previous column. Originating in the java.lang package, the pitfall specifically involves problems with the Runtime.exec() method.  |
JavaWorld April 2001 Piet Jonas |
Secure type-safe collections A framework that overcomes the standard Java Collections Framework's main problem: its containers lack the ability to restrict themselves to storing objects of a specific type. The solution uses reflection, wrapper classes, and a collection of static factory methods...  |
JavaWorld October 2000 Frank Sommers |
Activatable Jini services, Part 2: Patterns of use This article concentrates on the consequences of activation in the Jini context. Sommers exponds on the issue of deactivating objects, then considers the implications of deactivation for well-designed Jini services and how the Jini helper services introduced in the 1.1 beta version of the JSK can contribute...  |
JavaWorld July 2000 Todd M. Greanier |
Flatten your objects The Java Serialization API is used by many other Java APIs (like RMI and JavaBeans) to persist objects beyond the duration of a running virtual machine. This article tries to demystify the secrets of the Java Serialization API.  |
JavaWorld October 2001 |
Java 101 study hall Brush up on Java terms, learn tips and cautions, and enter the first Java 101 reader challenge  |
JavaWorld September 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 6 Learn why Java's standard class library contains empty interfaces (such as Cloneable and Serializable). Also, examine the power of interfaces and learn why they provide more than a workaround for Java's lack of multiple implementation inheritance support...  |
JavaWorld September 26, 2003 David Geary |
Adopt Adapter Adapters let objects from unrelated software packages collaborate by adapting one interface to another. The Adapter design pattern can save you a lot of time and effort by combining disparate software systems.  |
JavaWorld September 2001 Wally Flint |
Access control for partial exposure With Java's built-in access control, you can't expose fields and methods to some classes in a package, while hiding them from others in the same package...  |
JavaWorld March 2001 Brian Goetz |
Design for performance, Part 3: Remote interfaces Many common Java performance problems stem from class design decisions made early in the design process, long before most developers even start thinking about performance. This article examines performance issues specific to remote applications...  |
JavaWorld June 2001 Michael Daconta |
An API's looks can be deceiving When you examine an API, your first impressions are often wrong. The author examines two cases where an intuitive model of how an API should work trips over the complexity of implementation details...  |
JavaWorld October 2002 Jeff Friesen |
Java's character and assorted string classes support text-processing Text-processing is one of the more frequent activities in which computer programs engage. Java supports that activity via the Character, String, StringBuffer, and StringTokenizer classes. This article explores each class and introduces you to an assortment of those classes' methods.  |
JavaWorld April 2001 Geoff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 1 An introduction to object-oriented programming and how to declare classes and create objects from those classes...  |
JavaWorld April 25, 2003 Anthony Karre |
A do-it-yourself framework for grid computing Large-scale grid computing frameworks can be successfully used to build computational grid infrastructures, but their sophistication can also be a barrier for software designers experimenting with entry-level grid computing.  |
JavaWorld October 3, 2003 Allen Holub |
Create client-side user interfaces in HTML This article presents a variant on Swing's JEditorPane that makes it possible to specify an entire screen of your client-side user interface (UI) in HTML.  |
JavaWorld October 2001 Tony Loton |
JavaMail quick start This article shows the first steps on the road to building Java-based email applications. If you fancy building your own email client to replace Microsoft Outlook, or a Web-based email system to rival Hotmail, this is the place to start...  |
JavaWorld May 2001 Jeff Friesen |
Object-oriented language basics, Part 2 In this article, you'll gain an understanding about fields, parameters, and local variables and learn to declare and access fields and methods...  |
JavaWorld March 2001 Michael C. Daconta |
Dodge the traps hiding in the URLConnection class This article focuses on problems with posting to an HTTP URL and the bane of new Java programmers, the NoClassDefFoundError...  |
JavaWorld September 2002 Jeff Friesen |
Packages organize classes and interfaces Professional Java developers organize frequently used classes and interfaces in class libraries for later reuse. Learn what constitutes a package, how to create a package of classes and interfaces, how to import packaged classes and interfaces into a program, and more.  |
JavaWorld April 2001 Kelly Davis & Robert Di Marco |
Manage distributed sessions Using RMI and the Proxy API introduced in JDK 1.3, this article describes a technique that allows one or more servlet servers to maintain session information on one or more session servers. By adopting this architecture, no single point of failure will exist for session management...  |
JavaWorld September 19, 2003 Brian Connolly |
Client quality reporting for J2EE Web services This article implements a general-purpose architecture for recording client response times for J2EE Web services. The sample implementation was built using the Sun ONE Application Server and IDE, but the general approach can be easily adapted to other J2EE implementations.  |
JavaWorld November 2001 Bishop & Warren |
Jini-like discovery for RMI Not yet on the Jini bandwagon? Despite its powerful mechanisms, Jini has yet to be accepted in mainstream Java development. Until that happens, developers need to find better Remote Method Invocation (RMI) solutions. This article walks you through a Jini-like discovery mechanism for your RMI development.  |
JavaWorld September 2001 Ashok Mathew & Mark Roulo |
Accelerate your RMI programming Beginning with JDK 1.1, serialization and Remote Method Invocation (RMI) were added to the Java platform. RMI usually runs slower than equivalent CORBA or remote procedure call (RPC) solutions. Fortunately, RMI was designed so that you could apply hand optimizations...  |
JavaWorld October 2001 Gregg Sporar |
RMI books hit the shelves At last! New books dedicated to Java's Remote Method Invocation technology have arrived in bookstores. This article reviews and compares two new Java RMI books so you can choose the best one for your programming needs...  |
JavaWorld June 2002 Sunil Kumar & Nitin Nanda |
Create your own type 3 JDBC driver, Part 2 Type 3 JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) drivers, primarily useful for Internet/intranet applications with no required client-side setting, provide flexible system administration facilities. This article explains how to compile, deploy, and use a custom driver.  |
JavaWorld May 2002 Frank Sommers |
The adventures of JWSDP An examination of the current array of Web services tools, specifically from Sun Microsystems' toolkit, Java Web Services Developer Pack...  |
Food Engineering July 18, 2006 |
Hard to Find Parts View a listing of hard-to-find food-machinery parts here.  |