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In this 3rd installment of the series, I’ll be showing you how to import classes in order to further extend the capabilities of Java. I’ll also be looking a little more at what object oriented ...

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Separating localized resources from the source code where they are used is a well-known and approved design. Java's ResourceBundle class from the java.util package provides a straightforward way to ...

Here's a quick look at the three types of class loaders and everything you need to know to work with them in your Java programs. Java class loaders are a component of the Java virtual machine (JVM) ...

Why, of course, by virtually starting up the Java class and pushing the buttons, so to speak. You test a Java class by calling methods on it from another Java class. The following Java source file is ...

In this final article in the Creating DSLs in Java series, Venkat Subramaniam lets you see for yourself why JVM-compatible languages such as Scala, Groovy, and JRuby are better suited to creating ...

TL/DR -- In Java, I'm struggling to understand how to create an object instance of a generic type without first knowing the type. So, before I delve down into this, know that I'm trying to understand ...