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Java Tip 113: Identify subclasses at runtime

You can write a simple generic launcher in the following way: public class Launcher{ public static void main(String[] args){ if (args.length>0) { try { Command ...
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Dynamic subclass APIs make Java seem young again

At JavaZone 2010 I will be giving a lightning talk on APIs that use dynamic subclasses. These APIs make it possible to do things in Java that seem like pure magic. Here are some ideas of what you can ...
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Does java.io.OutputStream.flush() block, when called in a TCP socket?

Quick Java I/O question:<BR><BR>Let's say I've got a TCP socket open to a server, and I'm writing bytes out to the OutputStream (retrieved via Socket.getOutputStream().<BR><BR>I then call OutputStream ...