The Latest

DevX - Software Development Resource

The Protected Modifier

A protected feature of a class is available to all classes in the same package, just like a friendly feature. Moreover, a protected feature is available to all subclasses of

DevX - Software Development Resource

Testing a Business Rule Should Not Have Any Side Effects

Testing a business rule should have no side effects. Avoid err.raise and msgboxes inside business rule tests.Consider this example: public const kMinimumApplicantAge = 18 ‘declared in common modPublic Function IsApplicantAgeEligible(DOB

DevX - Software Development Resource

Be Careful While Calling Exit()

Calling exit() from any where in the program will result in the process getting terminated. For example, if exit() is called from a code in a dll which is loaded

DevX - Software Development Resource

Calculate the Sizes of Data Types at Runtime

The size of the int, char, long, or short depends on what operating system and compiler version you are using. The same applies for short and long data types.The usual

DevX - Software Development Resource

How to Utilize EJB 2.0 Local References

ne of the most common complaints about EJB architectures is that they are too resource-intensive, both in terms of memory consumption and response time. Memory consumption is directly related to

DevX - Software Development Resource

Detecting and Fixing Out-of-Balance Indexes

ndexes are Oracle database objects that provide a fast, efficient method of retrieving data from database tables. The physical addresses of required rows can be retrieved from indexes much more

DevX - Software Development Resource

Server-side Subjects Drop Java’s GPA

‘ll get right to the punch line: The choice between implementing real-world server-side solutions in Java vs. alternate technologies is not a foregone conclusion. More often than not, the concrete

DevX - Software Development Resource

Going Right to the Source

Dr. James Gosling designed the original Java programming language and implemented its original compiler and virtual machine. He is a vice president and Fellow at Sun Microsystems, in addition to

DevX - Software Development Resource

Save Time with Form-Building Routines

SP programmers frequently develop Web apps that rely on displaying data within forms linked to a back-end database. To do this, you either create forms displaying data contained within a

DevX - Software Development Resource

Close Connections When You Are Finished With Them

By proactively closing connections when they are no longer needed, you reduce demand on the database server and make resources available to other users. Connections are closed when they go

DevX - Software Development Resource

System.out Vs. System.err

System.out leads the output to the standard output stream (normally mapped to the console screen). System.err leads the output to the standard error stream (and, by default to the console,

DevX - Software Development Resource

Setting the Expiration Date in ASP

Records can be deleted depending upon an expiration date in ASPThe sample code is given below: set connected= server.createobject( Related Posts Setting the Log Level in JavaIBM Launches DeveloperWorks PremiumMicrosoft’s

DevX - Software Development Resource

Using the Command.Tag Porperty to Enable Buttons

Use the Command.Tag property to enable one button to be used for two distinct states (On/Off, True/False). This is helpful for changing filters, modes, etc. It saves screen Related Posts

DevX - Software Development Resource

Run Your RMI Implementation Under Java 2

If you’re running the client or server with Java 2, then you’ll need to specify a security policy file, to prevent SecurityExceptions being thrown. This policy file will allow your

DevX - Software Development Resource

Trim Multiple Spaces in a String to a Single Space

If a string has two or more consecutive spaces, this will bring them down to a single space. Private Function TrimToSingleSpace(strToTrim As String) As StringstrToTrim = Trim(strToTrim)Do Until InStr(1, strToTrim,

DevX - Software Development Resource

How to Read Client-Side Cookies From a Servlet

Reading cookies from a servlet is easy. You can gain access to any cookies sent by the browser from the javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest passed to the servlet’s doGet, doPost, etc methods. HttpServletResponse