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In Java, you can use either a Vector or a one-dimensional array to store an ordered collection of objects. The difference between the two types of storage is that the

An exception specification is not considered part of the type of a function. Therefore, you cannot declare two distinct functions that differ only in their exception specification: void f(int) throw

Redirecting based on browser type is easy. If you use a JavaScript function to check navigator.userAgent for the string

When testing properties and methods of an object that you’re writing, you don’t have to run a test project or form to test it. Instead, open the Immediate window and

In the latest tips supplement [“101 Tech Tips for VB Developers,” Supplement to the February 1998 issue of VBPJ], I noticed a tip titled “Determine Next/Previous Weekday.” This code is

VB doesn’t display the Min and Max buttons in a form’s caption area when you specify BorderStyle Fixed Dialog. If you set the MinButton and MaxButton properties on the form

Unlike other forms, MDI forms don’t have MinButton and MaxButton properties to enable or disable the form’s Minimize and Maximize buttons. If you add this code to an MDI parent

This VBA Microsoft Word routine purges a document when it’s opened after a predefined expiration date. I’ve only tested this macro with Word 97: Sub Purge() Dim ExpirationDate As Date

Although Java borrows a lot of concepts and syntax from C++, it also leaves out some of C++’s main features to meet its goal of simplicity. For example, Java excluded