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Hide .jsp Names from the URL

There are instances when .jsp names need to be hidden from the URL. This can be done using various design techniques. But if your application is small and simle enough

A Better Way to Force a C++ Class to Be a Singleton

The tip “How to Force a C++ Class to Be a Singleton” does not provide enough flexibility for the programmer to control the creation/deletion of the singleton instance. The following

Monitoring Garbage Collection in the JVM

Big applications create huge numbers of objects. Though Java manages the memory allocation and de-allocation for these objects, sometimes this huge number can result in memory leak problem. To monitor

Data Validation Using .NET and External Metadata

sing .NET reflection and external metadata makes it easy to add data validation to your objects. Nearly every application that collects data, whether from a Windows- or Web-based form or

Dig In to Drag-once Data Binding

evelopers want easier ways to create their forms. There are many approaches including UI frameworks that aim to simplify forms creation. Typically each approach makes assumptions about how the UI

Explore the Semantic Web

complex set of extensions to the World Wide Web, the Semantic Web will make data and services more accessible to computers and more useful to people. Some of these extensions

Visualize Your Code with the Class Designer

picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. The new Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey) Class Designer provides a visual design environment that allows you to visualize and manipulate

When to Use Virtual Functions

The decision to use virtual functions is a simple matter. You just need to know when you’d want to override a base method. Take the following code as an example:

Hierarchical Tree Structures in Database Tables

This recursive function retrieves a hierarchical tree structure from a table with just four columns that describe each node in the tree: Level (the depth of the node in the

Get the End Date of a Financial Quarter

Often, in financial applications, the quarter end date is very important for financial calculations. The following function gets the end date of a Financial Quarter that is relative to the

Extract the Contents of ZIP/JAR Files Programmatically

Suppose jarFile is the jar/zip file to be extracted. destDir is the path where it will be extracted: java.util.jar.JarFile jar = new java.util.jar.JarFile(jarFile);java.util.Enumeration enum = jar.entries();while (enum.hasMoreElements()) { java.util.jar.JarEntry file

Getting Tidy with Eclipse

n my last article, “Extending Eclipse with Helpful Views,” I explained how easy it was to create new functionality in Eclipse. This article continues in the same vein by also

Java Application Instrumentation with Log4J

pplication metrics, such as performance metrics, are key to understanding and improving application efficiency. Profiling and monitoring tools yield valuable information on CPU and resource usage, including OS and network

Fast, Easy Database Access with Python

ave you ever found it tedious to mix SQL and other languages, or been reluctant to write the same four lines of code again to do a simple database query?

Go Picture Crazy: Resize Images Using GDI+

ne of the many improvements of .NET’s GDI+ over its Win32-based predecessor is its high-level image processing API. It’s a doddle for Web servers running ASP.NET to stream JPEG data

Die VSS, Die!

tried to come up with a clever analogy to start off this column, but to be honest, I couldn’t think of anything appropriate. So I’m just going to come out

Climbing Hills and Making Rules

t hardly seems that I’ve finished writing about Microsoft’s PDC (Professional Developer’s Conference), and we’re back in action with Tech-Ed 2004, in lovely San Diego. The conference was typical Microsoft

Heard on .NET Rocks!: SQL Reporting Services

know what’s going on here. See, now you’ve read a couple of these columns and you still haven’t listened to the show. But you’re hooked, right? Well, don’t come to

A Look Under the Hood of Windows Forms Data Binding

any developers have a dream: easy and efficient data binding. To be really quick and profitable, RAD (rapid application development) tools and techniques must be strong in data binding. They

Onward and Upward: Porting Apps to Higher JDK Versions

he IT industry is synonymous with change. Every day sees some new software version or specification released, which necessitates constant upgrades. Programming professionals often must upgrade business applications to the