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‘ This class extends the base Exception class with a static method (callable ‘ also without creating and throwing an instance of this exception class) to ‘ log the contents
he Java Messaging Service (JMS) API, a Sun Microsystems interface for connecting Java programs to enterprise messaging middleware, is composed of multiple object interfaces with a hierarchy of relationships. The
ost graphics packages require you to format your XML data to a specific standard before they can output any charts, a method which robs you of the flexibility that makes
s companies begin to implement Web services, IT managers are being confronted with the long-term ramifications of their deployment. Namely, management and support of Web services will ensure that they
n this article, I will concentrate on the critical differences in the processing model implemented by HttpHandlers versus that implemented by HttpModules. I’ll be presenting specific coding samples as necessary
uppose you’re writing a query to find all the invoices that were written on January 6, 2003. You know from the control totals that 122 invoices were written that day.
Chapter 9?? ADO.NET XML Data SerializationXML is the key element responsible for the greatly improved interoperability of the Microsoft ADO.NET object model when compared to Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO).
Debugging is an art that every successful programmer needs to master sooner rather than later. The sad truth is that program bugs appear almost as soon as you start coding.
n a previous article, I discussed developing mobile applications using the Microsoft Mobile Internet Toolkit (now renamed “ASP.NET Mobile Controls”). Microsoft designed the ASP.NET Mobile Controls to help developers build
eaturing broad coverage of every aspect of this leading database language, SQL: The Complete Reference provides you with an overview of SQL?then shows you how to retrieve and update data,
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n this article, I will demonstrate how to write a SOAP service in C++. The service is simple and consists of two operations; one to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, the
ne of the great advantages of being a developer is that your skills are in demand in virtually every industry. That means that when the job market dries up, developers
eb Developers constantly make trade-offs; sometimes sacrificing usability for speed and sometimes sacrificing speed for usability. One example of such a trade-off becomes evident when you consider the task of
oldFusion is a relatively simple, tag-based, programming language used mainly for Internet applications such as shopping carts and email systems. ColdFusion software runs on the server that hosts a Web
he Web services concept?connecting standardized components via well-advertised interfaces?seems as if it would make for simple programming. While there are developer tools available to ease the creation process, there is
ethods for sorting have been intensively studied and optimized.
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‘ ShellSort. A compact routine that sorts data in place (no extra memory ‘ needed) and runs in O(N (log N)^2) time. Not stable (does not preserve ‘ original order
‘ QuickSort. QuickSort, CombSort and ShellSort all exploit the principle of ‘ exchanging keys that are far apart in the list rather than adjacent. ‘ QuickSort does this most elegantly
‘ MSD RadixSort. No sort based on comparisons can be faster than O(N log N). ‘ RadixSort makes no comparisons and can therefore achieve O(N) behavior. To ‘ do this,
‘ InsertionSort. A simple routine with minimal overhead. Should never be used ‘ to sort long lists because of its O(N^2) behavior,’ but is the method of choice for sorting
‘ Ternary QuickSort. See the summary of QuickSort for background before ‘ reading this one. Ternary QuickSort (also called MultiKey QuickSort) differs ‘ from the original QuickSort by examining keys
‘ 2/4/03. The previous version of ShuttleMergeSort failed on very short lists. ‘ The code below corrects the problem and eliminates a couple of unnecessary ‘ variables. Sorting times for
‘ SelectionSort. Short, simple and sloooow. This is another O(N^2) sort that ‘ should never be used on long lists. Like InsertionSort,’ it needs no extra memory (in place) and
‘ MergeSort. A stable sort (preserves original order of records with equal ‘ keys). Like HeapSort, easily adapted to any data type and guaranteed to run ‘ in O(N log
‘ HeapSort. A compact routine that sorts data in place (no extra memory needed)’ and is guaranteed to run in O(N log N) time no matter how the input data
‘ CombSort. A compact routine that sorts data in place (no extra memory needed)’ and runs in approximately O(N log N) time. Not stable (does not preserve ‘ original order
ince the day Java was released in 1995, people have been clamoring for new features. Peruse the Java discussion groups on the Internet and you’ll find that developers are begging
he idea of templates in C++ is more than ten years old. C++ templates were already documented in 1990 in the Annotated C++ Reference Manual and they had been described
