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Signed and sealed objects deliver secure serialized content
Protect information with the SignedObject and SealedObject classes A developer building an application will encounter many situations in which he or she will want to protect the integrity and/or contents of a serialized object as it is transferred over or…
Tweak your IO performance for faster runtime
Increase the speed of Java programs by tuning IO performance Most of you are probably tired of hearing the standard claim that Java programs are slower than C programs. In reality, the situation is more complex than that trite assertion.…
Analysis: Java technology gains some ground in battle of components
Platform independence draws favorable response from big IT shops Las Vegas, November 17, 2000 — The vendors that circulate at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas usually boost the technology of the day or, more often, the technology of…
Java Tip 104: Make a splash with Swing
Create thread-safe splash screens using Swing Almost all modern applications have a splash screen. Using a splash screen is a way to advertise your product. It is also used to indicate to the user that something is happening in your…
Get smart with proxies and RMI
Use dynamic class loading to implement smart proxies in RMI Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) gives clients access to objects in the server virtual machine (VM) in one of two ways: by reference or by value. To access a remote…
Java Product News (November 10, 2000)
INDEXHEAD: BEA WebLogic Java Adapter for Mainframe drives legacy apps to the Web BEA Systems is now shipping the BEA WebLogic Java Adapter for Mainframe 4.1, an enterprise application integration (EAI) offering. Organizations that rely on the BEA WebLogic Server…
DSML gives you the power to access your LDAP information as XML
The Directory Service Markup Language adds XML functionality to your directory services In today’s e-business environment, effective and efficient data management is crucial. As such, two technologies prove vital to proper data management: directory services and XML. Directory services allow…
Hey, kids, who wants to see the second biggest ball of twine?
Java Q&A, with tongue in cheek, answers a pressing question Q: So, where is the ” World’s Biggest Ball of String ,” and how big is it? A: But don’t lose hope, dear reader; you are in luck if you…
Validation with Java and XML Schema, Part 3
Parse XML Schema to validate data You’ve seen it happen. Heck, you’ve probably been a part of the problem more than a few times yourself. The problem? Validation. We, as programmers, pride ourselves on lugging our toolbox of code, tips,…
Explore the Dynamic Proxy API
Use dynamic proxies to bring strong typing to abstract data types With the introduction of the Dynamic Proxy API in Java 1.3, a huge and often overlooked improvement has been made to the Java platform. The uses for dynamic proxies…
