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Debugging API classes in Netbeans

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    that we use to create/sign up for overtime. When we have holidays we
    require our employees to sign up in 4 hr increments for the times we
    post. I'm having trouble creating a time slot that ends @ 12am. 12pm
    and all other hours work fine for start/end times. however 12am causes
    problems. My actual script code for this function is below. Someone
    help!!!
    
    <SCRIPT language="JavaScript" src="frmvalidation.js"
    type="text/JavaScript"></SCRIPT>
    <script language="javascript">
    function checkValidHoliday(value)
    {
    
    if (value=='Y'){
    hourblock.style.visibility ='visible';
    }
    else{
    hourblock.style.visibility ='hidden';
    }
    }
    
    function checkHoliday(frm)
    {
    
    if(frm.txtIsHoliday.value=="Y")
    {
    strFromDt= new Date(frm.txtLimitDate.value);
    strToDt= new Date(frm.txtLimitToDate.value);
    FromHr=parseInt(frm.txtLimitFrom.value);
    FromAMPM=frm.txtLimitFromAM_PM.value;
    ToHr=parseInt(frm.txtLimitTo.value);
    ToAMPM=frm.txtLimitToAM_PM.value;
    
    if((FromAMPM=="PM") && (FromHr!=12))
    FromHr=FromHr+12;
    
    if((ToAMPM=="PM") && (ToHr!=12))
    ToHr=ToHr+12;
    
    var fromDt= new
    Date(strFromDt.getFullYear(),strFromDt.getMonth(),strFromDt.getDate(),FromHr,0);
    var toDt= new
    Date(strToDt.getFullYear(),strToDt.getMonth(),strToDt.getDate(),ToHr,0);
    //alert(toDt + " " + fromDt);
    //alert(FromHr + " " +ToHr);
    
    var HolidayBlock=(parseInt(frm.cboHolidayHours.value) * 360 * 10000)
    ;
    //alert((toDt-fromDt) + " " + HolidayBlock );
    
    if((toDt-fromDt)== HolidayBlock)//14400000)
    return true;
    else
    {
    alert("Please select "+ parseInt(frm.cboHolidayHours.value) +" Hour
    Block only for Holiday!");
    frm.txtLimitFrom.focus();
    return false;
    }
    }
    return true;
    }
    </script>
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  - How to ignore invalid SSL CertificatesHi everybody :-)
    
    I'm trying to build an application that serves as a Client Side
    frontend for a webpage using HttpClient 2. Because I have some security
    problems I decided that using https would be nice, but my SSL
    certificates continue to fail validation and I'm wondering wether it is
    possible to let HttpClient ignore Certification Failures? And if yes,
    could you please give me a working example?
    
    Greets,
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    of the phone I am me, and demand they prove they are who they claim to
    be.
    
    It could be done by letting a modem kick in for a second to exchange
    challenge phrases to be encrypted by identification certificate that
    might include name, address, phone number, expiry date, company.
    
    Then if some charity I donate to phone me, I can be sure it is them.
    
    There are so many scams out there.
    
    It might also be done by each of us contacting an Internet server.
    
    Has anyone heard of such projects?
    --
    Roedy Green Canadian Mind Products
    The Java Glossary
    http://mindprod.com
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    why use static to enclose a few lines of code???
    e.g.
    static {
    ...
    ...
    }
    
    Thanks
    Steven
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    What is the best IDE for Java development:
    1)eclipse 3.1
    2)sun 1
    3)jbuilder
    4)gui's are for wusses use vi and a command line ant
    
    What is a good book to learn java 1.4?
    
    What is a good book to learn swing?
    
    thanks in advance
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  - Making the most of codeI have a web site that uses JSP and some back end classes to manage
    data in a MySQL database. It does okay and has run well for about 3
    years. It has, however, grown to the point where I need to redesign
    some of it to be more dynamic. I've recently started incorporating
    Hibernate and JavaServer Faces to ease the development now and make it
    easier for me to make changes later on. Or at least that was my plan.
    
    Each database table maps to a Java class. I will easily have 25-30
    tables before I am done. I am okay with 25-30 classes to represent
    the data, but my concern is when it comes to the associated classes
    needed to manage the data connections and such. I find that I am
    cutting and pasting way too much similar code into these separate
    classes.
    
    For example.
    I have a HibernateDAO class that manages the Hibernate session.
    
    Each class then has its own DAO class that extends the HibernateDAO
    class and the code within the extended DAO classes is virtually
    identical.
    
    Here is one method from my clientDAO class.
    public Client add( Client client) {
    try {
    begin();
    getSession().save(client);
    commit();
    return get(client.getClientId()); //not every class
    will have a clientId member
    } catch (HibernateException e) {
    rollback();
    System.out.println( "Could not add client: " +
    client.getClientId() + " : " + e); //message hard coded for client
    class
    return new Client();
    }
    }
    
    And then in my ContactDAO class I have this.
    public Contact add(Contact contact) {
    try {
    begin();
    getSession().save(contact);
    commit();
    return get(contact.getId()); //not every class will have
    an Id member
    } catch (HibernateException e) {
    rollback();
    System.out.println( "Could not add contact: " +
    contact.getId() + " : " + e); //Message hard-coded for contact class
    return new Contact();
    }
    }
    
    Note that the code is virtually identical.
    
    The begin(), getSession(), rollback(), and commit() methods are all
    from the HibernateDAO superclass.
    
    I tried using Generics to make the return type and parameter <T>, but
    this only gets me so far. I cannot declare a new instance of <T>, or
    at least I don't know how to. And the method uses values that are
    specific to the class in question. I.E. not every data class will
    have a getId() method.
    
    I am not sure if any of that made sense, but the crux of the issue is
    I am trying to avoid cutting and pasting code and then having to
    remember to update it in 25 different places when I make a change. I
    feel like there is a way to do what I want, but I just don't have the
    experience to see it.
    
    If anyone can point me toward some documentation that might help set
    me straight, I would appreciate it.
    
    Thanks.
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  - Java installationTry to install Java on my computer, but Microsoft tells me:
    
    THE JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONEMENT CANNOT BE LOADED FROM <bin\hotspot\jvm.dll
    
    What am I doing wrong to install that applet
    
    please reactions
    
    Robert
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  - Client application using Weblogic JMS ServerHello, I'm Jose from Barcelona,
    
    I'm not at all expert on JMS, and my question is about how can I
    connect a client application running java with a remote JMS Weblogic
    Server. I've developed a client program and tested it with a Sun J2EE
    server running on a XP box, but the goal is to make it run on an
    iSeries machine connecting a WebLogic JMS Server.
    
    My questions are:
    
    Do I have to install some application software on the client box?
    
    Is there any difference between connection with remote JMS servers and
    connection with local ones?.
    
    I hope you can help me.
    
    Thank You.
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  - Array Error
    I'm getting two errrors with the simple code below:
    
    For line 5 I get " <identifier> expected "
    For line 6 I get " ']' expected" and also " <identifier> expected "
    
    What gives?
    
    Thanks
    
    ------------------------------------------
    
    1 package com.dlm.testing;
    
    2 import java.util.Arrays;
    
    3 public class Test1 {
    
    4 public String[] names;
    5 names = new String[50];
    
    6 names[0]="Jones";
    
    7 }
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  - read from file in jspI'm develloping a site based on jsp.
    In my javacode I want to read from a file located in the document root
    of the web application. How do I do this when I dont know the name of
    the host.
    
    Should I consider locating the file somewhere else. It should actually
    only be accessible from the code of the application.
    
    Thanks for your help.
    
    Nikolaj
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  - It don't work with "PBEWithHmacSHA1AndDESede". What wrong?Hi.
    
    In the following source, I got the exception :
    
    "java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException:
    Cannot find any provider supporting PBEWithHmacSHA1AndDESede"
    
    <source>
    
    Cipher cipher;
    SecretKey secretKey;
    PBEParameterSpec parameterSpec;
    
    try {
    
    PBEKeySpec keySpec = new PBEKeySpec(password.toCharArray());
    
    cipher = Cipher.getInstance("PBEWithHmacSHA1AndDESede");
    
    SecretKeyFactory secKeyFac = SecretKeyFactory
    .getInstance("PBEWithMD5AndDES");
    
    secretKey = secKeyFac.generateSecret(keySpec);
    
    parameterSpec = new PBEParameterSpec(salt, iteration);
    
    } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
    } catch (NoSuchPaddingException e) {
    } catch (InvalidKeySpecException e) {
    }
    
    </source>
    
    The source above work with "PBEWithMD5AndDES". But, not
    with "PBEWithHmacSHA1AndDESede". In the Sun's JCE API
    Reference Guide, the "PBEWithHmacSHA1AndDESede" is the
    standard name ( I use JDK 1.5 RC ).
    
    What wrong? Thank you for your help.
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  - Java SoundI am intersted in building an applet that can both play and record
    sound files. I would like this to work on the widest range of platforms
    (MAC, Linux, WinXP, WinNT, etc) and browsers. What would be the best
    file format for the sound files to accomplish this? Would it be MP3,
    WAV, or what? I am looking to have this work without any added packages
    over and above JDK 1.4.x.
    
    Thanks for any and all info.
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  - Is heavy client dead? Is swing applet dead?Today most Java UI developers are focusing on solutions like Struts,
    Taperstry, and JSF. It seems that noone care about Swing applet as a
    choice as rich client.
    
    Is heavy client dead? I think heavy client solution like swing applet
    is still good for business application. Especially for many internal
    business projects. In internal business environment, the download speed
    is usually not a problem. Swing also provides better GUI than html.
    Swing has the ability to cache information on the client side which
    save a lot of network calls to server.
    
    Do you agree? Should we all forget about Swing and heavy client
    solution, and vote for Struts and JSF?
    
    Thank you
    Jim
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  - Serializable : readObject and writeObjectHello,
    
    I have 3 classes Personne, entreeb==>FileInputStream ,
    sortieb==>FileOutputStream.
    The code works one time. The problem is when I add serialized new objects
    ( launch again the code sortieb) I can't read all objects (entreeb) specific
    a new objects added.
    
    have you an idea?
    
    Thanks form help
    
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    //Class Personne
    import java.io.*;
    class Personne implements Serializable {
    private String nom;
    private int age;
    public Personne(String n, int a){
    nom = n;
    age = a;
    }
    public void aff() {
    System.out.println (nom + " " + age);
    }
    }
    
    ------------------------------------------------
    //Flux in
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
    public class entreeb {
    public static void main(String[] args){
    Personne p;
    int i=0;
    try {
    FileInputStream fist= new FileInputStream("Personne.ser");
    ObjectInputStream oist = new ObjectInputStream(fist);
    try {
    while (true)
    { System.out.println("i="+i);
    p = (Personne) oist.readObject();
    p.aff();
    i++;
    }
    } catch (EOFException e) { }
    oist.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("Exception loading personne : " + e.getMessage());
    }
    }
    }
    
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
    //Flux out
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
    public class sortieb {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    Personne p = new Personne("name", 55);
    
    File f=new File("Personne.ser");
    FileOutputStream fost= new FileOutputStream(f,true);
    ObjectOutputStream oost = new ObjectOutputStream(fost);
    int i=0;
    while (i<5) {
    System.out.println("i = "+i+ "p="+p);
    oost.writeObject(p);
    i+=1;
    }
    oost.close();
    }
    }

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droida38

Posted: 2003-11-11 23:31:00

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java-programmer, Debugging API classes in Netbeans When Im debugging my program in Netbeans, and I try to debug into API
(e.g. Swing JPanel) the debugger tells me that the source of the class
has not been found in mounted filesystem. Even though
c:\j2sdk1.4.2_02\src.jar is indeed mounted.

How do I debug into API classes?

Thanxxxx,

Barsum

Bryan E. Boone

Posted: 2003-11-12 7:55:00

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java-programmer >> Debugging API classes in Netbeans You have to have it mounted, visible, use in debugging.
I think that's all and you can then debug into it.
-Bryan
"Bastard" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
news:email***@***.com...
> When Im debugging my program in Netbeans, and I try to debug into API
> (e.g. Swing JPanel) the debugger tells me that the source of the class
> has not been found in mounted filesystem. Even though
> c:\j2sdk1.4.2_02\src.jar is indeed mounted.
>
> How do I debug into API classes?
>
> Thanxxxx,
>
> Barsum

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    in order to get their job done. OTOH, all T_j classes could double dispatch
    the 'A_i.apply' methods to their T_j counterparts to get the job done.
    
    I realise that some form of a Cartesian product of 'apply' methods must
    reside somehwere, somehow ...
    
    For the sake of the example, think of the T_j as being subclasses of classes
    Short, Int, Long, Double, and let the Appliers be something like 'Add', 'Sub'
    etc. i.e. the folllowing code snippet should make sense --
    
    Add myAdd= new Add();
    Dbl myDbl= new Dbl(41);
    Int myInt= new Int(1);
    
    // assume Num is a superclass of Dbl and Int
    Num total= myAdd.apply(myDbl, myInt);
    
    Variable 'total' should have type 'Dbl' in this example. As I wrote above,
    there would be no problem if at least set T_j would be fixed; the visitor
    pattern would do fine. If set A_i would be fixed the multiple dispatch
    pattern (over the set T_j) would be a fine fit. But what to do if both sets
    may be expanded?
    
    I've fiddle-diddled with introspection, synthesizing class names given a T_i
    and T_j, caching them in hashmaps but to no avail -- my code is a mess and
    my design is something I'm ashamed off. I would really appreciate it if
    some kind soul here could enlighten me.
    
    TIA, and kind regards,
    
    Jos
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  - stupid genericsWhen I first heard about generics I was excited. A great idea finally
    available in Java. But the way they are implemented really makes no sense.
    Because of type erasure generics do nothing that 1.4 code didn't already do
    by using Object as "generic" class for all (sub)classes.
    
    And the problem with arrays of generic classes? Simply ridiculous. There
    is no sane reason why the following code (from a self-learning chess
    program I've been working on) should not work, and yet...
    
    ArrayList<Piece>[] board;
    board = new ArrayList<Piece>[8]; // error: cannot create a generic
    // array of ArrayList<Piece>
    board[0] = new ArrayList<Piece>();
    board[0].add(0, new Rook(false, 0, 8));
    
    where of course Rook is a subclass of Piece.
    
    I'm forced to use board = new ArrayList[8]; which of course gives an
    unchecked warning.
    
    They should just throw away the whole generics thing and replace it with a
    C++ like approach.
- 15
  - Thoughts on Code reviewI need some advice guys.. I am proposing that we get someone to do a
    complete audit/review of our Java application codebase, about 1000
    JSPs/Servlets and 100 EJBs. If I get firms to submit proposals, what
    should I be asking /looking out for? I realise that running the
    applications through a migration tool will help but I am looking for a
    more through analysis of the actual codebase as well as assessment of
    the architecture
    
    Thanks
    
    Arvie