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Java.net Weblogs: Support for the module keyword

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:10:00 +0000

The Java Module System with the new module keyword support in the Java language will be ready to integrate to the OpenJDK Modules project in a week or two. This blog hopes to provide a simple tutorial to help you get started developing, building and using JAM modules.

Java.net Weblogs: EasyB in action at the JET 2008 conference in Auckland

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:17:00 +0000

I will be giving a talk on easyb at the Java Emerging Technologies Conference 2008 in Auckland.

Planet NetBeans: : Idiomatic Groovy

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:57:08 +0000

The code shown in my screenshot yesterday was correct Groovy but not idiomatic Groovy. This was the method in question:

String setSearchString(searchString) { def xml = proxy.GetSpeech(searchString) def XmlParser parser = new XmlParser() def speech = parser.parseText (xml) "PLAY: " + speech.PLAY.text() + "\nSPEAKER:" + speech.SPEAKER.text() + "\nTEXT:" + speech.text() }

In Java, new lines need to be closed with a quote and contain the "+" character. In Groovy, although the above is perfectly acceptable, one can use triple-quotes for multi-lines. Even nicer, in this case, is to use GStrings (expressions declared inside double-quotes), together with Expandos (dynamic collections), instead:

String setSearchString(searchString) { def xml = proxy.GetSpeech(searchString)
    def XmlParser parser = new XmlParser() def speech = parser.parseText (xml) Expando result = new Expando() result.play = "PLAY: ${speech.PLAY.text()}" result.speaker = "SPEAKER: ${speech.SPEAKER.text()}" result.text = "TEXT: ${speech.text()}" result.all = "$result.play\n$result.speaker\n$result.text" }

Much neater, more readable, and the result is the same as before. Plus, it could probably be improved even further.

Java.net Weblogs: The Need to Feed

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:36:00 +0000

I'm looking for a decent "universal" feed parser. I'm actually planning to apply this to a real project. Here is what my hunt turned up and the results I faced.

InfoQ: Grails Gains Cloud Hosting with Morph AppSpace

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:33:00 +0000

Morph AppSpace is a cloud-based platform for hosting web applications. The latest release has added support for Groovy and Grails. InfoQ caught up with David Abramowski, CEO of Morph Labs to get some more details around it's recent move into the Java space. By Cleve Gibbon

Planet Eclipse: Bjorn Freeman-Benson: Changing of the Council Guard

noreply@blogger.com (Bjorn Freeman-Benson) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:17:26 +0000

I'm pleased to announce that we have new leadership for both the Architecture and Planning Councils. Martin Oberhuber of WindRiver is going to take over the Architecture Council chair position, and Rich Gronback of Borland is going to take over the Planning Council.

As you know, these are important positions in the Eclipse community: the Planning Council is responsible for coordinating the popular and growing annual release train (most likely named Galileo this next year), and the Architecture Council is both the source of project mentors and coordinating the unifying architectural issues across the myriad of Eclipse projects.

As a member of both Councils, I look forward to working with both of these talented gentlemen. Congratulations and welcome!

Java.net Weblogs: One Chance

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:10:00 +0000

28 minutes with James Gosling... also:

Featured Podcast: j1-2k8-mtW10: Q&A with James Gosling

Java Today: phoneME Feature Milestone Release 3 (MR3), internationalizing GlassFish server, and bindings and REST

Weblogs: Grizzly news, MCBO API, and OSGi repository for Java Module System

java.net Poll: Do you use static code analysis?

Forum Posts: Setting JVM parameters from a file, applet dialog warnings, and keeping GlassFish from trying to compile properties files

The Aquarium: JSR 289: SIP Servlet v1.1 is now Final

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000

The SE/EE Executive Comittee of the JCP has approved (results) JSR 289, the SIP Servlet 1.1 Specification that is the core for SailFin.

The final specification is not yet available but the PFD 2 should be very close. The first public release of SailFin will be aligned with GlassFish v2.1 and will happen around the end of the year; updated roadmaps are due in a few weeks.

Java.net Weblogs: NetBeans Standalone Editor quick demo

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:58:00 +0000

Go to http://test.emilianbold.ro/launch.html if you want to see a simple demo of the standalone NetBeans editor with two language implementations: HTML and Javascript.

Apache News: 25 July 2008 - Apache Directory Studio 1.2.0 RC1 Now Available

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:38:40 +0000

The Apache Directory Team is pleased to announce the release of Apache Directory Studio 1.2.0 RC1, a major update of its Eclipse based LDAP Browser and Directory client. You can download Apache Directory Studio 1.2.0 RC1 as a standalone RCP application for Mac OS X, Linux and Windows here: http://directory.apache.org/studio/downloads.html You can also install it directly in Eclipse using this update site: http://directory.apache.org/studio/update/1.x/ Here are a few highlights of this new version: * The new Apache DS feature makes its introduction in Apache Directory Studio. This new feature allows you to run the latest version of Apache DS (1.5.3) from within Apache Directory Studio or Eclipse and makes it super easy (and fast) to create and run an LDAP Server. * The Apache DS Configuration plugin now supports the 4 latest versions of Apache DS. It's now capable to read/write the server.xml file of an Apache DS 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2 and 1.5.3. * The Search Logs view has been added to the LDAP Browser. * We've also added the support to use the proxy features of Eclipse inside Studio as well as improved the platform (useful actions have been added to the platform, the Mac OS X application now respects the standards of Apple for the "About" and "Preferences" actions, etc.). * We've also fixed some bugs dealing with schema files and schema parsing in the Schema Editor and LDAP Browser plugins. Developed as a sub-project of the Directory Top Level Project, Apache Directory Studio is an Eclipse RCP application that takes full advantage of the benefits inherent in the Eclipse platform. Composed of several Eclipse (OSGi) plugins, Apache Directory Studio can be easily upgraded with additional plugins. Apache Directory Studio plugins can even run within a full installation of Eclipse itself. Apache Directory Studio contains 6 major features: * an LDAP Browser feature * an LDIF Editor feature * an ACI Editor feature for Apache Directory Server * a Schema Editor feature * an Apache DS feature * an Apache DS Configuration feature For more information about Apache Directory Studio, see our website: http://directory.apache.org/studio Below are the JIRA issues that were resolved since the release of Apache Directory Studio 1.2.0 RC1: Bug * [DIRSTUDIO-89] - Entry painted even though not created in server * [DIRSTUDIO-121] - Some property pages make the dialog very tall * [DIRSTUDIO-157] - Studio looses STRG-V over some time of use * [DIRSTUDIO-209] - Cannot expand attribute list * [DIRSTUDIO-266] - OpenLDAP schema files parser fails when DESC contains an empty string '' * [DIRSTUDIO-273] - Unable to get Base DNs on OID (Oracle Internet Directory) * [DIRSTUDIO-298] - NullPointerException raised when drag'n'dropping a connection to a folder (on Mac OS X only) * [DIRSTUDIO-315] - Choosing new value, in entry editor shows new entry when server error occures * [DIRSTUDIO-318] - Rename of multi-values RDN does not work when changing the second RDN * [DIRSTUDIO-319] - LDAP Browser creating new entry becomes empty and unusable in Windows Vista after certain actions * [DIRSTUDIO-323] - Studio fails to read ApacheDS server.xml * [DIRSTUDIO-325] - Keybinding conflicts occurred. They may interfere with normal accelerator operation. * [DIRSTUDIO-326] - Non-Operational attributes are marked as operational when bind to Siemens DirX 7.0 * [DIRSTUDIO-330] - CoreException raised in editor when opening a *.txt file * [DIRSTUDIO-336] - Errors when parsing schema of some LDAP servers * [DIRSTUDIO-341] - Paste error * [DIRSTUDIO-342] - Relax the parser for the *.schema files * [DIRSTUDIO-343] - Referrals not handled. * [DIRSTUDIO-347] - Keybinding conflict for CTRL+Q * [DIRSTUDIO-349] - Unable to enter large values for uid * [DIRSTUDIO-350] - DS is not properly displaying case of group DN Improvement * [DIRSTUDIO-46] - Add connections import/export * [DIRSTUDIO-126] - Triple click to edit attribute * [DIRSTUDIO-295] - Add a console for errors * [DIRSTUDIO-329] - Replace internal URL class by shared-ldap LdapURL class * [DIRSTUDIO-337] - Add Save and Print actions in the toolbar of the RCP application New Feature * [DIRSTUDIO-321] - Need to be able to set SOCKS proxy in the RCP version * [DIRSTUDIO-328] - Search Logs View Task * [DIRSTUDIO-128] - Replace internal schema parser with the schema parser in shared-ldap. * [DIRSTUDIO-317] - Update legal files after moving to Apache Directory Shared LDAP version 0.9.9 * [DIRSTUDIO-332] - Add support for 1.5.3, 1.5.2 and 1.5.0 server.xml configuration files * [DIRSTUDIO-338] - Update Eclipse dependencies to the latest Eclipse version (3.3.2) * [DIRSTUDIO-339] - Add the 'org.eclipse.ui.carbon' Eclipse plugin to the Mac OS X distribution ---- -- The Apache Directory Team

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Planet NetBeans: : Day, full of news!

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:33:58 +0000

Bravo!

Today, the NetBeans Dream Team page was updated, and I am now one of them. Yes, I was invited to join the team, and had accepted the offer. So, here I am as a NetBeans Community Docs Contribution Coordinator and Dream Team Member!

Second, Jiri Kovalsky, the Liaison officer, Technical Community Manager and NetCAT 6.5 Coordinator. List is surely long and I am sorry If I missed something

Highest Scorer

Today, he announced on demand of certain NetCAT participants, the points earned by every member. It was another shocker for me! I scored 83 points as of 25th July, 3:00 pm C.E.T.

Simply awesome! NetCAT has just completed 2 weeks, we are in for some more surprises, so wait till monday as I come out with 2nd edition of my own NetCAT weekly.

Summer Action Marathon continues…

Java.net Weblogs: How to load classes from JAR or ZIP?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:08:00 +0000

I needed to load the classes from the dt.jar archive on the fly. The path to the archive was generated automatically based on the "java.home" system property. The original idea was to use the URLClassLoader, but it could not find classes. I had to write a custom class loader which read an archive and loaded classes on demand. At that instant I realized why the URLClassLoader did not work: I had incorrectly generated the path to the archive and the URLClassLoader for a wonder provided no warning that the archive was not found.

Java.net Weblogs: How to load classes from JAR or ZIP?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:08:00 +0000

Java.net Weblogs: TOTD #38: Creating a MySQL Persistence Unit using NetBeans IDE

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:02:00 +0000

This TOTD (Tip Of The Day) shows how to create a Persistence Unit (PU) for a MySQL database using NetBeans IDE. This PU can then be used in any of Java EE artifacts (JSP, Servlet, EJB, ...) for database interaction. In NetBeans IDE, create a...

Planet NetBeans: : switching to Java EE - seamlessly?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:05:32 +0000

Some progress, at last. Quite some of my (spare?) time the last couple of weeks I spent pondering a smart way of getting an existing Spring/webapp environment consisting of several modules migrated to make more use of the Java EE 5 features, namely provided by the glassfish application server which has been in productive use in our environment for quite a while now. But while migrating webapps from tomcat to glassfish has proven to be pretty straightforward in our case (asides a few minor caveats it was just as difficult as deploying the .war file using asadmin and seeing the application start up on the new system… ;) ), the idea to make our “backend” application (so far Spring-Remoting packed into a web application context) a well-behaving EJB3 module turned out to be a little more complex than just that. But doable, to say now, after all…

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Planet NetBeans: : Milestone process

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:42:55 +0000

This is a response for not a nice post about quality of NetBeans at nbusers mailing list. I thing that the original post is more misunderstanding and a email from an upset user.

To make some of the things clearer I'd like to describe how we test the Milestones. And how the milestone process should look like. I'm using word "should" because the world isn't perfect...

Milestone process

Let me describe it in words. Release engineers(RE) build the NetBeans builds. When the build is ready quality engineers(QA) start the testing of the milestone. Developer focus on fixing issues during that time. After a time (usually one week) new branch is created. QA identifies show stoppers these are bugs that have to be fixed before the milestone build can be published. When all the show stoppers are fixed the milestone is published and announced to the NetBeans community.

Milestone process description on wiki.netbeans.org

Planet Eclipse: Martin Lippert: "Silver Medal" for Equinox Aspects Talk

noreply@blogger.com (Martin Lippert) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:16:50 +0000

The attendees session ranking from Java-Forum-Stuttgart 2008 is now online and I am more than happy to see that my talk about Equinox Aspects (slides, code examples) won the silver medal. How cool is that? And its great to see that more and more people are interested in Equinox Aspects. Wonderful...

Planet NetBeans: : TOTD #38: Creating a MySQL Persistence Unit using NetBeans IDE

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

In NetBeans IDE, create a new project

Create a new NetBeans Web project and enter the values ("Autocomplete") as shown:

and click on "Next".
Choose GlassFish v2 as the deployment server and then click on "Finish".

Set up the database

Start the database as:

~ >sudo mysqld_safe --user root

Password:<YOUR PASSWORD>

Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data

Create a user, create the database and grant the privileges to newly created user as:

mysql> CREATE USER duke IDENTIFIED by 'duke';

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> create database states;

Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> GRANT ALL on states.* TO duke;

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

In NetBeans IDE, Services panel, right-click on Databases and click on "New Connection..." and enter the values as shown:

and click on "OK" and again on "OK".
Right-click on the newly created database and select "Execute Command ..." as shown:
Create the database table as:

CREATE TABLE STATES (

      id INT,

      abbrev VARCHAR(2),

      name VARCHAR(50),

   PRIMARY KEY (id)

);

and click on the green button to run the query as shown here:

Following the same instructions, populate the table using the following SQL:

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (1, "AL", "Alabama");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (2, "AK", "Alaska");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (3, "AZ", "Arizona");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (4, "AR", "Arkansas");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (5, "CA", "California");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (6, "CO", "Colorado");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (7, "CT", "Connecticut");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (8, "DE", "Delaware");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (9, "GL", "Florida");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (10, "GA", "Georgia");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (11, "HI", "Hawaii");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (12, "ID", "Idaho");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (13, "IL", "Illinois");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (14, "IN", "Indiana");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (15, "IA", "Iowa");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (16, "KS", "Kansas");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (17, "KY", "Kentucky");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (18, "LA", "Louisiana");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (19, "ME", "Maine");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (20, "MD", "Maryland");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (21, "MA", "Massachussetts");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (22, "MI", "Michigan");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (23, "MN", "Minnesota");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (24, "MS", "Mississippi");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (25, "MO", "Missouri");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (26, "MT", "Montana");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (27, "NE", "Nebraska");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (28, "NV", "Nevada");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (29, "NH", "New Hampshire");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (30, "NJ", "New Jersey");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (31, "NM", "New Mexico");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (32, "NY", "New York");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (33, "NC", "North Carolina");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (34, "ND", "North Dakota");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (35, "OH", "Ohio");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (36, "OK", "Oklahoma");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (37, "OR", "Orgeon");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (38, "PA", "Pennsylvania");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (39, "RI", "Rhode Island");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (40, "SC", "South Carolina");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (41, "SD", "South Dakota");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (42, "TN", "Tennessee");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (43, "TX", "Texas");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (44, "UT", "Utah");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (45, "VT", "Vermont");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (46, "VA", "Virginia");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (47, "WA", "Washington");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (48, "WV", "West Virignia");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (49, "WI", "Wisconsin");

INSERT INTO STATES VALUES (50, "WY", "Wyoming");

Create and configure the persistence unit

Right-click on the newly created project and select "New", "Entity Classes from Database ..." as shown:
In DataSource, select "New Data Source..." and enter the JNDI name "jndi/states" as shown:
Select "STATES" table in "Available Tables:" and click on "Add >" and then "Next >".
Click on "Create Persistence Unit ...", take all the defaults and click on "Create".
Enter the package name as "server" and click on "Finish".
Expand "Configuration File", open "persistence.xml". Unselect "Include All Entity Classes" check box, click on "Add Class...", select "server.States" and click on OK. The updated view looks like:

Select the XML view and replace <properties/> with

The username and password values must match the ones specified during database creation. The updated "persistence.xml" looks like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<persistence version="1.0" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/persistence/persistence_1_0.xsd">

<persistence-unit name="AutocompletePU" transaction-type="JTA">

    <jta-data-source>jndi/states</jta-data-source>

    <class>server.States</class>

    <exclude-unlisted-classes>true</exclude-unlisted-classes>

    <properties>

      <property name="toplink.jdbc.user" value="duke"/>

      <property name="toplink.jdbc.password" value="duke"/>

    </properties>

</persistence-unit>

</persistence>

Create a Servlet to perform the database operations

Right-click on the project, select "New", "Servlet".
Enter the class name as "StatesServlet" and package as "server" and click on "Finish".

Add the following fragment in the beginning of the class:

    EntityManager em;

    @Override

    public void init() throws ServletException {

        EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("AutocompletePU");

        em = emf.createEntityManager();

    }

Replace the commented code in "processRequest" with the following fragment:

            String abbrev = request.getParameter("abbrev");

            List<States> list = em.createNamedQuery("States.findByAbbrev").

                    setParameter("abbrev", abbrev).

                    getResultList();

            if (list.size() > 0) {

                States s = list.get(0);

                out.println("Found " + s.getName() + " with abbrev \"" + abbrev + "\"");

            } else {

                out.println("No matching state found with \"" + abbrev + "\"");

            }

and fix the imports by right-clicking in editor pane and selecting "Fix Imports".

Right-click on the project and select "Undeploy and Deploy".

Now let's try it!

Invoking "curl http://localhost:8080/Autocomplete/StatesServlet?abbrev=CA" shows the following output on command prompt:

Found California with abbrev "CA"

Alternatively, you can enter this URL in browser as well to see the output as:

Invoking "http://localhost:8080/Autocomplete/StatesServlet?abbrev=CB" shows the output:

Even though MySQL is used as the database in this case, any other database can be easily used for creating this portable PU.

Please leave suggestions on other TOTD (Tip Of The Day) that you'd like to see. A complete archive of all tips is available here.

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Java.net Weblogs: Overload Protection in SailFin

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:28:00 +0000

This post shows how overload protection can be configured in SailFin

Java.net Weblogs: Just released! phoneME Feature MR3

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:10:00 +0000

Dear Community, We're excited to announce the new milestone release 3 (MR3) of the phoneME Feature project. As you know phoneME Feature is a live code base which is being continuously evolved by the efforts of community members as well...

The Aquarium: WebSynergy with OpenSSO on GlassFish

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:00:00 +0000

We announced WebSynergy at JavaOne; we were expecting to launch the public site with transparent builds shortly after that but the end of (our fiscal) year and the summer have slowed us down. I think we will soon be able to show public progress; in the meantime we are making internal progress, together with the Liferay team and with add-ons.

As an example of the type of synergy across our projects, Ajit describes how to Integrating WebSynergy with OpenSSO on GFv3, showing how to download and assemble the pieces and how to configure OpenSSO. Of course, the actual Sun product would come with good ease-of-use for all these, and other, pieces.

Planet NetBeans: : taT | Editor Windows Reactivated!

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:44:39 +0000

Hey,

I have been blogging around for a while on hyperlinks in NetBeans IDE, what about the API’s, yeah the NetBeans API’s that helped me achieve a crucial milestone, i.e. activating the Opened panes! Also, the members of OpenIDE mailing lists, for giving accurate suggestions for making it possible.

Tricks

You must see numerous Developer FAQ’s based on Editor and Edited Files. Some of them referring to get access of relevant opened Window for editing. Still, something was missing. So, I would share what I experienced recently.

TopComponent[] comps = TopComponent.getRegistry().getOpened(); for (int i = 0; i < comps.length; i++) {
    Node[] arr = comps[i].getActivatedNodes(); for (int j = 0; j < arr.length; j++) { EditorCookie ec = (EditorCookie) arr[j].getCookie(EditorCookie.class); if (ec != null) { JEditorPane[] panes = ec.getOpenedPanes(); if (panes != null) { // USE panes } } } }

This has one issue, it no longers returns an array of TopComponent’s in the 1st line, in 6.0 and 6.1, I saw it returned Set<TopComponent>, so outer loop also changes like this-

Set<TopComponent> comps = TopComponent.getRegistry().getOpened(); for (TopComponent tc: comps) { Node[] arr = tc.getActivatedNodes(); for (int j = 0; j < arr.length; j++) { EditorCookie ec = (EditorCookie) arr[j].getCookie(EditorCookie.class); if (ec != null) { JEditorPane[] panes = ec.getOpenedPanes(); if (panes != null) { // USE panes } } } }

What about My Usecase?

Oh, yeah! I wanted to tell you about re-activating opened panes. After interacting with Wade on OpenIDE mailing lists. I created this method- verifyHyperlinkStatus(), please have a look, you might have to scroll a bit. So, I have commented 2 lines there-

//final int index = k; /* After some coding... */ //tc[index].requestActive();

tc[index] is a particular TopComponent instance obtained by iterating over an Array of TopComponent’s. Array? But, we have just discussed its Set<TopComponent> not an Array. You’re in for another surprise-

//To obtain an array, use this- final
    TopComponent[] tc = TopComponent.getRegistry(). getOpened().toArray(new TopComponent[0]); //As mentioned in the following reference tutorial.

Referenced Tutorial- http://wiki.netbeans.org/RevampedHyperlinkNavigation

final, but why?

Actually, when you deal with methods that required to run within a AWT Thread, invoked by various means, then the variables used, within their implemented run() method, if defined outside should be made final so as to prevent it from any modification. In Java, final modifier means that an identifier would be constant within a block of code. In this case, within a method- verifyHyperlinkStatus()

So, index was modified as final, and was used within an AWT Thread inside a if-block, which invoked tc[index].requestActive(), i.e. to activate that window, if its already opened.

Why I am doing this?

As I have to re-activate a opened editor window which was already opened by clicking a hyperlink in HTML file. So, I was earlier using setCaretPositon(), that’s why I had to requestActive(), to show that editor window again.

Tips to Remember

Vita suggested to use NbEditorUtilities instead of a combination of setCaretPosition() and requestActive(). So, I did that by commenting the following statements present in one of the setPosition() methods.

NbEditorUtilities.getLine(d, index, true).show(Line.SHOW_GOTO); //pane[pos].setCaretPosition(index);

Here, index is found using indexOf(), and d is the document, whose contents were used to retrieve the index. This is indeed a great utility, why? Because, it opens/re-activates the opened document and places the cursor at the beginning of the line, that was searched.

Final thoughts

This time all was said and done, rather than the saying “All is said, more than done!”.

The Server Side: Build powerful Java Applications using SOA with New Book

Kharidaha@nospam.com (Varsha) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:25:14 +0000

Packt is pleased to announce Service Oriented Architecture with Java, a new book which teaches the concepts and the implementation of using SOA with web services to design a sound architecture for business solutions.

Planet NetBeans: : Java Network Browser - Useful, Nice and WebStartable Swing Application

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:25:31 +0000

The first start/installation of JFtp (see screenshot) via WebStart takes about 10-20 seconds. All subsequent starts about 5 seconds - (on Java 6u10). Another great sample for WebStart, Swing and Java 6u10 combo.

Btw. it is a Ftp, Http, Ssh, SMB etc. client :-).

The Aquarium: What Languages Should be Added to GlassFish Server?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:51:00 +0000

Ming is in charge of the localization efforts for the GlassFish Server and she is soliciting input on Expansion of Language Support.

GlassFish is currently localized to Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, and Spanish - see TA entry and G11n Home Page. The process will be further simplified and opened for participation for GFv3 and GFv2.1.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Ming or post directly to the G11N mailing list at glassfish.dev.java.net.

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