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The Baeldung Weekly Review 31 At the very beginning of 2014 I decided to start better documenting my reading habits and sharing them here with all of you. The point is two fold – by curating and documenting, my reading has become more purposeful and diverse. Also – I believe… Continue Reading 2014-week-review-31
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Difference Between Wait and Sleep in Java 1. Overview In this short article, we’ll have a look at the standard sleep() and wait() methods in core Java, and understand the differences and similarities between them. 2. General Differences Between Wait and Sleep Simply put, wait() is an instance method that’s… Continue Reading java-wait-and-sleep
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Guide to JavaServer Pages (JSP) Table of Contents * 1. Overview * 2. JavaServer Pages * 2.1. JSP Syntax * 2.2. Static and Dynamic Contents * 2.3. Implicit Objects * 2.4. Other Implicit Objects * 2.5. Directives * 2.6. Page Directives * 3.0. Three Examples * 3.1. HTML Rendered in… Continue Reading jsp
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Reactive JAX-RS Client API 1. Introduction In this tutorial, we look at JAX-RS support for reactive (Rx) programming using the Jersey API. This article assumes the reader has knowledge of the Jersey REST client API. Some familiarity with reactive programming concepts will be helpful but isn’t necessary. 2. Dependencies First,… Continue Reading jax-rs-reactive-client
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Introduction to Spring Cloud Stream 1. Overview Spring Cloud Stream is a framework built on top of Spring Boot and Spring Integration that helps in creating event-driven or message-driven microservices. In this article, we’ll introduce concepts and constructs of Spring Cloud Stream with some simple examples. 2. Maven Dependencies To… Continue Reading spring-cloud-stream
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Introduction to Vaadin 1. Overview Vaadin is a server-side Java framework for creating web user interfaces. Using it, we can create our front-end using Java features. 2. Maven Dependencies and Setup Let’s start by adding the following dependencies to our pom.xml: <dependency> <groupId>com.vaadin</groupId> <artifactId>vaadin-server</artifactId> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>com.vaadin</groupId> <artifactId>vaadin-client-compiled</artifactId> </dependency> <dependency>… Continue Reading vaadin
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Mock Static Method using JMockit 1. Overview Some popular mocking libraries such as Mockito and Easymock generate mock-ups by taking advantage of Java’s inheritance-based class model. EasyMock implements an interface at runtime, whereas Mockito inherits from the target class to create a mocking stub. Neither approach works well for static… Continue Reading jmockit-static-method
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Using Pairs in Java 1. Overview In this quick article, we discuss the highly useful programming concept known as a Pair. Pairs provide a convenient way of handling simple key to value association and are particularly useful when we want to return two values from a method. A simple implementation… Continue Reading java-pairs
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Getting a File’s Mime Type in Java 1. Overview In this tutorial, we’ll take a look at various strategies for getting MIME types of a file. We’ll look at ways to extend the MIME types available to the strategies, wherever applicable. We’ll also point out where we should favor one… Continue Reading java-file-mime-type
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Exclude Fields from Serialization in Gson 1. Overview In this short tutorial, we’re going to explore the available options for excluding one or more fields of a Java class and its subclasses from Gson serialization. 2. Initial Setup Let’s first define our classes: @Data @AllArgsConstructor public class MyClass { private… Continue Reading gson-exclude-fields-serialization
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