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Analyze Your Classes Publish Date: Oct. 22, 2003
Java reflection allows you to discover your code's abilities, but what about changing the code? Vikram Goyal introduces the Byte Code Engineering Library, which opens up classes for low-level changes from code.
Using the Jakarta Commons, Part 3 Publish Date: Jul. 23, 2003
Ever find yourself thinking, "Someone's surely solved this problem before?" The Jakarta Commons is a good place to start looking when that thought tickles your mind. In this third of three articles,
Vikram Goyal explores the logging, pooling, and validating packages in the Commons.
Using the Jakarta Commons, Part 2 Publish Date: Jul. 9, 2003
Ever find yourself thinking, "Someone's surely solved this problem before?" The Jakarta Commons is a good place to start looking when that thought tickles your mind. In this second of three articles,
Vikram Goyal explores the Packages and XML groups of the Commons.
Using the Jakarta Commons, Part 1 Publish Date: Jun. 25, 2003
Ever find yourself thinking "Someone's surely solved this problem before?" That's the beauty of open source. In this first of three articles, Vikram Goyal explores the Jakarta Commons, mature and well-defined reusable Java components.
Understanding Classloaders: log4j in a J2EE Environment Publish Date: Apr. 2, 2003
EJBs are a little different from the normal J2EE world. Part of that difference lies in the app server's classloaders. While demonstrating how to use log4j with EJB applications, Vikram Goyal explains how classloaders work and how to use them.
Implementing Templates with Struts Publish Date: Nov. 20, 2002
Creating a portal site gets much easier with templates. This article shows you how to implement a portal site with Struts Templates.
XML to PDF? Oh, FOP It. Publish Date: Oct. 16, 2002
FOP is an open source Java API for converting XML data to PDF and other formats. This article shows you how it's done.
Build Flexible Logs With log4j Publish Date: Aug. 7, 2002
log4j, an Apache Jakarta project, offers unprecedented levels of control over logging. This article offers a sample Web application to explain how to use log4j.
