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How do you create a read-only collection?
How do you create a read-only collection? The Collections class has six methods to help out here: 1. unmodifiableCollection(Collect ionc) 2. unmodifiableList(List list) 3. unmodifiableMap(Map m) 4. unmodifiableSet(Set s) 5. unmodifiableSortedMap(SortedMa pm) 6. unmodifiableSortedSet(SortedSe ts) If ...
2012-08-30, 2662👍, 0💬

Return a null pointer or a pointer to 0 bytes? .....
What should malloc(0) do? Return a null pointer or a pointer to 0 bytes? The ANSI/ISO Standard says that it may do either; the behavior is implementation-defined ortable code must either take care not to call malloc(0), or be prepared for the possibility of a null return.
2016-04-21, 2661👍, 0💬

What is a JSP and what is it used for?
What is a JSP and what is it used for? Java Server Pages (JSP) is a platform independent presentation layer technology that comes with SUN s J2EE platform. JSPs are normal HTML pages with Java code pieces embedded in them. JSP pages are saved to *.jsp files. A JSP compiler is used in the background ...
2013-07-04, 2661👍, 0💬

In which case would you choose a static inner class?
In which case would you choose a static inner class? Interesting one, static inner classes can access the outer class's protected and private fields. This is both a positive and a negitive point for us since we can, in essence, violate the encapsulation of the outer class by mucking up the outer cla...
2012-09-07, 2661👍, 0💬

How can I shut off the warning: possible pointer alignment problem ...
How can I shut off the ``warning: possible pointer alignment problem'' message which lint gives me for each call to malloc? A modern lint shouldn't be complaining about this. Once upon a time, lint did not and could not know that malloc ``returns a pointer to space suitably aligned for storage of an...
2016-06-03, 2650👍, 0💬

What is the Collections API?
What is the Collections API? The Collections API is a set of classes and interfaces that support operations on collections of objects.
2012-09-21, 2650👍, 0💬

Is there any other way that you can achieve inheritance in Java?
Is there any other way that you can achieve inheritance in Java? There are a couple of ways. As you know, the straight way is to "extends" and/or "implements". The other way is to get an instance of the class to achieve the inheritance. That means to make the supposed-super-class be a field member. ...
2012-08-29, 2649👍, 0💬

Why are the interfaces more flexible than abstract classes?
Why are the interfaces more flexible than abstract classes? --An interface-defined type can be implemented by any class in a class hierarchy and can be extended by another interface. In contrast, an abstract-class-defined type can be implemented only by classes that subclass the abstract class. --An...
2013-03-06, 2648👍, 0💬

What method is invoked to cause an object to begin executing as a separate thread?
What method is invoked to cause an object to begin executing as a separate thread? The start() method of the Thread class is invoked to cause an object to begin executing as a separate thread.
2012-10-29, 2648👍, 0💬

Explain the usage of Java packages.
Explain the usage of Java packages. This is a way to organize files when a project consists of multiple modules. It also helps resolve naming conflicts when different packages have classes with the same names. Packages access level also allows you to protect data from being used by the non-authorize...
2012-08-09, 2648👍, 0💬

What is cyclomatic complexity and why is it important?
What is cyclomatic complexity and why is it important? Cyclomatic complexity is a computer science metric (measurement) developed by Thomas McCabe used to generally measure the complexity of a program. It directly measures the number of linearly independent paths through a program’s source code. ...
2014-02-18, 2645👍, 0💬

What interface must an object implement before it can be written to a stream as an object?
What interface must an object implement before it can be written to a stream as an object? An object must implement the Serializable or Externalizable interface before it can be written to a stream as an object.
2012-08-06, 2644👍, 0💬

What is the difference between the Reader/Writer class hierarchy and the InputStream/OutputStream class hierarchy?
What is the difference between the Reader/Writer class hierarchy and the InputStream/OutputStream class hierarchy? The Reader/Writer class hierarchy is character-oriented, and the InputStream/OutputStream class hierarchy is byte-oriented.
2012-11-15, 2643👍, 0💬

The property that indicates whether existing database constraints should be observed when performing updates
The property that indicates whether existing database constraints should be observed when performing updates The property that indicates whether existing database constraints should be observed when performing updates * EnforceConstraints * Constraints * GetConstraints * ConstraintsEnforce EnforceCo...
2014-07-30, 2642👍, 0💬

How do you restrict a user to cut and paste from the html page?
How do you restrict a user to cut and paste from the html page? Using Servlet or client side scripts to lock keyboard keys. It is one of solutions.
2012-08-10, 2642👍, 0💬

What does it mean that a method or field is "static"?
What does it mean that a method or field is "static"? Static variables and methods are instantiated only once per class. In other words they are class variables, not instance variables. If you change the value of a static variable in a particular object, the value of that variable changes for all in...
2013-06-20, 2639👍, 0💬

Whats the difference between notify() and notifyAll()?
Whats the difference between notify() and notifyAll()? notify() is used to unblock one waiting thread; notifyAll() is used to unblock all of them. Using notify() is preferable (for efficiency) when only one blocked thread can benefit from the change (for example, when freeing a buffer back into a po...
2013-02-15, 2639👍, 0💬

What is the relationship between an event-listener interface and an event-adapter class?
What is the relationship between an event-listener interface and an event-adapter class? An event-listener interface defines the methods that must be implemented by an event handler for a particular kind of event. An event adapter provides a default implementation of an event-listener interface.
2012-12-03, 2639👍, 0💬

What event results from the clicking of a button?
What event results from the clicking of a button? The ActionEvent event is generated as the result of the clicking of a button.
2012-12-06, 2638👍, 0💬

What value does read() return when it has reached the end of a file?
What value does read() return when it has reached the end of a file? The read() method returns -1 when it has reached the end of a file.
2012-11-05, 2638👍, 0💬

What is the purpose of the finally clause of a try-catch-finally statement? garbage collector?
What is the purpose of the finally clause of a try-catch-finally statement? garbage collector? The finally clause is used to provide the capability to execute code no matter whether or not an exception is thrown or caught.
2012-10-23, 2637👍, 0💬

What is transient variable?
What is transient variable? Transient variable can't be serialize. For example if a variable is declared as transient in a Serializable class and the class is written to an ObjectStream, the value of the variable can't be written to the stream instead when the class is retrieved from the ObjectStrea...
2013-03-29, 2636👍, 0💬

There are two classes: A and B. The class B need to inform a class A when some important event has happened. What Java techniqu
There are two classes: A and B. The class B need to inform a class A when some important event has happened. What Java technique would you use to implement it? If these classes are threads I'd consider notify() or notifyAll(). For regular classes you can use the Observer interface.
2013-04-19, 2635👍, 0💬

What does read() return at end of file?
What does read() return at end of file? 0 A defined (but false) 0 value is the proper indication of the end of file for read() and sysread().
2013-09-09, 2634👍, 0💬

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