When writing the configuration in a Spring file, sometimes it is desirable to maintain a list of properties external to the Spring configuration. This list of properties can be edited and the updated values will be picked up by the Spring configuration. This tech-recipe will show you how it is done.

Processing forms in using JSP’s in Java is simple. Learn how to use the Java getparamter() to grab data from an HTML form

In order to use Apache Maven for dependency resolution and automatic resolution of transitive dependencies for software projects on a Windows machine, it is necessary to set the proper Windows Environment Variables. This setup is necessary on all modern versions of Windows, and the steps to do so are also similar for all versions.

When configuring a Spring project, it is either necessary to write extensive amounts of XML configuration code or to write moderate amounts of XML configuration code and enable annotations. When annotations are enabled, Spring parses the project’s Java beans in order to find these annotations. This allows the developer to push some of the configuring [...]

The Spring Framework contains many useful tools and plugins for a developer using Java. It is popularly used in conjunction with the Eclipse IDE for rapid, effective Java development. In order to use Spring with Eclipse, one must either download a specialized version of Eclipse which comes pre-integrated with Spring or install the Spring software [...]

When creating a project in Eclipse, one may use Maven to manage dependencies more easily and to resolve transitive dependencies automatically. Maven projects have a consistent structure for each project created, and it is possible to create this structure automatically within Eclipse.

Learn how to install Tomcat manually on Windows 7 OS.

You don’t need a fancy IDE to compile your Java programs, use Windows CMD to compile them and run them right on your desktop.

Buffers can be very useful in java since they can speed up I/O operations considerably. Basically, a buffer is a space allocated into memory for bytes, chars, and other data types to be entered. I have found buffers to be really useful when writing client/server applications.

Information hiding is a key feature of Java. When declaring a variable or a method, it can be one of four types: private, protected, public, or default.