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Can I make Hibernate transparently avoid string duplication in the database?

I have a Java program that uses Hibernate and MySQL to store a lot of tracing data about the use of the Eclipse IDE. This data contains a lot of strings such as method names, directories, perspective name, etc. For example, an event object (which is then reflected in a record) can specify the source file and the current method, the use...

Eclipse start up menu

What is the window which is displayed when you first install Eclipse called, and how can I find it? ...

Java Log Viewer

Hi all, Unfortunately, sometimes the only way to debug a program is by going through its long log files. I searched for a decent log viewer for a while now, and haven't found a real solution. The only program that seemed to be most appropriate was Chainsaw with its Socket connector but after a few short uses the program proved to be b...

JFreeChart XYPlot with labels

I'm using an XYPlot in JFreeChart. All the lines on it are XYSeries objects. Both axes are NumberAxis objects. The Y-Axis range is from 0-1, with ticks every .1. Along with displaying the numbers though, I'd like to display text on the Y-Axis, like High/Medium/Low. High would cover .7-1, etc. What is the best way to go about doing this? ...

How to centre a Window in Java?

What's the easiest way to centre a java.awt.Window, such as a JFrame or a JDialog? ...

When Using Dynamic Proxies, how do I access the underlying object's Annotations?

When Using Dynamic Proxies, how do I access the underlying object's Annotations? Specifically I'm annotating settings of a ORM object with @Column("client_id") and then making a Dynamic Proxy keep track of when the annotated setters are called, but... It doesn't seem that the annotated proxy keeps any of the underlying annotations so s...

What web server should I use with NetBeans?

I haven't been around Java development for 8 years, but am starting to build a NetBeans Web Application. When I walk through the Web Application wizard, it asks for the server I'm going to be using. What would be the best and simplest server for me to start using with NetBeans? ...

Simplest way to use "BeanUtils alike" replace

Is there any libraries that would allow me to use the same known notation as we use in BeanUtils for extracting POJO parameters, but for easily replacing placeholders in a string? I know it would be possible to roll my own, using BeanUtils itself or other libraries with similar features, but I didn't want to reinvent the wheel. I would...

C++ performance vs. Java/C#

My understanding is that C/C++ produces native code to run on a particular machine architecture. Conversely, languages like Java and C# run on top of a virtual machine which abstracts away the native architecture. Logically it would seem impossible for Java or C# to match the speed of C++ because of this intermediate step, however I've...

Is Lambda Probe dead?

Does anyone know where to get the source code for LambdaProbe? Alternatively, does anyone know if the project could be moved to a community repository? Besides the tool not being updated for over a year, the LambdaProbe website has been down since late September 2008. Background: Lambda Probe is a useful tool for viewing stats on a ...

Why does "abcd".StartsWith("") return true?

Title is the entire question. Can someone give me a reason why this happens? ...

How to properly setup a multi module SpringMVC application created by appfuse in Eclipse?

I am trying to setup a multi module SpringMVC appfuse applicaiton in Eclipse but it seems that I'm facing lots of errors in Eclipse after I import the project in Eclipse. Can anyone please help me with a step by step guideline showing the ideal way to setup such application in Eclipse? ...

Best way to validate user input JDBC?

Is there a built-in way to escape user input in java using the JDBC? Something similar to the php version mysql_real_escape() function. What's the best way to validate input? ...

Best Java/Swing browser component ?

What's the best cross platform Java Swing browser component at least able to play nicely in a swing interface (lightweight component ?) and able to run on MacOSX and Windows ? Things like : FlyingSaucer, JDIC, maybe others ? ...

How can I see what is in my heap in Java?

I've managed to get a memory 'leak' in a java application I'm developing. When running my JUnit test suite I randomly get out of memory exceptions (java.lang.OutOfMemoryError). What tools can I use to examine the heap of my java application to see what's using up all my heap so that I can work out what's keeping references to objects wh...

How can I setup LookAndFeel Files in Java ?

I need to setup LookAndFeel Files in JDK 1.6. I have two files: napkinlaf-swingset2.jar napkinlaf.jar How can I set this up and use it? I would like a GTK look and feel OR Qt look and feel, Are they available? ...

Making Eclipse behave like Visual Studio

I'm doing some Android dev, and I much prefer Visual Studio, but I'll have to use Eclipse for this. Has anyone made a tool that switches Eclipse to look and behave more like visual studio? I mainly can't stand its clippyesqe suggestions on how I should program (Yes, I know I have not yet used that private field! Thanks Eclipse!), or its...

immutable class should be final?

Hi, It says in this article that "Making a class final because it is immutable is a good reason to do so". I'm a bit puzzled by this....I understand that immutability is a good thing from the POV of thread-safety and simplicity, but it seems that these concerns are somewhat orthogonal to extensibility. So why is immutability a good reas...

Java printf functionality for collections or arrays

In python you can use a tuple in a formatted print statement and the tuple values are used at the indicated positions in the formatted string. For example: >>> a = (1,"Hello",7.2) >>> print "these are the values %d, %s, %f" % a these are the values 1, Hello, 7.200000 Is there some way to use any array or collection in a java printf s...

Annotations on Interfaces?

I can't for the life of me figure out a use case for being able to annotate interfaces in Java. Maybe someone smarter than I am could give me an example? ...