Reference objects aren't just useful when memory is at a premium; they can also be used to provide slick caching abilities to any application.

Most Java developers who come from a C/C++ background have probably at one time wished for a Java equivalent of sizeof() .

This article shows how to use the Apache Commons JXPath component to easily query complex Java object trees for data using the XPath expression language. It covers both basic and advanced features ...

Java currently supports only two types of value: primitives and object references. Project Valhalla extends this by introducing inline classes which are a new form of type that exhibit some ...

A Java string is a sequence of characters that exists as an object of the class java.lang. Java strings are created and manipulated through the string class. Once created, a string is immutable -- its ...

The Mongo object comes from the Java driver written by the guys over at 10gen. This example opens a connection to a local MongoDB instance and uses the mjormIsFun database.

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE ...

The Java Iterator is an all-purpose interface that simplifies looping through a collection of objects. Java's ListIterator provides all the functionality of the Iterator interface, with four ...