I wrote about the NetBeans hint “Overridable Method Call in Constructor” in the blog post Seven Indispensable NetBeans Java Hints. In this post, I look at why having an overridable method called from ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. The entry point of a standalone Java application is the main method or function. In the age of ...

The JNI (Java Native Interface) allows Java to access codes on C and C++. Commonly used for specifics performance cases, to handle hardwares or even use an existing library (not to need to rewrite). 2 ...

Abstract classes and interfaces in Java serve fundamentally different purposes. Learn the differences between these Java language elements and how to use them in your programs. Abstract classes and ...

Right-click on a Java method name and "Show Call Hierarchy". No calls from or to the method are displayed. This occurs for any method in my workspace, regardless of how many calls into/out of the ...