We discuss some of the most common design patterns in Java and how they can help you solve common coding issues. Learn more. A design pattern is a well-established and documented solution to a common ...

Java’s character and assorted string classes offer low-level support for pattern matching, but that support typically leads to complex code. For simpler and more efficient coding, Java offers the ...

The Observable design pattern is used in many important Java APIs. One well-known example is a JButton that uses the ActionListener API to execute an action. In this example, we have an ActionListener ...

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I'm writing an application to learn Swing. I've done myself no favors in that I keep changing the target, and now I'm approaching the level where I've glommed to many hacks and fixes onto my original ...

While it seems so basic that it wouldn't require a mention, there's a basic and often violated software design principle pertaining to Java method modifiers that is in need of explanation. A public ...