InfoWorld

Portable Logger Names with Java 7 Method Handles

Java 7 introduced the Method Handles with the java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle and java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles classes. The Well-Grounded Java Developer (which I have previously reviewed) covers ...
InfoWorld

Better than reflection: Using method handles and variable handles in Java

Reflection was essential to the advanced Java toolkit for years. Now it's being superseded by newer, safer options. Here's how to use MethodHandle and VarHandle to gain programmatic access to methods ...
TheServerSide

Why we use static final in Java for constants

Ever wonder why Java's const keyword is unimplemented? More specifically, why do we mark global constants in Java with both the static and final keywords? Why are Java constants static and final? The ...
TheServerSide

Why the Java const keyword is unimplemented

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Anyone who sees the const keyword in Java would logically assume its original intention was to ...
Ars Technica

With java: Just code = OK, trying method = FAIL!!!

I've tried method call "read2ArrayData" as is and other ways but it keeps griping at me with "required value, found class" and I have no idea what it's telling me, other than "ABORT, RETRY, ...