Copying objects is a common Java programming operation that has one serious trap. Here's how to avoid copying from an object reference and only copy the instance and values you want. Copying objects ...

Classes and objects in Java must be initialized before they are used. You’ve previously learned that class fields are initialized to default values when classes are loaded, and that objects are ...

Runtime errors occur when something goes wrong in the normal execution of a program. When severe enough, these errors abruptly terminate an application. To help programmers both anticipate and recover ...

So, I'm new to the whole Java and programming thing. I've been working my way through Thinking in Java and Just Java 2. So far, it has gone very well. I think the two resources complement each other ...

One of the things that confuses me about .NET literature is their talk of boxing and unboxing. A lot of .NET material reads somewhat easily because it was so similar to Java which I took a couple of ...