java Programming Glossary: formal

Difference between DTO, VO, POJO, JavaBeans?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1612334/difference-between-dto-vo-pojo-javabeans

that hold values hence value objects . For a more formal definition I often refer to Martin Fowler's description of Value..

Is it possible to create an instance of nested class using Java Reflection?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2097982/is-it-possible-to-create-an-instance-of-nested-class-using-java-reflection

an array of Class objects that identify the constructor's formal parameter types in declared order. If this Class object represents.. an inner class declared in a non static context the formal parameter types include the explicit enclosing instance as the..

Why does String.valueOf(null) throw a NullPointerException?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3131865/why-does-string-valueofnull-throw-a-nullpointerexception

Multiple wildcards on a generic methods makes Java compiler (and me!) very confused

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3546745/multiple-wildcards-on-a-generic-methods-makes-java-compiler-and-me-very-confu

Conversion Let G name a generic type declaration with n formal type parameters A 1 再 n with corresponding bounds U 1 各 n ...

How can we match a^n b^n with Java regex?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3644266/how-can-we-match-an-bn-with-java-regex

just regular languages. That is they are not regular by formal language theory definition. PCRE and Perl supports recursive.. may result in a match of the overall pattern . In very informal terms this is what and says optional It doesn't have to be..

How does the Java array argument declaration syntax “…” work?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4211099/how-does-the-java-array-argument-declaration-syntax-work

8 Classes . Buried in there is this nugget If the last formal parameter is a variable arity parameter of type T it is considered.. arity parameter of type T it is considered to define a formal parameter of type T . The method is then a variable arity method... method may contain more actual argument expressions than formal parameters. All the actual argument expressions that do not..

What does “…” mean in Java? [duplicate]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4618930/what-does-mean-in-java

Differences between Ant and Maven

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/603189/differences-between-ant-and-maven

Ant and Maven in this example Ant... Ant doesn't have formal conventions like a common project directory structure you have.. where to find the source and where to put the output. Informal conventions have emerged over time but they haven't been codified..

Declaring variables inside or outside of a loop

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8803674/declaring-variables-inside-or-outside-of-a-loop

happening is that you find ways to provide some nice and formal algorithmic optimizations in just a couple of places which make..

why doesn't java send the client certificate during SSL handshake?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9299133/why-doesnt-java-send-the-client-certificate-during-ssl-handshake

it along with the client cert during handshake Is this a formal configuration issue on the server side The server is a third..

When not to use Regex in C# (or Java, C++, etc.)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/968919/when-not-to-use-regex-in-c-sharp-or-java-c-etc

I'd not recommend using regex to validate data with strict formal standards like e mail addresses. They're harder than you want..

Differences between Java interfaces and Objective-C protocols?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/990360/differences-between-java-interfaces-and-objective-c-protocols

. In particular understand that Objective C supports both formal protocols which are explicitly declared with the @protocol keyword.. @protocol keyword the equivalent of a Java interface and informal protocols just one or more methods implemented by a class which.. which can be discovered via reflection . If you adopt a formal protocol Objective C terminology for implement an interface..