InfoWorld

JDK 7: Java Switching on Strings Is Here

I have previously blogged on how Groovy and ActionScript provide demonstrations of switching on Strings functionality that has not been available in Java. JDK 7 changes this for Java by introducing ...
TheServerSide

String to long in Java

The correct way to convert a String to long in Java is to use the parseLong(String x) method of the Long wrapper class. The following String to long example program converts the text String 90210 to a ...
InfoWorld

Checking for Null or Empty or White Space Only String in Java

.NET Framework 4 introduces a new method on its String class called IsNullOrWhiteSpace that checks whether a provided String is null, empty, or consists only of “white space.” This handy method is in ...
InfoQ

Java Gets a Boost with String Templates: Simplifying Code and Improving Security

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