java Programming Glossary: intention

Why shouldn't you extend JFrame and other components?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1143923/why-shouldnt-you-extend-jframe-and-other-components

unexpected bugs when using the class. Typically the intention is strictly to use the class to draw a frame and composition..

Why chose XML over properties files for Log4J configuration?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1256835/why-chose-xml-over-properties-files-for-log4j-configuration

of the tutorial the author has chosen to gloss over or unintentionally omitted that the properties or xml need only be on the classpath.. of this is directly relevant to the question asked or the intention of the answer which is to discuss the merits or otherwise of..

Using “final” modifier whenever applicable in java [closed]

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/137868/using-final-modifier-whenever-applicable-in-java

grasping of the code and also prevents mistakes as the intention is clearly marked. What are your thoughts on this and what do..

Timer & TimerTask versus Thread + sleep in Java

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1453295/timer-timertask-versus-thread-sleep-in-java

The advantage of TimerTask is that it expresses your intention much better i.e. code readability and it already has the cancel..

Converting JSON to Java

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1688099/converting-json-to-java

JSON object contains an array of other JSON objects. The intention is to extract a list of IDs where any given object possessing..

java swingworker thread to update main Gui

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16937997/java-swingworker-thread-to-update-main-gui

have got Take a look at publish and process The underlying intention is that you need to update the UI from only within the Event..

What does the ^ operator do in Java?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1991380/what-does-the-operator-do-in-java

this answer was merged from another question where the intention was to use exponentiation to convert a string 8675309 to int.. exercise ^ denotes exponentiation from now on . The OP's intention was to compute 8 10^6 6 10^5 7 10^4 5 10^3 3 10^2 0 10^1 9 10^0..

Maven parent pom vs modules pom

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1992213/maven-parent-pom-vs-modules-pom

the myproject pom.xml contains the list of modules. The intention is to be scalable to a large scale build so should be scalable..

Uninitialized variables and members in Java

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/268814/uninitialized-variables-and-members-in-java

and members Edit making the members private was my initial intention and the question still stands... java oop variables share..

Bounding generics with 'super' keyword

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2800369/bounding-generics-with-super-keyword

Number aNumber Object anObject String aString Your intention with T super Integer if it's legal is that it should allow add..

What is the difference between “text” and new String(“text”) in Java?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3052442/what-is-the-difference-between-text-and-new-stringtext-in-java

again however that this is very peculiar and is rarely the intention. References JLS 15.21.3 Reference Equality Operators and class..

(Unknown Source) in Exception stack trace

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3132302/unknown-source-in-exception-stack-trace

void main String args String.valueOf null programmer intention is to invoke valueOf Object but instead code invokes valueOf..

Guidelines on Exception propagation (in Java)

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3551221/guidelines-on-exception-propagation-in-java

one. This is useful in certain cases especially when the intention is to abort the currently executing thread. However in other..

How to find nth occurrence of character in a string?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3976616/how-to-find-nth-occurrence-of-character-in-a-string

and I expect to return this index position. My actual intention is to substring it from nth occurrence of a character. Is there..

Primitive type 'short' - casting in Java

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/477750/primitive-type-short-casting-in-java

sloppy and leaves many important characteristics open. The intention behind this inaccurate language specification is clear. The..

Static references are cleared--does Android unload classes at runtime if unused?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5105097/static-references-are-cleared-does-android-unload-classes-at-runtime-if-unused

my use of volatile here caused some confusion. My intention was to ensure that the static reference's current state is always..

Order of XML attributes after DOM processing

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/726395/order-of-xml-attributes-after-dom-processing

xsl.transform src result I'd also like to point out at the intention of many naysayers that there are cases where attribute order..

Get local IP-Address without connecting to the internet

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8765578/get-local-ip-address-without-connecting-to-the-internet

my local network which should be 192.168.178.41 . My first intention was to use something like this InetAddress.getLocalHost .getHostAddress..