Java Nested Classes In A NutShell

The Java programming language allows you to define a class within another class. Such a class is called a nested class and is illustrated here:

[sourcecode language=”java”]
class OuterClass {

How To Create A Maven Webapp In Eclipse?

I like Maven because it makes dependency resolution easier and I like Eclipse because it is lightweight (at least lighter than other Java IDEs) and configurable. But I hate when it comes to creating a Maven webapp in Eclipse because it is overly complicated…

Hacking Into A Java Class

Official Java Docs may call it Anonymous Inner Classes or name it with some other heavy-weight formal jargon, but I would like to call it hacking into a Java class because with this technique you can inject your code into an existing class method.

For example, if you have a message…