A method might accept a specific type and its subclasses, but you want to restrict usage to a select few implementations of your own design. Java's open inheritance model can feel like an open ...

It proposes a significant shift in the release model for Java library development. Java libraries are collections of pre-written classes, interfaces and methods organized into packages that can be ...

In this article, an excerpt from The Definitive Guide to Java Swing (Apress, June 2005; ISBN: 1590594479), John Zukowski explains how to work with the JSpinnercomponent.