Monthly Archives: September 2009

Java Design Patterns – A Short Writeup

Posted on September 22, 2009 by jaydeepm

A design pattern is a general, language-independent technique used to solve a class of related problems. A design pattern is a widely accepted solution to a recurring design problem. It is a guideline rather than a specific solution. An idiom, … Continue reading →

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Number of Days Since 1900

Posted on September 21, 2009 by jaydeepm

Here is a simple Orace query to calculate the number of days since 1900. Thanks to Ari Kaplan for the query!

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Get the Last Day of The Month in Java

Posted on September 21, 2009 by jaydeepm

Use the getActualMaximum(int field) method of the Calendar class to retrieve the last day of the month. See the below code for usage details. The code retrieves the last date for Feb 2009 as an example. You can modify the … Continue reading →

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