Web apps in a snap
WebWork is an open source Web application framework designed to
simplify Web application development. This column provides an
introduction to WebWork and illustrates the process of login page
creation using WebWork and two different view technologies,
JavaServer Pages (JSP) and Velocity.
Erik Swenson,
March 2003
Chart a new course with JFreeChart
JFreeChart is a powerful and flexible open source charting library.
JFreeChart allows you to easily incorporate advanced charting
capabilities into Java applications. This article introduces you to
the JFreeChart library and explains how to create some common
charts with the tool.
Erik Swenson,
December 2002
Simplify XML file processing with the Jakarta Commons Digester
The Jakarta Commons Digester is a popular open source utility that
facilitates XML file processing. This article provides an overview
of Digester, followed by an example that uses Digester to parse an
XML configuration file.
Erik Swenson,
October 2002
Reports made easy with JasperReports
JasperReports, a popular, full-featured open source
report-generating library, uses XML report templates to generate
reports you can display on the screen, send to a printer, or save
as a PDF document. In this inaugural Open Source
Profile column, Erik Swenson introduces the JasperReports
library and explains how to integrate JasperReports into your
applications.
Erik Swenson,
September 2002
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Tim Boudreau has released a new version of the Swing Wizard library (version 0.997) that fixes the WizardException bug reported in JavaWorld's recent Open Source Java Project profile. The article's examples have been reworked to test out the new, improved WizardException. Thanks, Tim, for this helpful fix!
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