Monthly Archives: November 2013

Groovy vs Java – Subtle difference in Hex Literals

Recently I stumbled across a small but annoying difference in border cases of hex literals between Groovy and Java In Groovy, this println(0xff000000.class) will yield class java.lang.Long In Java, this Object x = 0xff000000; System.out.println(x.getClass()); will yield java.lang.Integer In Groovy, … Continue reading

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Signing an Applet with a Batch File

Here’s a short and simple way of signing an Java applet (on Windows) if you already have a keystore file (e.g. a pfx file9 with the key for signing Put these manifest attributes into a text file named manifestadditions.txt Permissions: … Continue reading

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Creating a Java Applet in 2013

Creating applets used to be easy somewhere in the distant past. Now it’s a bit more complicated … You need so sign the applet. There’s no way around that, if you don’t want 3 warning popups. (and unsigned code will … Continue reading

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