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Spring @MVC configuration without XML
XML is no longer hip. Actually, there is nothing as unhip as last year's hip. That is until it becomes hip again 30 years later in failed irony. Honestly, if…
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Eclipse JavaScript Libraries Validation
I use several JavaScript libraries in my web apps. Just one of the many reasons I like Spring MVC over other web frameworks - like JSF - is that you…
Posted inHibernate JPA Spring Framework
Spring 3, Hibernate JPA, Tomcat transactions
I tried to deploy a webapp that uses Spring 3, JPA with the Hibernate implementation and Tomcat. There are domain classes with a DAO layer which is called from the…
Posted injQuery Spring Framework Spring MVC
Spring @MVC 3 cascading selects using jQuery
I'd be rich if I had a dollar for each time I heard someone ask "How do I dynamically populate a drop down menu based on the current selection in…
Posted inHibernate JPA Spring Framework
Spring STS 2.6 JPA template project
Here are a few tips on using the JPA project template included in the Eclipse based SpringSource Tool Suite (STS) (currently at version 2.6) which is a free download from…
Posted inSpring Framework Spring MVC
Spring MVC 3 Showcase
SpringSource member Keith Donald has announced that he is providing simple demos of new additions to Spring MVC version 3. This is a Maven project containing all the demos. The…
Posted inMaven Spring Framework
jetty maven version 7 beta woes
So I gave the beta of the jetty maven plugin a try. What I had was this: [crayon-681d105028db1842576779/] I changed it to this which is the most current available version…
Posted inJPA Spring Framework
Spring, BasicDataSource and OpenJPA
So you want to use Spring with commons BasicDataSource and OpenJPA? There is an interesting gotcha. Let's start with just the DriverManager DataSource for comparison. In your spring context you…
Posted inSpring Framework Testing
Spring Test Framework CoC suggestion
Let's say you're using JUnit 4 and the Spring Testing classes (the 2.5+ versions) for your unit tests. You can specify parameters as shown in the TransactionConfiguration annotation as shown…
Posted inMaven Spring Framework
Maven profiles : filtering for hsqldb and MySQL
Many developers like to use a lightweight embedded database such as Hsqldb or Derby in their development environment. But usually the application is deployed using another database such as MySQL…
