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DataTables Filtering for Accented Characters

03 May 2023
Modifying the behavior of the DataTables global search - in this case, to make the search insensitive to diacritics (accented characters).

Thymeleaf and HTML Boolean Attributes

08 Apr 2023
HTML’s boolean attributes can get a bit confusing - especially when combined with Thymeleaf expressions.

Java Currency and Locale - Updates

07 Apr 2023
A subtle change has happened in how currency strings need to be parsed.

Hibernate with Infinispan

27 Mar 2023
A very basic demo of Hibernate 6 with Infinispan, showing the L2 cache in action.

Javalin 5 Secure Connections

26 Jan 2023
Javalin Plug-Ins for Secure Connections

Jersey Client for a REST Resource

19 Jan 2023
Specifically, this includes handling a REST resource which uses a self-signed certificate.

Jetty 11 Secure Connections

17 Jan 2023
An updated look at Jetty secure connections for use in a Javalin web app. This includes redirection of all insecure (http) traffic to a secure (https) connection.

The NetBeans Output Window - Revisited

12 Jan 2023
Printing UTF-8 characters to the NetBeans output window used to require some extra set-up - for Windows-based users, at least. It still does, but the steps have changed slightly for more recent versions of Java.

Custom Routes in Javalin - A Better Way

15 Dec 2022
This is an update to a recent write-up, showing a better way to create a custom route in Javalin…