java.lang.IllegalThreadStateException

You are storing the thread in a field. If the method is called in two threads, the readThread.start() can be called twice for the same thread. You need to ensure readCommand is not called multiple times and perhaps not start the readThread again if its already running. e.g. you can synchronized the method and check readThread before … Read more

Selenium using Java – The path to the driver executable must be set by the webdriver.gecko.driver system property

The Selenium client bindings will try to locate the geckodriver executable from the system PATH. You will need to add the directory containing the executable to the system path. On Unix systems you can do the following to append it to your system’s search path, if you’re using a bash-compatible shell: export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/geckodriver On Windows … Read more

How do I initialize a byte array in Java?

You can use an utility function to convert from the familiar hexa string to a byte[]. When used to define a final static constant, the performance cost is irrelevant. Since Java 17 There’s now java.util.HexFormat which lets you do byte[] CDRIVES = HexFormat.of().parseHex(“e04fd020ea3a6910a2d808002b30309d”); This utility class lets you specify a format which is handy if you find other formats easier … Read more

String is immutable. What exactly is the meaning?

Before proceeding further with the fuss of immutability, let’s just take a look into the String class and its functionality a little before coming to any conclusion. This is how String works: [java]String str = "knowledge";[/java] This, as usual, creates a string containing “knowledge” and assigns it a reference str. Simple enough? Lets perform some more functions: [java] String s = str; // … Read more

How can I design a class named allergy

requirement: design a class named allergy that provides information about the allergy of a patient. e.g. who reported the allergy(patient/doctor/relative), different symptoms of the allergy that are detected, severity, method that returns when was that allergy detected in that patient. I am thinking of something like this: [java]public abstract class Allergy{ private String reporter; private … Read more