Special Edition Using Java Server Pages and Servlets

Special Edition Using Java Server Pages and Servlets
Special Edition Using JSP and Servlets starts by detailing the evolution of web servers that led to the creation of ASP and JSP. It explains both the limitations of previous technologies and the benefits that JSP provides including platform independence. Includes coverage of: organizing applications with multiple files and client-side objects, generating well-formed XML using JSP, storing data in cookies and sessions, interacting with Enterprise Java Beans, displaying dynamic graphics with Java 2D, and using RMI and Corba to enhance JSP applications. The final chapters demonstrate advanced JSP & Servlet techniques, including using JSP to create wireless & XML-based applications. Appendices provide an overview of popular JSP & Servlet runtime environments, including Jrun, Tomcat and ServletExec

Teach Yourself JSP with Apache Tomcat in 24 Hours

Teach Yourself JSP with Apache Tomcat in 24 Hours

In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you will be able to build dynamic Web sites using JavaServer Pages. Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of JavaServer Pages 2.0 from the ground up. The book includes Apache Tomcat, Sun's reference implementation of JSP, so you can start developing applications immediately

Web Development with JavaServer Pages

Web Development with JavaServer Pages


Web Development with JavaServer Pages is truly an excellent and in-depth tutorial in the effective use of JSPs to build Web applications. Geared toward the Web designer or intermediate Java programmer who's making a transition to JSPs for the first time, this text contains a wealth of information on basic and advanced techniques.

This tutorial is as good as any that's available, and covers all of the necessary JSP directives and syntax. For each directive, possible attributes are listed in convenient tables, which makes this also a worthwhile reference to everyday JSP development that explores the nooks and crannies of JSP APIs, and how pages are built (and cached) on today's JSP platforms.

Web Development with JavaServer Pages also does a good job of showing how to design JavaBean components and integrate them into your JSPs through tags. (Ideally, beans should do the calculation and "thinking" on the middle tier, while JSPs work on the front end.) You'll learn the right way to proceed with JSPs and beans--reinforced via a number of effective code samples. A larger example, a Web database of frequently asked questions (FAQs), demonstrates the big picture with JSPs and beans. Final chapters turn toward a useful aspect of JSP, custom tags, which allow Java programmers to extend the set of available tags for JSP front-end designers. There's even a sample of interactive tags, in which tags work together with other tags, with sample code.

Filled with plenty of details that carry the reader well beyond the basics, this text is one of the better available tutorials for learning JSPs. Its no-nonsense presentation style and useful examples can help put JSP development into the hands of anyone who has some prior HTML or Java experience. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered:

• Overview of JavaServer Pages (JSPs)
• Server-side scripting languages, compared
• The advantages of Java servlets and JSPs
• Tutorial for basic JSP (tags and directives, expressions and scriptlets, flow control, and comments)
• JSP implicit objects, including request, response, and out
• Tutorial for simple JavaBean components
• The JSP useBean, setProperty, and getProperty tags
• Defining bean properties, including indexed properties
• Sample beans for JSPs
• Quick tutorial for JDBC and Java database programming
• Web application architecture using JSPs and beans
• Servlets vs. JSPs
• Introduction to Enterprise JavaBeans
• Case study for an FAQ database
• Web archive (WAR) files, and deploying JSP-based Web applications
• Advanced topics in JSP development, including using cookies, error pages, JavaScript, and validating HTML form data
• Sample JSPs, including banner ads and a random-quote generator
• Custom tag libraries (basic and advanced interactive tags)
• Running Tomcat
• Combining JSPs with applets
• JSP syntax reference

Pro JSP, Third Edition

Pro JSP, Third Edition

JavaServer Pages (JSP) is one of the two key Java technologies for web development (the other being servlets which are also covered in the book). They are analogous to ASP in the Microsoft world and PHP in the Open Source community. The latest release is version 2.0 (up from 1.2) and is the biggest leap in the JSP specification, soon to be finalized.In one single text, Pro JSP, Third Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of JavaServer Pages, the enhancements in version 2.0 and the most popular associated technologies, including Servlets, JSTL, and Apache Tomcat 5. It takes you through building complex, complete JSP applications in order to further your understanding and additional chapters and individual case studies will be available as a supplemental download.

Professional Java Servlets 2.3

Professional Java Servlets 2.3

Java servlets are fast becoming indispensable enterprise components, as they provide a means to build scalable and portable business services that communicate over the Web. This book provides a comprehensive guide to developing applications based on the Java Servlet 2.3 API, a part of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition 1.3.

The book reveals how and where servlets fit into an enterprise solution, and addresses issues such as security, scalability, performance and design. It walks you through the API covering the role of all the classes and interfaces and provides lots of example applications to demonstrate servlets in action. The book also covers the key role that servlets play in the new web services development model.

Servlets and JSP: The J2EE Web Tier

Servlets and JSP: The J2EE Web Tier


Servlets and JavaServer Pagesâ?¢ is the first complete guide to building dynamic Java-based Web applications using the new JavaServer Pages 2.0 and Servlets 2.4. Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) provide a robust solution to developing large, complex Web applications, including multiserver projects. In addition to built-in security, portability, and a Web server, they offer developers the freedom to work with any operating system that supports Javaâ??be it Linux, Windows, OSX, or Solaris.

This authoritative book begins by explaining how to set up a Servlet and JSP development environment, including a discussion of containers, Java support, and installing and configuring Tomcat. The authors then thoroughly explore servlets and JSP, including significant coverage of custom tag libraries, newly available filters, and popular servlet and JSP design patterns. Readers can then test-drive the knowledge gained by constructing a book-support Web site.

Among the topics covered in-depth are:

• Exception handling
  
• JavaBeans and the new JSP Expression Language (JSP EL)
  
• The JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) and coding custom tag libraries
  
• Filters
  
• Error handling
  
• Session and state management
  
• Security
  
• Design patterns, including Struts
  
• Internationalization
  
• Multiclient support
  
• Database connectivity

Pro JSP 2, Fourth Edition (Expert's Voice in Java)

Pro JSP 2, Fourth Edition (Expert's Voice in Java)

This is the first comprehensive guide to cover JSP 2 and 2.1. It supplies you with the tools and techniques to develop web applications with JSP and Java servlets.

JSTL: JSP Standard Tag Library Kick Start

JSTL: JSP Standard Tag Library Kick Start

The JSP Standard Tag Library is a collection of commonly used functions and tools invaluable to JSP developers to avoid re-creating the same functions on site after site. Sun has indicated that JSP development should be based around using tag libraries going forward, and will relase JSP STL, as their official library. This book starts with an in-depth deiscussion of the JSP STL, then goes beyond the standard library to teach developers to create their own tags to further encapsulate the most common features of their specific applications. Along the way, readers will also learn to use tags to access data, process XML, handle expressions, and further customize pages for international visitors. Later chapters explain how readers can expand the Standard Tab Library by creating their own tags.

JSTL: Practical Guide for JSP Programmers (The Practical Guides)

JSTL: Practical Guide for JSP Programmers (The Practical Guides)

Web developers and page authors who use JavaServer Pages (JSP) know that it is much easier and efficient to implement web pages without reinventing the wheel each time. In order to shave valuable time from their development schedules, those who work with JSP have created, debugged, and used custom tagsa set of programmable actions that provide dynamic behavior to static pagespaving the way towards a more common, standard approach to using Java technology for web development. The biggest boost to this effort however has only recently arrived in the form of a standard set of tag libraries, known as the JSTL, which now provides a wide range of functionality and gives web page authors a much more simplified approach to implementing dynamic, Java-based web sites.

JSTL: Practical Guide for JSP Programmers is a timely resource for anyone interested in doing large-scale J2EE application development. It sticks to the main features of the JSTL so that developers don't have to sift through unnecessary details to begin using the tags and working with the expression language. Sue Spielman's straight-forward, practical approach is enhanced with numerous code samples and insightful descriptions to make learning the JSTL a quickly and easily accomplished task.

* Written by a best-selling author with a wealth of development experience and recognition in the Java community.
* Covers the core elements of the JSTL including the four standard tag libraries (core, internationalization/format, XML, and SQL) and expression language.
* Includes a reference section for all of the tabs and attributes contained in the JSTL.
* Via a companion web site, provides downloadable code for the code samples in the book.

Making Use of JSP

Making Use of JSP


JavaServer Pages (JSP) is a multipurpose language based on Java technology that provides a simplified, fast way to create dynamic Web content. JSP is specific to Web page creation and rendering, and is a key Web technology for developers and administrators working with Java.

• Explains how JSP can be used to simplify tasks, shorten the development cycle, and integrate Web content with other elements of J2EE
• Shows how JSP enables Web designers and other nonprogrammers to quickly gain essential abilities for the creation of dynamic Web pages

MySQL and JSP Web Applications: Data-Driven Programming Using Tomcat and MySQL

MySQL and JSP Web Applications: Data-Driven Programming Using Tomcat and MySQL

JSP developers encounter unique problems when building web applications that require intense database connectivity. MySQL and JSP Web Applications addresses the challenges of building data-driven applications based on the JavaServer Pages development model. MySQL and JSP Web Applications begins with an overview of the core technologies required for JSP database development--JavaServer Pages, JDBC, and the database schema. The book then outlines and presents an Internet commerce application that demonstrates concepts such as receiving and processing user input, designing and implementing business rules, and balancing the user load on the server. Through the JDBC (Java DataBase Connector), the developer can communicate with most commercial databases, such as Oracle. The solutions presented in MySQL and JSP Web Applications center on the open source tools MySQL and Tomcat, allowing the reader an affordable way to test applications and experiment with the book's examples.

JSP Examples and Best Practices

JSP Examples and Best Practices


While most other books merely instruct on basic JSP and servlet development, JSP Examples and Best Practices gives you some of the best practices and design principles, enabling you to build scalable and extensible enterprise Java applications. And JavaServer Pages technology can be used to build complex enterprise applications in a highly re-usable manner.

This book takes basic JSP and applies sound architectural principles and design patterns, to give you the tools to build scalable enterprise applications using JSP. Further, this book covers new features of the JSP 1.2 specification, including the standard filtering mechanism.

JSP Examples and Best Practices takes basic JSP and applies sound architectural principles and design patterns to give the average developer the tools to build scalable enterprise applications using JSP. While other books provide instruction on basic JSP and servlet development, JSP Examples and Best Practices gives developers several best practices and design principles to enable them to build scalable and extensible enterprise Java applications. Through the application of enterprise design patterns, JavaServer Pages technology can be used to build complex enterprise applications in a highly re-usable manner.

Author was the principal author of the best-selling Professional Java Server Programming—among the first to cover J2EE technologies







Includes best-practices, enterprise design patterns, and architectural constructs to provide unit testing, load testing, and automated deployment procedures
Covers new features of the JSP 1.2 specification including the standard filtering mechanism

JSP: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides)

JSP: Practical Guide for Programmers (The Practical Guides)


JavaServer Pages (JSP) is a technology for building dynamic web applications that can access databases and provide an interactive experience for users. It's a powerful technology with open source implementations (server and platform independent) for building enterprise Web applications. With JSP, existing business systems can be leveraged with minimal overhead, maintenance, and support. JSP: Practical Guide for Java Programmers is designed to cover the essentials of JSP including the basic JSP constructs and the relevant implicit objects as well as more advanced concepts such as incorporating JavaBeans, developing custom tags, utilizing the JSP expression language, building with the JSP Standard Tag Library, and developing complete JSP-Servlet application. Throughout the book, an electronic bank Web application is used to introduce new concepts, while demonstrating to the reader how the pieces fit together.

*Covers the latest release of JSP, version 2.0, and covers new features such as the Expression Language and Standard Tag Library.

*Includes a sample application of an electronic bank Web site, showing the power of JSP in providing the foundation for building Web applications .

*Provides a clear, straight-to-the-point approach to the JSP so that readers can start using it in their own projects right away.

*A supplemental web site includes code for all of the examples in the book as well as additional resources.

Head First Servlets and JSP: Passing the Sun Certified Web Component Developer Exam (Head First)

Head First Servlets and JSP: Passing the Sun Certified Web Component Developer Exam (Head First)

Looking to study up for the new J2EE 1.5 Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) exam? This book will get you way up to speed on the technology you'll know it so well, in fact, that you can pass the brand new J2EE 1.5 exam. If that's what you want to do, that is. Maybe you don't care about the exam, but need to use servlets and JSPs in your next project. You're working on a deadline. You're over the legal limit for caffeine. You can't waste your time with a book that makes sense only AFTER you're an expert (or worse, one that puts you to sleep). Learn how to write servlets and JSPs, what makes a web container tick (and what ticks it off), how to use JSP's Expression Language (EL for short), and how to write deployment descriptors for your web applications. Master the c:out tag, and get a handle on exactly what's changed since the older J2EE 1.4 exam. You don't just pass the new J2EE 1.5 SCWCD exam, you'll understand this stuff and put it to work immediately. Head First Servlets and JSP doesn't just give you a bunch of facts to memorize; it drives knowledge straight into your brain. You'll interact with servlets and JSPs in ways that help you learn quickly and deeply. And when you're through with the book, you can take a brand-new mock exam, created specifically to simulate the real test-taking experience.

Core Servlets and Java Server Pages

Core Servlets and Java Server Pages

In the Java universe, the interface layer of the ubiquitous model-view-controller (MVC) software design paradigm is handled by either servlets of JavaServer Pages (JSP). The second edition of Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, like its predecessor, documents these handy technologies fully and practically. Far more than a straight API reference, this book presents examples--complete with code and a listing or screen shot showing results--wherever possible. It's a fantastic strategy for communicating to programmers what they need to do in order to achieve the effects and behaviors they desire. What's new in the second edition? Lots, in terms of its eponymous software development environments: The book covers servlets 2.4 and JSP 2.0. The examples are more refined, too, and more attention is paid to supporting technologies like Web and database servers.
The didactic approach of authors Marty Hall and Larry Brown is recipe-like. They typically begin with a statement of a problem to be solved, then discuss relevant aspects of the servlet or JSP API. A series of code listings follows, and screen shots showing results bring up the rear. The net effect is that it's easy to spot relevant sections in the table of contents, it's clear how implementation works (thanks to the extensive listings) and there's no doubt about what the results are supposed to be. More elaborate examples show how servlets and JSP work in shopping cart, auction, and other applications. This is a significant and worthwhile update to an important Java book

Core JSP

Core JSP

* The experienced developer's guide to JavaServer Pages development!
* Database access, XML support, JavaBean integration, and much more
* Architecting JSP applications for maximum performance and maintainability
* Includes several complete sample JSP applications such as an authentication framework, an email tag library, and a Database-to-XML/XSL conversion tool Sun's JavaServer Pages technology gives developers a powerful cross-platform solution for dynamic Web application development without the drawbacks of previous approaches. In Core JSP, two leading enterprise developers show experienced developers exactly how to make the most of JSP technology—for database integration, XML applications, session tracking, and many other purposes. From coding fundamentals to effective JSP program design, you'll find it here—along with real-world sample code for HTML calendars, JNDI applications, LDAP-based authentication JavaBeansTM, database search forms, and more! * Make the most of scriptlets, expressions, declarations, actions and directives
* Get under the hood with Sun's JSP engine: multithreading, persistence, implicit objects, and more
* Understand JSP requests and responses—in depth
* Track sessions and data: hidden frames and form fields, cookies, URL rewriting, and the HttpSession API
* Integrate databases: JDBCTM, SQL, metadata, connection pooling, and more
* Creating custom JSP actions (custom tags)
* Optimize the performance of your JSP pages Every Core Series book:
* DEMONSTRATES how to write commercial quality code
* FEATURES dozens of nontrivial programs and examples—no toy code!
* FOCUSES on the features and functions most important to real developers
* PROVIDES objective, unbiased coverage of cutting-edge technologies—no hype! Core JSP delivers:
* Practical insights for transforming dynamic web pages into full-fledged web applications
* Hands-on coverage of integrating JSP and XML
* Expert JavaBean Action techniques for integrating JavaBean business logic with JSP presentation logic
* Extensive code examples—including several complete sample applications

Beginning JSP™, JSF™ and Tomcat Web Development: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional)

Beginning JSP™, JSF™ and Tomcat Web Development: From Novice to Professional (Beginning from Novice to Professional)

Start building Java-based web applications now, even if you’re a complete newcomer to Java. Comprehensive and example-driven, Beginning JSP™, JSF™, and Tomcat Web Development is all you need to develop dynamic web applications using JSP, connect to databases with JSF, and put them into action using the world’s most popular open source Java web server, Apache Tomcat.

• A comprehensive introduction to JavaServer Pages (JSP), JavaServer Faces (JSF), and the Apache Tomcat web application server
• Key concepts made easy to grasp by numerous working examples and a walkthrough of the development of a complete e-commerce project
• Written for professionals by a practicing Java web application professional and expert

What you’ll learn

• Develop dynamic web applications using the popular JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology.
• Connect to SQL-based databases, like MySQL, from JSP/JSF-based web pages.
• Integrate XML and HTML markup into your Java web page or Java-based web application.
• Build an e-commerce web site using sound design principles
• Deploy web applications using the world’s most popular and widely adopted open source Java web application server, Apache Tomcat.

Who is this book for?

This book is ideal for anyone new to Java who wants to start developing Java web applications, but also offers a valuable refresher to Java web developers who are new to the latest JSP, JSF, and Tomcat standards.

About the Apress Beginning Series

The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from “novice to professional.” You'll start your journey by seeing what you need to know--but without needless theory and filler. You'll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there--it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory!

Related Titles from Apress

• Pro JSP 2, Fourth Edition
• Pro Apache Tomcat 6
• Pro JSF and AjaxPro JSF and Ajax: Building Rich Internet Components

Beginning JSP 2: From Novice to Professional

Beginning JSP 2: From Novice to Professional

Although many people might start with Java by picking up a beginning Java-type book, one alternative route is through web programming as Java has always had an affinity to the web. Putting together a JSP page is a relatively easy affair, therefore this book takes the approach of teaching Java through teaching JSP.

Covers the latest version of the JavaServer Pages specification 2.0 using the official reference implementation - Apache Tomcat 5. Also covers software, technologies, and specifications associated with JSP, including Struts, and Apache Tomcat 5.

Beginning JavaServer Pages

Beginning JavaServer Pages

• JSP is one of the core technologies for server-side Java applications and the 2.0 release, which this book covers in detail, makes JSP an even more powerful tool
  
• Walks Java programmers and Web developers through JSP fundamentals, including JSP syntax and directives, JSP Expression Language, JSP Tag libraries, JSTL, and techniques for testing and debugging
  
• Shows how to use JSP in real-world Web applications along with open source frameworks such as Struts, WebWork, and Turbine, software design methodologies, and developer tools like Ant, jUnit, and CVS, as well as popular IDEs (integrated development environmnents)
  
• Each chapter has an exercise section with solutions on the companion Web site

Addison Wesley JavaServer Pages, Second Edition (JSP 2.0)

Addison Wesley JavaServer Pages, Second Edition (JSP 2.0)



Since being introduced in 1999, JavaServer Pages(TM) (JSP) have become a popular and important technology for building dynamic, interactive, content-rich Web sites. JavaServer Pages(TM), Second Edition is a hands-on guide to working with JSP, offering the easiest and most efficient ways for non-programmers and Web designers to create sophisticated, dynamic sites. Programmers can also utilize this book to independently create new dynamic components. This second edition covers the latest release of the JSP specification (2.0), many standard extensions to JSPs, and a number of best practices that have been developed since the publication of the first edition.

This book also offers overviews of some related technologies, including:

+ JavaBeans(TM)
+ Servlets
+ JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL)
+ Jakarta Struts
+ Databases

JavaServer Pages(TM), Second Edition contains all the information necessary to start writing JSP-for anyone who has a computer and can write HTML. It includes practical, Java-based techniques for maintaining and personalizing information-rich Web sites, as well as examples based on Jakarta Struts, the new JSP toolkit. Recent updates provide a number of new tools and techniques that will allow readers to get the most productivity from JSPs, with the least amount of effort.