Professional Java Servlets 2.3

ISBN: 186100561X
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 130

Authors: Andrew Harbourne-Thomas, Sam Dalton, Simon Brown, Bjarki Holm, Tony Loton, Meeraj Kunnumpurath, Subrahmanyam Allamaraju, John Bell, Sing Li

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Table of Contents
BackCover
Professional Java Servlets 2.3
Introduction
What s Covered in this Book
What You Need to Use this Book
Conventions
Customer Support and Feedback
Chapter 1: Servlets in the Enterprise
Enterprise Architecture
The J2EE Container Architecture
J2EE Web Components
Using Servlets with Other J2EE APIs
Servlet Roles in Web Applications
Summary
Chapter 2: The Servlet 2.3 API
The javax.servlet Package
The Servlet Interface
The GenericServlet Class
The Request-Response Cycle
Input and Output Streams
Servlet-Container Communication
Additional Interfaces
Servlet Exception Classes
Personal Portal Web Application
Summary
Chapter 3: HTTP Servlets
Application Layer Protocols
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTP and Servlets
Implementing HTTP Servlets
Servlets and Custom Clients
Summary
Chapter 4: Deploying Web Applications
What is a Web Application?
The Structure of a Web Application
The ServletContext
Lifecycle of a Web Application
The Deployment Descriptor
Deploying a Sample Web Application
Advanced Deployment Issues
Chapter 5: Session Handling
The Stateless Nature of HTTP
Why Track Client Identity and State?
How do we Maintain Sessions?
Session Management Using the Servlet API
Summary
Chapter 6: Servlet Persistence and Resources
Persistent Resources
Servlet Initialization and Configuration
Resource Binding with JNDI
Data Source Binding
Accessing Persistent Resources
Servlet Persistence
Summary
Chapter 7: Filters
What is a Filter?
Understanding Filters
Configuring Filters
Using Filters
Chaining Filters
Summary
Chapter 8: JavaServer Pages
JSP Fundamentals
JSP Scripting Elements
JSP Implicit Objects
Directives
JSP Actions
Using Servlets and JSP Together
Summary
Chapter 9: Security and Container Authentication
The Java 2 Security Model on the Server
Secure Socket Layer
Servlet 2.3 Security
Using Declarative Security
Programmatic Security
Summary
Chapter 10: Servlet Debugging Techniques
Servlet Debugging Issues
Debugging Techniques
Debugging with Filters
Debugging with Event Listeners
Debugging with the JPDA
Visualizing the Debug Trace
Choosing a Debugging Technique
Logging Enhancements in J2SE 1.4
Runtime Reverse Engineering with UML
Summary
Chapter 11: Class Loading and Synchronization
Class Loading
Class Loading in the Servlet Container
The Effect of Class Loading on Application Logic
Servlet Loading and Reloading
Threading and Synchronization
Summary
Chapter 12: Designing Web Applications and Servlet Patterns
Why is Good Application Design Important?
J2EE Web Application Design
Documenting Design Principals
Creating a Web-Based Discussion Forum
Building the Forum Using Model 1 Architecture
Refactoring Applications
Building the Forum Using Model 2 Architecture
Summary
Chapter 13: Performance and Scalability
Good Coding Practice
Architectural Considerations
Analysis Tools
A Custom Performance Monitoring Tool
Summary
Chapter 14: Web Services and Servlet Agents
Web Services
Using Web Services
Apache SOAP
Servlet Agents
Aggregation and Conglomeration
Present and Future Challenges
Transactions and Web Services
Summary
Appendix A: Installing Tomcat 4.0
Appendix B: HTTP Reference
HTTP Versions
HTTP Transactions
Mime Types
Status Codes
Further Information
Appendix C: Servlet 2.3 API Reference
javax.servlet
javax.servlet.http