Java EE 5 Programming with Servlets and JSPs

Chapter 1. Java Enterprise Edition (EE) Overview

• Introduction to Java Platform
• Java Community Process (JCP)
• Introduction to Java EE
• Why Move to Java EE
• Java EE - New and Enhanced Features
• Java EE Software Packaging
• Java EE Technologies
• Summary

Chapter 2. Introduction to Eclipse

• Overview
• The Eclipse Platform
• Eclipse Java IDE
• Views, Perspective and Editor Areas
• Basic Operations with Eclipse Views and Perspectives
• The Java Perspective
• The Debug Perspective
• Navigator View
• Build and Validation
• Templates and Code Completion
• Searching
• WTP
• Summary

Chapter 3. Servlet Basics

• History – CGI
• Server Extension APIs
• Java Servlet
• New In Servlet 2.5
• Servlet Container
• Servlet Responsibilities
• J2EE and Servlet
• The Servlet Class
• The HttpServlet Class
• An Example – Hello World
• The Servlet Container
• The Servlet API
• Life Cycle – Initialization
• Example Initialization
• Life Cycle – Processing
• Life Cycle – Destroy
• User Input
• Example – User Input
• Output to Client
• Servlet Error Handling
• Threading Issues

Chapter 4. Servlet Interaction Interface

• Request
• Request Parameters
• Request Attributes
• Request Headers
• Request Path
• Other Request Information
• Response
• Cookies
• Components of a Cookie
• Issuing Cookies
• Retrieving Cookies
• Deleting a Cookie
• Servlet Context
• Servlet Context Attributes
• Resource
• Session Tracking
• Tracking Techniques
• Cookies
• Cookies – an Example
• HTML Hidden Fields
• Using HttpSession
• Session Invalidation
• An Example of Session Tracking Code...
• HttpSession - URL Rewriting
• Summary

Chapter 5. JavaServer Page (JSP) Basics

• JavaServer Pages
• JavaServer Pages 2.1
• A Simple Example - Hello.jsp
• JSP Benefits
• Evolution of Dynamic Content Technologies
• How JSP Works
• JSP Invocation
• JSP Scripting Elements
• The XML Syntax
• JSP Directive
• page Directive Attributes
• page Directive – an Example
• page Attribute – errorPage
• page Attribute – isErrorPage
• Using XML Syntax
• Directives – include
• Include – an Example
• Include at compile time vs. at request time
• Request time inclusion
• JSP Declarations
• Declarations – an Example
• JSP Expressions
• JSP Expressions – an Example
• JSP Scriptlets
• JSP Scriptlets – an Example
• JSP Comments
• JSP Predefined Variables
• The request Object
• The response Object
• The out Object
• Out – an Example

Chapter 6. Using Java Beans with JSP

• What is a JavaBean?
• Structure of a JavaBean
• Life Cycle
• Properties
• Very Simple Bean
• Using Java Beans in JSP
• The <jsp:useBean> tag
• Java Bean scope
• <jsp:useBean> in Action
• The <jsp:getProperty> tag
• The <jsp:setProperty> tag
• Mapping all the request parameters
• Another Example
• Mixing Scriptlets and Bean tags
• Summary

Chapter 7. Model/View/Controller Pattern

• Key Issues for Web Application Development Productivity
• Web Application Programming Model – MVC
• Model
• View
• Controller
• JavaBeans
• MVC Implementation
• Request Dispatching
• Request Dispatching - Forward vs. Include
• Request Dispatching - forward Request to JSP
• HTTP Redirection
• Dispatch vs. redirection
• Redirecting to a JSP
• Supply Result Information to the JSP
• A Simple Example
• Display JavaBean Properties in JSP

Chapter 8. Working with Databases

• What is JDBC?
• JDBC Architecture
• JDBC: Basic Steps
• Loading a Driver
• DB2 UDB JDBC Drivers
• Oracle JDBC Drivers
• Create a Connection
• Connection
• Statement
• PreparedStatement
• Advantages of Prepare Statement
• ResultSet
• Example JDBC Servlet With Transactions
• Close the Connection
• Need for Connection Pooling
• Connection Pooling in JDBC 2.0
• Connection Pooling
• Basic Steps in Using JDBC Connection Pooling
• Access a DataSource
• Get a Connection
• Release Connections
• Connection Pool Example
• Resource References

Chapter 9. JSP Expression Language and Standard Tag Library

• JSP Expression Language (EL)
• Basic Usage
• Unified Expression Language
• Built-in Objects
• Working With Arrays and Maps
• Operators
• Full Example
• JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL)
• Run Time Version
• Basic Tags
• Condition Tags
• Iterator Tags
• Internationalization (I18N)
• Setting Preferred Locale
• Specifying Resource Bundle
• Display Translated Text
• Display Number
• Display Date
• JDBC Tags
• Specify Data Source
• Performing a Query
• Display Result
• Pagination Example
• Function Tags
• Function Syntax
• fn Functions

Chapter 10. Servlet Filters

• What is a filter?
• Why use a filter?
• Uses for Filtering
• Features of filters
• The Filter interface
• How a filter works
• In what order?
• A Simple Logging Filter
• Configuring the filter
• Mapping the filter
• The Web Deployment Descriptor
• Common filter tasks
• Request and Response Wrappers

Chapter 11. Servlet Event Listener

• What are Listeners
• Types of Listeners
• Writing a Servlet Context Listener
• Writing a Servlet Context Attribute Listener
• Writing a Session Activation Listener
• Writing a Session Attribute Listener
• Registering Listeners
• Lifecycle of Listeners

Chapter 12. JSP Custom Tag Development

• What is Custom Tag?
• Why Develop Custom Tags?
• The Nature of a Custom Tag
• Tag Body
• Fragment Attribute
• Dynamic Attributes
• Tag Library Descriptor (TLD)
• Tag Implementation Options
• The Simple Tag API
• Example Tag Class
• Life Cycle of a Simple Tag
• The JspContext Object
• Dealing With the Body
• Implementing an Iteration Tag
• Accessing a Parent Tag
• Working With Fragment Attributes
• The TLD File
• Defining a Tag
• Packaging a Tag Library
• Using a Tag Library
• The Tag File Approach
• Example Tag File
• The Tag Directive
• Defining Attributes
• Working With Variables
• Working With Fragment Attributes
• Packaging Tag Files
• Creating the TLD File
• Using a Tag File From a JSP

Chapter 13. JEE Security

• JEE Authentication mechanisms
• Basic authentication
• Form-based authentication
• Client certificate authentication
• JEE Authorization
• Declarative security on Web Resources
• Programmatic security on Web Resources
• Security role reference
• Defining security roles using annotations
• Delegation
• Declarative security on EJB Resources
• Protecting beans using annotations
• Protecting beans using the deployment descriptor
• Programmatic security on EJB Application
• Summary

Chapter 14. Java EE 5 Annotation Programming

• What Are Annotations?
• Example Annotation
• Java Metadata Specification
• Where Can Annotations Be Used?
• Resource Annotations
• @Resource, @Resources
• @EJB
• @Persistence Annotations
• @PostConstruct, @PreDestroy
• @WebServiceRef
• Summary

Chapter 15. Introduction to JavaServer Faces

• What is JavaServer Faces (JSF)?
• Why Use JSF?
• Nature of a JSF Application
• The Sun Reference Implementation (RI)
• JSF and MVC
• Faces Servlet
• Managed Bean
• The View
• A Simple JSF Application
• The Input Form: form.jsp
• The Result: thanks.jsp
• The Controller: AddressBean
• Page Flow or Navigation Rule
• How Does the Application Work?
• Under the Covers: The Rendered Form HTML
• Under the Covers: The Layout Tree

Chapter 16. Managed Bean

• What is a Managed Bean?
• Why Do You Need Managed Beans?
• Managed Bean As a Controller
• Registering a Managed Bean
• Lifecycle of a Managed Bean
• Initializing a Managed Bean
• What Scope to Use?
• Value Binding
• Property Data Conversion
• Advanced Property Types
• Component Binding
• Other Binding Types
• Basic Input Processing
• Advanced Input Processing
• JSF Expression Language
• Language Basics
• Use of Expression in JSF
• Basic Expression
• Property Access Expression
• Map Access Expression
• Complex Access Expression
• Predefined Objects
• Operators

Chapter 17. Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs) Overview

• Need for EJBs
• Distributed Computing
• Distributed Transaction
• Distributed Security
• What are EJBs?
• Main Characteristics of EJBs
• EJB Remote Method Call
• EJB Architecture Components
• EJB Client
• EJB JAR File
• EJB Container
• EJB Server
• Enterprise JavaBeans
• Session Beans
• Entity Beans
• Java Persistence API - Entities
• Message-Driven Beans (MDBs)
• EJB Specification
• Summary

Chapter 18. Introduction to Struts

• What is Struts?
• Why Struts?
• Struts Components
• The Controller Layer
• Chain of Command
• The Controller Layer
• The View Layer
• The Form Bean
• A Simple Action
• Struts Configuration
• Define HelloAction
• Invoking HelloAction
• Finding Information About Struts