| Introduction to servlet and JSP programming | |
| An introduction to web programming with Java | |
| An introduction to web applications | p. 4 |
| A typical web application | p. 4 |
| The components of a web application | p. 6 |
| How static web pages work | p. 8 |
| How dynamic web pages work | p. 10 |
| An introduction to Java web programming | p. 12 |
| The components of a Java web application | p. 12 |
| An introduction to JavaServer Pages | p. 14 |
| An introduction to servlets | p. 16 |
| How to combine servlets and JSPs in a web application | p. 16 |
| An introduction to Java web development | p. 18 |
| Three platforms for developing servlets and JSPs | p. 18 |
| The architecture for servlet and JSP applications | p. 20 |
| Tools for writing servlets and JSPs | p. 22 |
| Tools for deploying servlets and JSPs | p. 24 |
| How to install and use Tomcat | |
| How to install and configure Tomcat | p. 30 |
| How to install Tomcat on your own PC | p. 30 |
| A summary of Tomcat's directories and files | p. 32 |
| How to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable | p. 34 |
| How to change the memory settings for Tomcat's batch files | p. 36 |
| How to turn on servlet reloading | p. 38 |
| How to use Tomcat | p. 40 |
| How to start and stop Tomcat | p. 40 |
| How to view a web page | p. 42 |
| How to view a directory listing | p. 44 |
| A quick guide to troubleshooting | p. 46 |
| Two common Tomcat problems and how to solve them | p. 46 |
| How to change the port that's used by Tomcat | p. 48 |
| How to deploy and run a web application | p. 50 |
| How to deploy a web application | p. 50 |
| How to view and run a web application | p. 50 |
| A summary of the directories and files for a web application | p. 52 |
| An introduction to the web.xml file for a web application | p. 54 |
| A summary of the directories and files for the book applications | p. 56 |
| A crash course in HTML | |
| An introduction to HTML | p. 62 |
| Tools for working with HTML | p. 62 |
| An HTML document | p. 64 |
| How to code and view an HTML page | p. 66 |
| How to code an HTML document | p. 66 |
| Where and how to save an HTML document | p. 68 |
| How to view an HTML page | p. 70 |
| More skills for coding HTML documents | p. 72 |
| How to code links to other HTML pages | p. 72 |
| How to code tables | p. 74 |
| Attributes for working with table tags | p. 76 |
| How to include images in an HTML page | p. 78 |
| How to use a style sheet | p. 80 |
| How to code HTML forms | p. 82 |
| How to code a form | p. 82 |
| How to code text boxes, password boxes, and hidden fields | p. 84 |
| How to code buttons | p. 86 |
| How to code check boxes and radio buttons | p. 88 |
| How to code combo boxes and list boxes | p. 90 |
| How to code text areas | p. 92 |
| How to set the tab order of controls | p. 94 |
| The essence of servlet and JSP programming | |
| How to develop JavaServer Pages | |
| The Email List application | p. 102 |
| The user interface for the application | p. 102 |
| The code for the HTML page that calls the JSP | p. 104 |
| The code for the JSP | p. 106 |
| How to create a JSP | p. 108 |
| How to code scriptlets and expressions | p. 108 |
| How to use the methods of the request object | p. 110 |
| Where and how to save a JSP | p. 112 |
| How to request a JSP | p. 114 |
| When to use the Get and Post methods | p. 116 |
| How to use regular Java classes with JSPs | p. 118 |
| The code for the User and UserIO classes | p. 118 |
| Where and how to save and compile regular Java classes | p. 120 |
| A JSP that uses the User and UserIO classes | p. 122 |
| How to use three more types of JSP tags | p. 124 |
| How to import classes | p. 124 |
| How to code comments in a JSP | p. 126 |
| How to declare instance variables and methods | p. 128 |
| A JSP that imports classes and declares instance variables | p. 130 |
| How to work with JSP errors | p. 132 |
| How to debug JSP errors | p. 132 |
| How to use a custom error page | p. 134 |
| When and how to view the servlet that's generated for a JSP | p. 136 |
| How to develop servlets | |
| The Email List application | p. 142 |
| The user interface for the application | p. 142 |
| The code for the EmailServlet class | p. 144 |
| How to create a servlet | p. 146 |
| How to code a servlet | p. 146 |
| How to save and compile a servlet | p. 148 |
| How to request a servlet | p. 150 |
| Other skills for working with servlets | p. 152 |
| The methods of a servlet | p. 152 |
| How to code instance variables | p. 154 |
| How to code thread-safe servlets | p. 156 |
| How to debug servlets | p. 158 |
| Common servlet problems | p. 158 |
| How to print debugging data to the console | p. 160 |
| How to write debugging data to a log file | p. 162 |
| How to structure a web application | |
| The Email List application | p. 168 |
| The code for the servlet | p. 168 |
| The code for the JSP | p. 170 |
| How to structure servlets and JSPs | p. 172 |
| An introduction to the Model 1 architecture | p. 172 |
| An introduction to the Model-View-Controller pattern | p. 174 |
| How to forward and redirect requests and responses | p. 176 |
| How to validate data on the client | p. 178 |
| An HTML page that uses JavaScript to validate data | p. 178 |
| A dialog box that displays a validation message | p. 180 |
| How to validate data on the server | p. 182 |
| A servlet that validates data | p. 182 |
| A JSP that displays a data validation message | p. 184 |
| How to include code from a file in a JSP | p. 186 |
| A JSP that includes code from other files | p. 186 |
| How to include a file in a JSP | p. 188 |
| How to work with the web.xml file | p. 190 |
| An introduction to the web.xml file | p. 190 |
| How to set initialization parameters | p. 192 |
| How to get initialization parameters | p. 194 |
| How to implement servlet mapping | p. 196 |
| How to implement custom error handling | p. 198 |
| How to work with sessions and cookies | |
| An introduction to session tracking | p. 204 |
| Why session tracking is difficult with HTTP | p. 204 |
| How session tracking works in Java | p. 204 |
| An application that needs session tracking | p. 206 |
| How to work with sessions | p. 208 |
| How to set and get session attributes | p. 208 |
| More methods of the session object | p. 210 |
| How to enable or disable cookies | p. 212 |
| How to use URL encoding to track sessions without cookies | p. 214 |
| How to work with cookies | p. 216 |
| An introduction to cookies | p. 216 |
| How to create and use cookies | p. 218 |
| How to view and delete cookies | p. 220 |
| Four methods for working with cookies | p. 222 |
| A utility class for working with cookies | p. 224 |
| How to work with URL rewriting and hidden fields | p. 226 |
| How to use URL rewriting to pass parameters | p. 226 |
| How to use hidden fields to pass parameters | p. 228 |
| The Download application | p. 230 |
| The user interface | p. 230 |
| The file structure | p. 230 |
| The code for the JSPs and servlets | p. 230 |
| How to create and use JavaBeans | |
| An introduction to JavaBeans | p. 244 |
| How to code a JavaBean | p. 244 |
| A JSP that uses a JavaBean | p. 246 |
| How to code JSP tags for JavaBeans | p. 248 |
| How to code the useBean tag | p. 248 |
| How to code the getProperty and setProperty tags | p. 250 |
| How to set the properties of a bean from request parameters | p. 252 |
| How to set non-string data types in a bean | p. 254 |
| How to use interface and abstract class types with beans | p. 256 |
| The Email List application with beans | p. 258 |
| The application when the MVC pattern is used | p. 258 |
| The application when Model 1 architecture is used | p. 262 |
| How to work with custom JSP tags | |
| How to code a custom tag that doesn't have a body | p. 268 |
| The JSP | p. 268 |
| The TLD tags | p. 270 |
| The tag handler class | p. 272 |
| How to code a custom tag that has a body | p. 274 |
| The JSP | p. 274 |
| The TLD tags | p. 276 |
| The tag handler class | p. 276 |
| How to code a custom tag that has attributes | p. 278 |
| The JSP | p. 278 |
| The TLD tags | p. 280 |
| The tag handler class | p. 282 |
| How to code a custom tag that reiterates its body | p. 284 |
| The JSP | p. 284 |
| The TLD tags | p. 286 |
| The tag handler class | p. 286 |
| How to work with scripting variables | p. 290 |
| An introduction to scripting variables | p. 290 |
| The TEI class | p. 292 |
| Classes, methods, and fields for working with custom tags | p. 294 |
| Methods and fields of the TagSupport class | p. 294 |
| Methods and fields of the PageContext class | p. 296 |
| Methods and fields of the BodyTagSupport class | p. 298 |
| Methods and fields of the BodyContent class | p. 300 |
| The essential database skills | |
| How to use MySQL to work with a database | |
| An introduction to MySQL | p. 308 |
| What MySQL provides | p. 308 |
| What MySQL doesn't provide | p. 308 |
| Two ways to interact with MySQL | p. 310 |
| How to start and stop the MySQL database server | p. 312 |
| How to work with the mysql program | p. 314 |
| How to start and stop the mysql program | p. 314 |
| How to create, select, and delete a database | p. 316 |
| How to create and delete a table | p. 318 |
| How to insert or load data into a table | p. 320 |
| How to configure the mysql program | p. 322 |
| The SQL statements for data manipulation | p. 324 |
| How to select data from a single table | p. 324 |
| How to select data from multiple tables | p. 326 |
| How to insert, update, and delete data | p. 328 |
| How to use Java to work with a database | |
| How to work with JDBC | p. 334 |
| How to obtain and install a database driver | p. 334 |
| How to connect to a database | p. 336 |
| How to return a result set and move the cursor through it | p. 338 |
| How to retrieve data from a result set | p. 340 |
| How to insert, update, and delete data | p. 342 |
| How to work with prepared statements | p. 344 |
| The SQL Gateway application | p. 346 |
| The user interface | p. 346 |
| The code for the JSP | p. 348 |
| The code for the servlet | p. 350 |
| The code for the utility class | p. 354 |
| How to work with connection pooling | p. 356 |
| How connection pooling works | p. 356 |
| How to install a connection pool | p. 358 |
| How to customize a connection pool | p. 358 |
| How to use a connection pool | p. 360 |
| The Email List application | p. 362 |
| The user interface | p. 362 |
| The code for the JSP | p. 362 |
| The code for the servlet | p. 364 |
| The code for the UserDB class | p. 366 |
| Advanced servlet and JSP skills | |
| How to use JavaMail to send email | |
| An introduction to the JavaMail API | p. 376 |
| How email works | p. 376 |
| Protocols for working with email | p. 376 |
| How to install the JavaMail API | p. 378 |
| Code that uses the JavaMail API to send an email message | p. 380 |
| How to create and send an email message | p. 382 |
| How to create a mail session | p. 382 |
| How to create a message | p. 384 |
| How to address a message | p. 386 |
| How to send a message | p. 388 |
| How to send an email message from a servlet | p. 390 |
| A helper class that can be used to send a message | p. 390 |
| A servlet that uses a helper class to send a message | p. 392 |
| How to use SSL to work with a secure connection | |
| An introduction to SSL | p. 398 |
| How SSL works | p. 398 |
| How TLS works | p. 398 |
| When to use a secure connection | p. 398 |
| How SSL authentication works | p. 400 |
| How to obtain a digital secure certificate | p. 402 |
| How to configure a testing environment for SSL | p. 404 |
| How to install the JSSE API | p. 404 |
| How to create a certificate for testing | p. 406 |
| How to enable SSL in Tomcat | p. 406 |
| How to test a local SSL connection | p. 408 |
| How to work with a secure connection | p. 410 |
| How to request a secure connection | p. 410 |
| A page that uses a secure connection | p. 412 |
| How to return to a regular HTTP connection | p. 412 |
| How to switch from a local system to an Internet server | p. 412 |
| How to restrict access to a web resource | |
| An introduction to authentication | p. 418 |
| How container-managed authentication works | p. 418 |
| Three types of authentication | p. 420 |
| How to restrict access to web resources | p. 422 |
| How to create a security constraint | p. 422 |
| How to implement the JDBC realm | p. 424 |
| How to create the tables for the JDBC realm | p. 426 |
| How to use basic authentication | p. 428 |
| The login dialog box | p. 428 |
| The XML tags | p. 428 |
| How to use form-based authentication | p. 430 |
| The login page | p. 430 |
| The XML tags | p. 430 |
| The code for the login page | p. 432 |
| How to work with HTTP requests and responses | |
| An introduction to HTTP | p. 438 |
| An HTTP request and response | p. 438 |
| Common MIME types | p. 440 |
| Common HTTP request headers | p. 442 |
| Common HTTP status codes | p. 444 |
| Common HTTP response headers | p. 446 |
| How to work with the request | p. 448 |
| How to get request headers | p. 448 |
| How to display all request headers | p. 450 |
| The request headers for the IE and Netscape browsers | p. 452 |
| How to work with the response | p. 454 |
| How to set status codes | p. 454 |
| How to set response headers | p. 454 |
| Practical skills for working with HTTP | p. 456 |
| How to return a tab-delimited file as an Excel spreadsheet | p. 456 |
| How to control caching | p. 456 |
| How to encode the response with GZIP compression | p. 458 |
| How to require the File Download dialog box | p. 460 |
| How to work with XML | |
| An introduction to XML | p. 466 |
| An XML document | p. 466 |
| Common uses of XML | p. 466 |
| XML declarations and comments | p. 468 |
| XML elements | p. 468 |
| XML attributes | p. 470 |
| An introduction to DTDs | p. 472 |
| An introduction to XML APIs | p. 474 |
| How to work with DOM | p. 476 |
| The DOM tree | p. 476 |
| Interfaces for working with the DOM tree | p. 478 |
| How to create an empty DOM tree | p. 480 |
| How to add nodes to a DOM tree | p. 482 |
| How to write a DOM tree to a file | p. 484 |
| How to read a DOM tree from a file | p. 486 |
| How to read the nodes of a DOM tree | p. 488 |
| How to add, update, and delete nodes | p. 490 |
| The Email List application | p. 492 |
| The code for the XMLUtil class | p. 492 |
| The code for the UserXML class | p. 494 |
| The code for the EmailServlet class | p. 496 |
| How to return an XML document via HTTP | p. 498 |
| The code for the XMLServlet class | p. 498 |
| The XML document displayed in a browser | p. 498 |
| An introduction to Enterprise JavaBeans | |
| How Enterprise JavaBeans work | p. 504 |
| The components of a web application that uses EJBs | p. 504 |
| What EJBs can provide | p. 506 |
| The pros and cons of EJBs | p. 506 |
| Typical EJB developer roles | p. 506 |
| How to implement EJBs | p. 510 |
| How to implement an entity bean | p. 510 |
| How to code the remote and home interfaces | p. 512 |
| How to code the bean implementation class | p. 514 |
| How to implement BMP | p. 516 |
| How to access an EJB in an application | p. 518 |
| The Music Store web site | |
| An introduction to the Music Store web site | p. 523 |
| The Download application | p. 545 |
| The Shopping Cart application | p. 557 |
| The Admin application | p. 579 |
| Appendixes | |
| How to install the software and applications for this book | p. 599 |
| Index | p. 614 |
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