Professional JSP : Architecture Part 6 - Servlets versus JSPs

JSPs can be used for most purposes, but there are some scenarios where Servlets are more appropriate.

Professional JSP : Architecture Part 5 - The "Dispatcher" Approach

We now move on to look at architectures based on the dispatcher or "N-tiered" approach, where a Servlet (or JSP) acts as a mediator or controller, delegating requests to JSP pages and JavaBeans. We will look at the mediator-view, mediator-composite view, and service to workers architectures.

Professional JSP : Architecture Part 4 - The "Page-Centric" Approach

We start by looking at architectures based on the page-centric or client-server approach. We will look at the page-view and page-view with bean architectures.

Professional JSP : Architecture Part 3 - Architectures

Before discussing specific architectures that we can use to build systems with Servlets and JSP, it is worth mentioning two basic ways of using the JSP technology.

Professional JSP : Architecture Part 2 - Code Factoring and Role Separation

One of the main reasons why the Java Server Pages technology has evolved into what it is today (and it's still evolving) is the overwhelming technical need to simplify application design by separating dynamic content from static template display data.

Professional JSP : Architecture Part 1 - Introduction

This chapter will examine a variety of ways to architect a system with JavaServer Pages, Servlets, and JavaBeans. We will see a series of different architectures, each a development of the one before.

Java Server Programming Tag Extensions Part 4 - Tag Extension Idioms

In order to stress the mechanics of tag handlers themselves, I have deliberately used simple examples to this point. However, the range of functionality that can be delivered with tag extensions is very wide.

Java Server Programming Tag Extensions Part 3 - Writing Tag Extensions

Once the initial concepts are grasped, implementing tag extensions is surprisingly easy.

Java Server Programming Tag Extensions Part 2 - Anatomy of a Tag Extension

Before we return to our simple example, let's cover some basic theory of tag extensions. A number of components are required to implement a tag extension.

Java Server Programming Tag Extensions Part 1 - Introduction

From the point of view of the JSP developer, the only significant new feature of JSP 1.1 is support for tag extensions (often referred to as custom tags). However, this proves to be very significant indeed.