This new book from Sun Microsystems Press and Prentice Hall provides the definitive reference for the latest J2EE standards: servlets 2.2 (including complete coverage of HTTP 1.1 and its use from servlets) and JSP 1.1 (including writing custom JSP tag libraries and integrating servlets and JSP). The book includes hundreds of completely portable, fully documented, industrial-strength examples (all of which are available on-line for unrestricted use) as well as setup and configuration details for three top servlet/JSP engines, including Apache Tomcat. It is divided into three parts: servlets 2.2, JSP 1.1, and supporting technologies (HTML forms, applets as servlet front ends, JDBC).
 

JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology provides an easy way to create dynamic web pages. JSP uses a component-based approach that allows web developers to easily combine static HTML for look-and-feel with Java components for dynamic features. The simplicity of this component-based model, combined with the cross-platform power of Java, allows a web development environment with enormous potential. JavaServer Pages shows how to develop Java-based web applications without having to be a hardcore programmer. The author provides an overview of JSP concepts and discusses how JSP fits into the larger picture of web applications. Web page authors will benefit from the chapters on generating dynamic content, handling session information, accessing databases, authenticating users, and personalizing content. In the programming-oriented chapters, Java programmers learn how to create Java components and custom JSP tags for web authors to use in JSP pages.

Developing Java Server Pages teaches JSP programming, with emphasis on techniques that allow programmers to get the job done quickly and efficiently. This book shows you how JSP, the next chapter in the evolution of Java as a server side development language, is used and how it can be used. Workarounds in advice and code are explored to provide practical and realistic solutions to problems. Other technologies are also introduced, including Servlets, the Java language, JDBC, and beans. Using extensive examples, and a hands-on approach, authors Paul Colton, Andre Lei, and Scott Stirling present the most important topics for web developers, including security, database interaction, custom tags and scalability. All examples are based on hard earned, real-world experience. Written by members of the team responsible for the creation and evolution of JRun, the first commercial JSP server JSP combines the promise and power of Java with the ease-of-use and minimal learning curve of a scripting language JSP is supported by leading application servers such as IBM, Allaire and others

JSP: The Complete Reference by Phillip Hanna
ISBN: 0-07-212768-6
$49.99 US, 876 pages, Available Now
The Most Authoritative Volume Available on JavaServer Pages Combine JavaServer Pages with other server-side Web components to create and deploy effective, reliable, and robust Web enterprises. JSP: The Complete Reference provides in-depth coverage of everything you'll need to program and develop powerful and efficient Web sites and applications. Control the content and appearance of Web pages using tools like JSP, servlets, JavaBeans, and Java 2 platform servlets to create reusable components and simplify application development. Regardless of your skill level, this resourceful volume will help you tap all the advantages of JSP coding and developing techniques.

The only visual guide to JSP, JavaServer Pages: Your visual blueprint for designing dynamic content with JSP offers you a visual alternative to learning to write JSP documents. This book is geared towards intermediate to advanced users with experience in writing HTML documents. The Visual learning series' unique method of organizing screen shots and text on a 2-page spread makes it easy for you to learn new concepts and tasks.

JavaServer Pages, together with the Java Servlet, provide the dynamic web content presentation layer for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition. JSPs and Servlets integrate tightly to enable scalable and portable applications, and are widely supported. This book targets the next generation of these technologies, JSP 1.2 and Servlets 2.3, which are nearing completion under the Java Community Process and provide major enhancements to Java's web programming model. This book looks in depth at these core components of the forthcoming J2EE 1.3 platform, preparing you for building the next generation of web solutions. You'll learn about the enhancements to the JSP tag library model; the new filtering and application event facilities; how to architect web applications to ensure a clean separation of presentation and logic; and the increasingly popular Jakarta Struts framework. The book also addresses using JSP with XML and XSLT; database access with JDBC; and how JSP and Servlets fit into the overall J2EE platform alongside Enterprise JavaBeans, JavaMail, and other J2EE technologies.