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Servlets and JSP

Server-Side Web Applications using Java Servlets versions 2.1/2.2 and JavaServer Pages (JSP) version 1.0: A Tutorial

Part 1:

Overview of Servlets and JSP

• What are Java Servlets?
• What are the Advantages of Servlets over Traditional CGI?
• What is JSP?
• What are the Advantages of JSP?

Part 2:

Getting Started: Installation and Setup

• Obtaining and Installing the Servlet and JSP Classes
• Getting a Servlet-Capable Web Server

Part 3:

First Servlets

• Basic Servlet Structure
• A Simple Servlet Generating Plain Text
• Compiling and Invoking the Servlet
• A Simple Servlet Generating HTML
• Some Simple HTML Utilities for Servlets

Part 4:

Handling Form Data

• Introduction (Format, URL-encoding, GET, POST)
• Example: Reading Specific Parameters
• Example: Making Table of All Parameters

Part 5:

Reading HTTP Request Headers

• Common Request Headers and Their Meaning
• Reading Headers from Servlets
• Example: Making Table of All Headers

Part 6:

Accessing the Standard CGI Variables

• The CGI Variables, Their Meaning, and the Servlet Equivalent
• Example: Making a Table of All CGI Variables

Part 7:

Setting HTTP Status Codes

• Overview: Status Codes and Messages
• Setting Status Codes from Servlets
• HTTP 1.1 Status Codes and Their Meanings
• Example: A Search Engine Front End

Part 8:

Specifying HTTP Response Headers

• Overview
• Common Response Headers and Their Meaning
• Example: Starting a Long-Running Calculation, Showing Partial Results, and Periodically Updating Display with New Data.

Part 9:

Handling Cookies

• Overview of Cookies
• The Servlet Cookie API
• Some Minor Cookie Utilities
• Example: A Customized Search Engine Interface

Part 10:

Session Tracking

• Overview of Session Tracking
• The Session Tracking API
• Example

Part 11:

JavaServer Pages (JSP)

• Overview
• Syntax Summary
• Template Text (Static HTML)
• JSP Scripting Elements: Expressions, Scriptlets, and Declarations
• JSP Directives
• Example using Scripting Elements and Directives
• Predefined Variables
• JSP Actions
• JSP Comments and Character Escaping Conventions

This tutorial is now available as a book: Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages by Marty Hall, published by Sun Microsystems Press. Read all about it at CoreServlets.com

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