Java for Web Development: Create Full-Stack Java Applications with Servlets, JSP Pages, MVC Pattern and Database Connectivity

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
Acknowledgement
Preface
Errata
Table of Contents
1. Database Connectivity
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Database Management
    ODBC Application Programming Interface (API)
    JDBC-API
        Categories of JDBC Drivers
        JDBC-ODBC bridge + ODBC driver
        Native-API driver
        Network protocol driver
        Thin Driver
    Querying a database
        Connecting to a database
        The connection object
        Loading the Driver and establishing the connection
    The JDBC URL
        A Sample JDBC URL
        Processing querying in a database
    Conclusion
    Multiple Choice Questions
        Answers
    Fill in the blanks
    State True/False
    Questions
    Interview Questions
2. Internationalization (I18N)
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objective
    Localization (L10N)
    Locale
        Constructors of Locale Class
        Commonly used methods of Locale class
    Resource Bundle
        Constructor of ResourceBundle
        Methods of ResourceBundle Class
    Steps to develop the I18N-based application
    Internationalizing Date and Time (I18N with Date and Time)
    Methods of java.text.DateFormat
    Internationalizing with Numbers (I18N with Numbers)
    Conclusion
    Multiple Choice Questions
3. Introduction to Java Servlets
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Webserver
    Introduction to Servlets
        Characteristics of Servlets
    Comparison between Servlets and Applets
    Comparison between Servlets and other server-side scripting technologies
    CGI scripts
        Active Server Pages (ASP)
    Working of Servlets
    The GET and POST methods
    The Javax.servlet package
        Lifecycle of a Servlet
    Servlet Interface
        Creating a Servlet
        Creating the deployment descriptor (web.xml file)
    Conclusion
    Questions
4. HTTP Servlet
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    HTTP Servlet
    Need of HTTPServlet class
    HTTP Request and HTTP Response
    The GET and POST methods
    HttpServletRequest Interface
        Method of ServletRequest Interface
    Conclusion
    Questions
    Multiple Choice Questions
5. Working with Servlet Sessions
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objective
    Session tracking
    Techniques to keep track of sessions in servlets
        URL Rewriting
        Hidden Form Fields
        Using the HttpSession Interface
        Cookies
            The javax.servlet.http.Cookie class
    Conclusion
    Questions
6. Inter-Servlet Communication
    Introduction
    Structure
    The RequestDispatcher Interface
    Method of ServletContext Interface
    Method to get the object of RequestDispatcher
    Methods of RequestDispatcher interface
    Implementing Inter servlet communication via a problem statement
        Tasklist
        Client Interface
        index.xhtml
        Code of FirstServlet
        SendRedirect
    Difference between forward() and sendRedirect() method
    Conclusion
    Questions
7. Java Server Pages(JSP)
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    Need for JSP
    Difference between Servlet and JSP
        Advantages of JSP
        The JSP request-response cycle
        Lifecycle of JSP
        Structure of a JSP Page
        The directory structure of the JSP Page
    Conclusion
    Questions
8. Comment Tag and Scripting Element
    Structure
    Objectives
    JSP Elements
        Comment Tag
    Scripting Elements
        Scriptlet tag
        Expression Tag
        Declaration tag
    Implicit Objects
    Conclusion
    Questions
    Select the Correct Option
9. JSP Directives
    Structure
    Objective
    Types Of Directives
    JSP directives
        The page directive
    Implicit Objects
        contentType
        extends
    errorPage
        isErrorPage
        import= “package list”
        language= “scripting language.”
        Session=true/false
        info= “servlet information”
    Buffer
        isELIgnored= “true/false”
        isThreadSafe
        autoFlush
    The include directive
    The Taglib directive
    Conclusion
    Questions
10. JSP Action Element and Custom Tags
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objectives
    JSP Action Tags
        jsp:useBean action tag
        jsp:setProperty and jsp:getProperty action tags
        Jsp:forward action tag
        jsp:include action tag
    JSP custom tags
        Custom Tag Library
        Need of XML
        Custom Tags
        The structure of the TLD file
        The structure of the JSP File
    Expression Language(EL)
    Model View Controller (MVC) Architecture in JSP
        MVC Example in JSP
    Conclusion
    Questions
11. Introduction to Struts
    Introduction
    Structure
    Objective
    Features of Struts2
    Components of Struts2
    Architecture of Struts2
    Creating a Struts Application
    Conclusion
    Questions
Interview Questions
Index
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