Beginning JavaServer Pages

JSP is one of the core technologies for server-side Java applications and the 2.0 release, which this book covers in detail, makes JSP an even more powerful tool Walks Java programmers and Web developers through JSP fundamentals, including JSP syntax and directives, JSP Expression Language, JSP Tag libraries, JSTL, and techniques for testing and debugging Shows how to use JSP in real-world Web applications along with open source frameworks such as Struts, WebWork, and Turbine, software design methodologies, and developer tools like Ant, jUnit, and CVS, as well as popular IDEs (integrated development environmnents) Each chapter has an exercise section with solutions on the companion Web site About the Authors 6 Credits 7 Acknowledgments 8 Contents 10 Introduction 28 The Right Way to Do Web Development 28 Approach 29 How This Book Is Structured 29 Conventions 32 Source Code 33 Errata 33 p2p. wrox. com 33 Part I: JSP Fundamentals 36 Chapter 1: Getting Started with JavaServer Pages 38 Chapter 2: JSP Basics 1: Dynamic Page Creation for Data Presentation 66 Chapter 3: JSP Basics 2: Generalized Templating and Server Scripting 108 Chapter 4: CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, and JSP 152 Chapter 5: JSP and EL 180 Chapter 6: JSP Tag Libraries and JSTL 214 Chapter 7: JSP Directives 248 Chapter 8: JSP Standard Actions 276 Chapter 9: JSP and JavaBeans 310 Chapter 10: Error Handling 338 Chapter 11: Building Your Own Custom JSP Tag Library 364 Chapter 12: Advanced Dynamic Web Content Generation 396 Chapter 13: Internationalization and Localized Content 430 Chapter 14: JSP Debugging Techniques 470 Part II: JSP and Modern Web Server Software Development 516 Chapter 15: JSPs and Servlets 518 Chapter 16: The Role of JSP in the Wider Context: Web Applications 546 Chapter 17: Model View Controller 568 Chapter 18: Web Frameworks 584 Chapter 19: Struts Framework 626 Chapter 20: Layout Management with Tiles 678 Chapter 21: JavaServer Faces 716 Chapter 22: JSP in J2EE 756 Chapter 23: Access to Databases 782 Chapter 24: Security 860 Chapter 25: Performance 896 Chapter 26: Best Practices and Tools 920 Part III: Spreading Your New Wings: Applying JSP in the Real World 958 Chapter 27: JSP Project I: Personalized Portal 960 Chapter 28: JSP Project II: Shopping Cart Application 1018 Part IV: Appendixes 1092 Appendix A: JSP Syntax Reference 1094 Appendix B: JSP Expression Language Reference 1112 Appendix C: JSTL Reference 1124 Appendix D: Exercise Solutions 1158 Index 1248

• JSP is one of the core technologies for server-side Java applications and the 2.0 release, which this book covers in detail, makes JSP an even more powerful tool
• Walks Java programmers and Web developers through JSP fundamentals, including JSP syntax and directives, JSP Expression Language, JSP Tag libraries, JSTL, and techniques for testing and debugging
• Shows how to use JSP in real-world Web applications along with open source frameworks such as Struts, WebWork, and Turbine, software design methodologies, and developer tools like Ant, jUnit, and CVS, as well as popular IDEs (integrated development environmnents)
• Each chapter has an exercise section with solutions on the companion Web site

JavaServer Pages (JSP) is a cross-platform language that generates dynamic Web pages and uses XML-like tags written in Java to create content. With its latest release, version 2.0, JSP has become an even more powerful tool that beginners often find challenging to learn. This book provides you with an accessible introduction to JSP.Packed with real-world code examples and in-depth case studies accompanied by fully working applications, this book introduces the many new features of JSP 2.0 while emphasizing good Web development practices. Along the way, you'll examine how JSP interacts with other Enterprise Java technologies and you'll be challenged to apply your new JSP programming skills to real-world projects. "Packed with real-world code examples and in-depth case studies accompanied by fully working applications, this book introduces the many new features of JSP 2.0 while emphasizing good Web development practices. Along the way, you'll examine how JSP interacts with other Enterprise Java technologies and you'll be challenged to apply your new JSP programming skills to real-world projects." "This book is for novice programmers who have basic programming experience either in Java or a Web scripting language and want to become fluent in JSP."--Jacket JavaServer Pages (JSP) is a Java-based technology that is run on a server to facilitate the processing of Web-based requests.