Amazon.co.uk Review
Here is a comprehensive guide to a fast-growing technology for Web developers. JavaServer Pages (JSPs) let you embed server-side Java into Web pages, while also offering full access to other features such as JavaBeans, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), and JDBC database access. The reference JSP implementation is the freely available Apache Tomcat server, so it does not cost anything to get started. All the example code in this book has been tested on Tomcat.
The first part of JavaServer Pages covers the essentials of HTTP and Java Servlets, on which JSPs are based. There is also a guide to installing Tomcat on your Windows or Unix system. The next part, which is aimed at Web page designers as well as programmers, covers JSP application development. There are chapters on scripting elements, error handling, managing user sessions, database access, security, and the use of XML and XSL with JSP. Part III is for programmers, and broadens the scope to include EJB and other Java components, developing custom tags, and achieving highly scaleable applications using database connection pools. The book concludes with a comprehensive reference section.
The author has been an active participant in the official Servlet and JSP working groups, and his book is both well informed and well organised. It provides experts with invaluable tips and insights, while newcomers will find all they need to assess and implement their first JSP applications. --Tim Anderson
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Product Description
JavaServer pages (JSP) enable Web developers to combine the flexibility of HTML with the power of Java components to capitalize on dynamic features for Web applications. The simplicity of JSP's component-based model, combined with the cross-platform power of Java, creates a Web development environment with enormous potential. Written by a key contributor not only to the JSP specification, but also to the JSP and Servlet reference implementations, the second edition of this comprehensive guide to JavaServer Pages shows you how to embed server-side Java in to Web pages, while also offering full access to other features such as JavaBeans, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), and JDBC database access. In addition, this book covers the new Java Standard Tag Library (JSTL) in detail - in fact, most of the examples are updated to use this new technology from Sun Microsystems, Inc. Filled with examples, this 2nd Edition is completely revised and updated to cover the changes in the 1.2 version of the JSP specifications, and includes coverage of the new JSTL Tag libraries-an eagerly anticipated standard set of JSP elements for the tasks needed in most JSP applications, as well as thorough coverage of
