The J2EE™ Tutorial (Java Series) - Softcover

Bodoff, Stephanie; Green, Dale; Haase, Kim; Jendrock, Eric; Pawlan, Monica; Stearns, Beth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201791684 ISBN 13: 9780201791686

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 2002

Synopsis

Following in the footsteps of the The Java Tutorial -- a global best-seller -- The J2EE Tutorial offers an indispensable, example-centered resource for every developer who wants to master enterprise development with Java 2 Enterprise Edition, Version 1.3. The authors -- all of them Sun senior writers with direct access to the architects of the J2EE platform -- offer concise, hands-on introductions to each key J2EE technology. They offer practical techniques and examples for working with Enterprise JavaBeans, servlets, JavaServer Pages, Java Message Service (JMS), Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI), XML, the J2EE Connector Architecture, JavaMail, and JDBC. The book has been refined to reflect thousands of comments from developers utilizing draft editions published on the Web. All contents and examples are also provided on the accompanying CD-ROM, along with complete copies of the J2EE and J2SE Version 1.3 platform. For every experienced Java programmer who wants to build enterprise solutions with Java 2 Enterprise Edition Version 1.3.

About this title

Review

The J2EE Tutorial is part of a series of official Sun tutorials for the Java platform, published both online and in book form. It teaches by example, using the highly effective technique of brief overviews followed by step-by-step explanations. This title covers the Java 2 Enterprise Edition, the server part of the platform, with the key topics being Enterprise JavaBeans and Web applications using Servlets and JSP (JavaServer Pages). What you get is a well-written and authoritative tutorial that sticks closely to the J2EE SDK rather than discussing specific implementations.

After a short J2EE overview, the tutorial explains how to set up Sun's J2EE SDK and to start the server and Web client. Next comes an introduction to Enterprise Beans, explaining Session, Entity and Message-driven Beans. There is an example of Bean-managed persistence using a Savings Account, and an example of Container-managed persistence using players and teams. This is followed by chapters looking at Web applications and Servlets. Three chapters on JSP cover basic usage, calling JavaBean components, and defining custom tags. The remaining chapters cover vital topics such as transactions and rollback, security and connecting to resources through JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface), through database connections, and through URLs. The book concludes with an example EJB application, Duke's Bank. A bundled CD has the J2SE and J2EE SDKs along with online editions of the Java Tutorial itself.

Despite the complexity of J2EE, this book manages to be both concise and accessible and is a great choice for anyone who wants to pick up these important Java skills. --Tim Anderson

About the Author

Stephanie Bodoff is a staff writer at Sun Microsystems. In previous positions she worked as a software engineer on distributed computing and telecommunications systems and object-oriented software development methods. Since her conversion to technical writing, Stephanie has documented object-oriented databases, application servers, and enterprise application development methods.

Dale Green is a staff writer with Sun Microsystems, where he documents the J2EE platform. In previous positions he programmed business applications, designed databases, taught technical classes, and documented RDBMS products. In his current position he writes about Enterprise JavaBeans technology and the J2EE SDK.

Kim Haase is a staff writer with Sun Microsystems, where she documents the J2EE platform. In previous positions she has documented compilers, debuggers, and floating-point programming. She currently writes about the Java Message Service and J2EE SDK tools.

Eric Jendrock is a staff writer with Sun Microsystems, where he documents the J2EE platform. Previously, he documented middleware products and standards. Currently, he writes about the J2EE Compatibility Test Suite and J2EE security.

Monica Pawlan is a staff writer for the Java Developer Connection (JDC), and was a contributing author for The Java™ Tutorial. She has a background in 2D and 3D graphics, security, and database products, and loves to study and write about emerging technologies. When not writing, she spends her spare time gardening, studying classical piano, and dreaming of far away places―some of which she occasionally visits.

Beth Stearns is the principal partner of ComputerEase Publishing, a computer consulting firm she founded in 1982. Among her publications are Java Native Interface in The Java Tutorial Continued (Addison-Wesley), “The EJB Programming Guide” for Inprise Corporation, and “ Understanding EDT, ” a guide to Digital Equipment Corporation's text editor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0201791684
• ISBN 13: 9780201791686
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 528