Java Servlets By Example - Softcover

Williamson, David G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 188477766X ISBN 13: 9781884777660

Publisher: Manning Publications, 1999

Synopsis

This guide to Java servlets provides a complete walkthrough of the technology. It moves example-by-example from the simple to the complex and explains the simple HTML form processing through servlets. The text also shows how to connect a Java applet to a servlet, which is connected to a database.

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From the Publisher

Java Servlets by Example
OVERVIEW

Starting with an overview of Java Servlets, this book shows through a lavish use of examples how servlets are replacing CGI, then moves on to all aspects of how servlets, applets, JDBC and RMI interrelate.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I: Servlets Overview Introduction, Java Servlet API, Java Web Server, Servlets: The outlook

Part II: Web based Applications Java Servlets are Replacing CGI, History of CGI, HTML Page Counter, Useful Utilities, HTML Form Processor, Quote Generator, Guest Book, News Groups, Auto-Linking, ASCII to GIF Conversion, User Registration, News Feeds, Search Engine, Link Validation, Random Links, Online Quiz, Banner Advertising, HTML Filter, E-mail Fortune Cookie, Site Analysis

Part III - Advanced Topics Applet to Servlet Communication, Servlet to Servlet Communication, Servlets and JDBC, Servlets and RMI

Part IV - Reference Servlet API Reference, CGI Variables, Links to Other Sites

FROM THE BACK COVER The ever increasing use of CGI scripts today accounts for over 80% of server side processing. These inefficient, memory hungry, slow processes are approaching their demise. A new species has evolved to take its place: Java Servlets, which are leaner, faster, portable and easier to maintain.

Whether you're an accomplished Java developer or a CGI programmer, here's a book that will ease your transition to this powerful technology. explains and illustrates the concepts of servlet programming. With over 100 ready-to-run code examples complete with detailed explanations, it also solves your real-world problems. Each chapter introduces a new server application, then lets you creep up on the solution through progressively more powerful examples. Who knows, there may well be a coded solution in this book you can use the same day you open its pages!

Alan R.Williamson, a Java consultant based in Scotland, writes a regular column in the Java Developer's Journal. He is a contributor to Sun's Java Servlet Specification Version 2.1.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 188477766X
• ISBN 13: 9781884777660
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 548