Domino Development with Java - Softcover

Patton, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1930110049 ISBN 13: 9781930110045

Publisher: Manning Publications, 2000

Synopsis

Domino Development with Java takes the mysteries out of using the Java programming language within the Domino development environment. It provides a solid foundation for working utilization of the Java programming language in the Domino Application Server environment. The reader will learn how to build servlets, applets, JDBC, and standalone applications.

The book culminates with the implementation of an on-line shopping store using Domino and Java. Both WebSphere and VisualAge for Java integration are also covered.

About this title

Review

For any IBM/Lotus Domino developer, the product's recent support for Java marks an exciting advance. Domino Development with Java provides a nicely comprehensive guide to the Java objects and APIs that can be used to build Domino applications using today's hottest programming language.

This title opens with a quick look at the Domino Designer IDE, amply illustrated using screen shots. While Domino does not claim to be a comprehensive introduction to Java itself, it does review some language basics. After this quick tour, the book really delves in with code samples that show off the APIs and simple programming conventions to get at Domino databases, views, items, rich text items and collections. Code samples demonstrate the available APIs used for each Domino Java object. Nearly every line of code is annotated with a corresponding comment on the details of each API.

Later sections turn toward activity logging, access control lists (ACLs) and agents, names and date-time values. Later sections discuss Domino's growing Web capabilities, naturally an important area for developers. There is also a brief discussion of using the IBM VisualAge for Java tool. One strong point is the comparison of basic application types available in Domino, from applets to standalone applications to servlets. Short sections on JDBC and Lotus connectors, which allow Domino applications to connect to disparate data sources, are also covered. The book concludes with the fully fledged example of the online store written with servlets and Domino. There is also a brief glimpse at future plans for Domino from IBM/Lotus.

As any Domino developer knows, there is a shortage of good information on this development platform. While you will certainly want to look at other sources for learning the Java language itself, this title usefully fills a need by providing a reference on available Domino objects and APIs in one convenient place. Provided you have some experience with Domino done the old-fashioned way, this book can teach you how to combine that knowledge with Java productively. --Richard Dragan

About the Author

Anthony Patton Anthony Patton is certified in the Domino, Java, and VisualAge technologies. He has been developing client-server applications for over six years. This includes custom development as well as shrink-wrapped products. He is a frequent contributor to industry magazines. He attended the University of Louisville.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1930110049
• ISBN 13: 9781930110045
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 450