JavaServer Pages, Second Edition [Paperback]

Larne Pekowsky (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321150791 | ISBN-13: 978-0321150790 | Publication Date: August 22, 2003 | Edition: 2

This book teaches beginner programmers how to create dynamic web sites with JavaServer Pages (JSP) using many examples. This tutorial/reference brings JavaServer Pages to the huge audience of non-programmers and allows them to get the most productivity from JSPs, with the least effort. This second edition covers the latest release of the JSP specification (2.0), including overviews of some related technologies such as servlets, the Java standard tag library (JSTL), Jakarta Struts, and databases. The second edition of this bestseller includes a number of standard extensions to JSPs, as well as a number of best practices that have been developed since the first edition was written.Over the past few years, JavaServer Pages have become a popular and important technology for building dynamic web sites. Several commercial implementations, as well as wide-spread open-source ones, already exist and are in wide use. Unlike Microsoft's Active Server Pages, JSPs do not tie the developer to any particular platform, and are available to developers at no cost.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Even if you aren't a programmer, you can design Web sites with dynamic content generated by JavaServer Pages (JSPs). That's the idea in JavaServer Pages, a very approachable and patient tutorial suitable for anyone with basic HTML knowledge.

Early sections explain how JSPs and Java servlets work. (In short, JSPs provide an easy way to write servlets, a powerful alternative to CGI scripts or Microsoft Active Server Pages, ASPs). With JSPs, you write HTML with embedded tags, so you don't have to be a Java expert to use them.

The strength of this text has to be the author's practically minded tutorial showing these pages in action. Dozens of short programming excerpts provide a solid tour of basic techniques, including retrieving form variables and generating dynamic content for a sample news Web site. Later, the author delves into the Java programming language itself, along with custom JavaBeans for use within JSPs.

Closing chapters enhance the sample Web site with personalization and even basic e-commerce capabilities. Chances are this case study is all you need to start making use of JSPs and beans successfully on your own. By centering on JSPs first and then working inward to the details of Java, the text can benefit a wide range of readers. Content creators can learn JSPs and gain exposure to some real Java, while serious Java programmers can learn a much simpler approach to writing servlets. Provided you know HTML and the basics of Web development, this easy-to-digest and worthwhile book can let you build Web sites that take advantage of one of today's most powerful server-side technologies. --Richard Dragan

Topics covered: History of dynamic content with HTML, CGI scripts, Active Server Pages (ASPs), introduction to Java Server Pages (JSPs) and servlets, JSP comments and basic statements, error handling, request time processing and expressions, implicit JSP objects, retrieving user form variables, properties and serialization, basic Java programming (variables, keywords, objects, and simple class design), JSP scriptlets, conditionals, scoping rules, local, page, request and session scope, managing session information, designing JavaBeans, database and SQL basics, personalization techniques, dynamics ads, adding simple e-commerce capabilities, servlet events and APIs, using servlets with JSPs, introduction to XML and multithreaded programming, sample JSP code, and a case study for a news Web site. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Since being introduced in 1999, JavaServer Pages™ (JSP) have become a popular and important technology for building dynamic, interactive, content-rich Web sites. JavaServer Pages™, Second Edition is a hands-on guide to working with JSP, offering the easiest and most efficient ways for non-programmers and Web designers to create sophisticated, dynamic sites. Programmers can also utilize this book to independently create new dynamic components. This second edition covers the latest release of the JSP specification (2.0), many standard extensions to JSPs, and a number of best practices that have been developed since the publication of the first edition.

This book also offers overviews of some related technologies, including:

JavaBeans™

Servlets

JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL)

Jakarta Struts

Databases

JavaServer Pages™, Second Edition contains all the information necessary to start writing JSP--for anyone who has a computer and can write HTML. It includes practical, Java-based techniques for maintaining and personalizing information-rich Web sites, as well as examples based on Jakarta Struts, the new JSP toolkit. Recent updates provide a number of new tools and techniques that will allow readers to get the most productivity from JSPs, with the least amount of effort.

Also included is a CD-ROM containing everything you need to get started. The tools, which are free, open-source, stable, secure, and run on pretty much every platform, are powerful enough to serve even a mid-sized Web site without problems. Contents of the CD-ROM include: Tomcat™, the open-source reference implementation of the latest JSP and Servlet specification; useful libraries such as the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) and Struts; Hsqldb, a self-contained, 100 percent pure Java database; all the code examples from the book; and a number of Java beans, providing ready-to-use components for many of the tasks frequently needed on a dynamic Web page.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 2 edition (August 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321150791
• ISBN-13: 978-0321150790
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,160,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good overview but...., May 30, 2000

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David Zweier (Vernon, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JavaServer Pages (Paperback)

This book provides a relatively good overview of the JSP technology. The first few chapters were very clear and informative. However, in later chapters the author jumps into JavaBeans without much explanation and the remainder of the book feeds off of that. I also found many grammatical errors and even a completely erroneous code listing. Consequently, I would say save your $40.00 and wait for a better book on JSP.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New to JSP? Buy this book!, April 19, 2000

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Iztok (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: JavaServer Pages (Paperback)

I've created PHP and ASP websites in the last three years, so I do have some programming experience, but I haven't done anything with Java! After I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. The information is presented so that you always know enough to understand what's going on in the code being developed for the main theme of the book, developing a dynamic news site. It also has short examples of code sprinkled throughout the book, that don't require you to follow the theme in order to see what's going on in a particular chapter. Author often presents a simple solution, then gives advice on what needs to be done to make the solution more robust. I love this book. It explains the technology as well as teaches the techique to to use it. I was able to create a dynamic JSP page that queries a MySQL database and neatly displays results within four hours of putting the book down (OK, I admit it, I had to take a few peeks). I'm impressed. If you are new to JSP, buy this book. Not new to JSP? Buy it anyway - it's great (and it talks about Beans and Servlets).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for beginners, May 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: JavaServer Pages (Paperback)

I have to say that the book is a great overview of JSP. Larne Pekowsky does a great job of explaining how JSP works and how to incorporate Java into your page. It's a good book for beginners.

However, watch out for the examples in the book. Most have some minor problems with them such as the wrong package name. So, if you try to use the beans that are supplied on the cd, they won't necessarily work.