Java Training Overview
This course introduces the students to learn to develop and test server-side applications based on the Java 2 platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) component model using the Eclipse and JBoss platform (using the JBoss-IDE plugin). Develop and test server-side applications that use servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs) for the control and flow of e-business applications.
Java Training Audience
Java programmers who build server-side web applications interested in leveraging Eclipse and JBoss to streamline their development cycle.
Java Training Prerequisites
- Students should understand essential concepts of Object-Oriented Programming and be able to write simple Java programs with assistance.
Java Training Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Understand the need for the Spring framework
- Use Eclipse as an truly integrated development environment
- Build servlets according to the current Servlet 2.3 specification
- Build JSPs according to the current JSP 1.2 specification
- Build custom JSP tag libraries
- Integrate servlets and JSPs into a complete J2EE application
- Deploy a J2EE application to JBoss
Java Training Topics
- Develop and test servlets
- Develop and test JavaServer Pages (JSPs)
- Develop and test J2EE applications following the Model/View/Controller architecture
- Integrate business logic using Java Beans and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
- Apply best practices to Servlet and JSP development
Java Training Course duration
Five Days
Java Training Course outline
1. J2EE Overview
- Java Web Applications
- Java Web Application Architecture
- J2EE Architecture
- Web Application Programming Model MVC
- An MVC Example
- The Infrastructure for Enterprise Web Applications
- Summary
2. JavaScript Overview: History and Today
- JavaScript Overview
- Fundamentals: Part 1
- Fundamentals: Part 2
3. JavaScript Interactivity
- HTML Forms and JavaScript
4. Servlet Basics
- Objectives
- History CGI
- Server Extension APIs
- Java Servlet
- Servlet Container
- Servlet Responsibilities
- J2EE and Servlet
- The Servlet Class
- The HttpServlet Class
- An Example Hello World
- The Servlet Container
- The Servlet API
- Life Cycle Initialization
- Life Cycle Initialization
- Example Initialization
- Life Cycle Processing
- Life Cycle Processing
- Life Cycle Destroy
- User Input
- Example User Input
- Output to Client
- Servlet Error Handling
- Threading Issues
5. Servlet Interaction Interface
- Objectives
- Request
- Request Parameters
- Request Attributes
- Request Headers
- Request Path
- Other Request Information
- Response
- Cookies
- Setting Cookies
- Servlet Context
- Servlet Context Attributes
- Resource
- Session Tracking
- Tracking Techniques
- Cookies
- Cookies an Example
- HTML Hidden Fields
- Using HttpSession
- Session Invalidation
- An Example of Session Tracking Code...
- An Example of Session Tracking Code
- An Example of Session Tracking Code
- An Example of Session Tracking Code
- An Example of Session Tracking Code
- An Example of Session Tracking Code
- An Example of Session Tracking Code
- HttpSession - URL Rewriting
- Summary
6. JavaServer Page (JSP) Basics
- Objectives
- JavaServer Pages
- A Simple Example - Hello.jsp
- JSP Benefits
- Evolution of Dynamic Content Technologies
- How JSP Works
- JSP Invocation
- JSP Scripting Elements
- The XML Syntax
- JSP Directive
- page Directive Attributes
- page Directive an Example
- page Attribute errorPage
- page Attribute isErrorPage
- Using XML Syntax
- Directives include
- Include an Example
- Include an Example
- Include at compile time vs. at request time
- Request time inclusion
- JSP Declarations
- Declarations an Example
- JSP Expressions
- JSP Expressions an Example
- JSP Scriptlets
- JSP Scriptlets an Example
- JSP Scriptlets an Example
- JSP Comments
- JSP Predefined Variables
- The request Object
- The response Object
- The out Object
- Out an Example
7. Using Java Beans with JSP
- Objectives
- What is a JavaBean?
- Structure of a JavaBean
- Life Cycle
- Properties
- Very Simple Bean
- Using Java Beans in JSP
- The < jsp:useBean > tag
- Java Bean scope
- < jsp:useBean > in Action
- The < jsp:getProperty > tag
- The < jsp:setProperty > tag
- Mapping all the request parameters
- Another Example
- Mixing Scriptlets and Bean tags
8. JSP Programming Techniques
- Objectives
- Error Handling
- Example Exception Handling
- Using an Error Page
- Form Validation Client Side
- Form Validation Client Side
- Form Validation Client Side
- Form Validation Server Side
- Form Validation Server Side
- Session Tracking
9. Servlet Programming – Advanced
- Objectives
- Key Issues for Web Application Development Productivity
- Web Application Programming Model MVC
- Model
- View
- Controller
- What is JDBC?
- JDBC Architecture
- JDBC: Basic Steps
- Loading a Driver
- DB2 UDB JDBC Drivers
- Oracle JDBC Drivers
- Create a Connection
- Connection
- Statement
- PreparedStatement
- ResultSet
- ResultSet
- ResultSet
- Example JDBC Servlet With Transactions
- Close the Connection
- Need for Connection Pooling
- Connection Pooling in JDBC 2.0
- Connection Pooling
- Basic Steps in Using JDBC Connection Pooling
- Access a DataSource
- Get a Connection
- Release Connections
- Connection Pool Example
- Resource References
- JavaBeans
- MVC Implementation
- Request Dispatching
- Request Dispatching - Forward vs. Include
- HTTP Redirection
- Dispatch vs. redirection
- Integrating Servlet and JSP
- Calling a JSP from a Servlet
- Request Dispatching - forward Request to JSP
- Supply Result information to the JSP
- A Simple Example
- Display JavaBean Properties in JSP
10. Web Applications and MVC
- Objectives
- Tiered Architectures
- Presentation Layer
- Presentation Layer
- Presentation Layer
- Presentation Layer
- Middle Tier
- Model View Controller
- Extensible Markup Language
- XML
11. Servlet Filters
- Objectives
- What is a filter?
- Why use a filter?
- Uses for Filtering
- Features of filters
- The Filter interface
- How a filter works
- In what order?
- A simple logging filter
- Configuring the filter
- Mapping the filter
- The Web Deployment Descriptor
- Common filter tasks
- Request and Response Wrappers
12. Struts Architecture and Overview
- Objectives
- Review: MVC Model
- Review: Request, Session and Application
- What is Struts?
- Struts Flow
- Components in Struts
- The Model
- The View
- The Controller
- Struts Flow
- struts-config.xml
- struts-config.xml Content
- The element in the struts-config.xml
- The element in the struts-config.xml
- The element in the struts-config.xml
- The element in the struts-config.xml
- Sample struts-config.xml
- The Role of web.xml for the Application
- Configuring Struts in the web.xml
- web.xml Content
- Steps to Configuring Struts in the web.xml
- Step 1. Configuring the Action Servlet Instance in the web.xml
- Action Servlet Config Example
- Step 2. Configuring the Action Servlet Mapping in web.xml
- Prefix Mapping Example
- Extension Mapping Example
- Step 3. Configuring the Struts Tag Libraries in the web.xml
- Sample web.xml
- Summary
13. Custom Tag Libraries
- Introduction
- Tag Attributes
- Tag Body
- Tag Library Descriptor
- Tag Library Descriptor Details
- carPrice.tld
- The Java Server Page
- Writing a Simple Tag Handler Class
- Tag Handler Life Cycle
- Rendering Content
- Implementing Empty Body Tag
- Example: CarPriceHandler
- CarPriceHandler
- carPrice.jsp
- Implementing a Tag With Unprocessed Body
- Handling Tag Bodies
- Implementing Body Processing
- Example: Body Tag Support
- Implementing an Iteration Tag
- Nested Tags
- Summary
Appendix A. Tag Handlers
- Tag Library API
- Tag Interface
- BodyTag Interface
- Tag Handler Class
- Tag Handler Lifecycle
- TagSupport Class
- The pageContext variable
- An example
- Exception Handling
Appendix B. Advanced Tag Library Features
- Manipulating Tag Body
- Repeating over Tag
- Nested Tags
Appendix C. Quick HTML Reference
- Head and Body
- The Title Tag
- Heading Levels
- Bold Text
- Italicized Text
- Underlined Text
- Sub/Super-scripted Text
- Combining Tags
- Spacing
- Layout Tags
- The Break Tag
- The Paragraph Tag
- Pre-formatted Text
- Drawbacks of
- Comments
- Linking
- Linking and the Anchor
- Linking to an Email
- Images
- Image Alignment
- Background Images
- Colors
- Setting Foreground and Background
- RGB Color Codes
- Lists
- Unordered Lists
- Unordered Lists - Example
- Ordered Lists
- Ordered Lists - Example
- Tables
- Table - Example
- Frames
- < frameset >
- < frameset > - Example
- < frame >
- < frame > - Example
- Names and Targets
- < noframes >
Appendix D. Introduction to HTTP
- HTTP Overview
- HTTP Overview: Continue
- HTTP Overview: Continue
- HTTP Requests
- HTTP Request Header
- HTTP Responses
- HTTP Response Header
- HTTP Response Header: Continue
- Common GateWay Interface (CGI)
- Common GateWay Interface (CGI): Continue
- Common GateWay Interface (CGI): Continue
- Common GateWay Interface (CGI): Continue
- Common GateWay Interface (CGI): Continue
Appendix E. Tomcat
- Objectives
- Tomcat Installation
- Installation Troubleshooting
- Starting Tomcat Server
- Accessing Tomcat
- Configuring Tomcat
- Using the Tomcat Admin Console
- Tomcat Administration
- Tomcat Manager
- Logging
- Summary
Appendix F. Building an Application with ANT
- What is Ant?
- Ant details
- Installing Ant
- build.xml
- Ant build file
- How to run Ant?
- Understand build.xml
- Understand build.xml (continued)
- Ant Tasks
- Advanced Task
- Ant Folders
- Summary
Appendix G. XML Fundamentals
- Topics
- Data and Document Structure
- Markup Languages
- What is XML ?
- XML Overview
- Simple Case Study
- An Employee Document
- Tags
- First XML
- Why XML?
- XML Document
- An Example of XML Document
- Sections of an XML Document
- XML Elements
- Naming Rules
- Nesting and Hierarchy of XML Elements
- Attributes
- Empty and Non-Empty Elements
- Namespaces for Elements and Attributes
- Other XML Tags
- Entity References
- Character References
- Well-formed vs. Valid XML Document
- Document Type Definition DTD
- Enforcing Validity DTDs
- Presentation Style
- Processing Instructions
- Is the XML Declaration a Processing Instruction ?
- XML Parsers
- SAX
- Pros and Cons of Using SAX
- DOM
Appendix H. Cascading Style Sheets
- Cascading Style Sheets
- The xml-stylesheet processing instruction
- CSS details
- An example
- Common CSS tags display
- Common CSS tags Colors and Backgrounds
- Common CSS tags Fonts
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- 650 Mhz Pentium III
- 384 MB RAM minimum, 512 MB recommended
- 8 GB
- Network connection (Ethernet or token ring card)
- CD-ROM drive
- Connection to the Internet
Minimum Software Requirements
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Adobe Acrobat Reader V6.0
- Netscape 4.7 or IE 5.0
- WinZip 8.0 or higher
- IBM DB2 V8.1 Enterprise Server Edition
- J2SDK V 1.4.2 or higher
- JBoss-3.2.3.Zip Application Server with tomcat bundle
- Eclipse-SDK-3.0
- JBoss-IDE-1.3.0
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