| INTRODUCTION TO JAVA |
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Key object-oriented ideas |
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Keywords, data types, and variables |
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Operators |
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Methods |
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Classes |
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Inheritance |
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Interfaces |
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Exception handling |
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Key Java classes |
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Using Javadoc |
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Collection classes |
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Java File IO |
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BUILDING JAVA GUIS: THE ABSTRACT WINDOWING TOOLKIT |
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Building Java GUIs: Swing |
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How Swing improves upon the AWT |
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Swing application structure |
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Managing windows and dialogs |
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Using Swing components |
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Using Swing components with data models: JList and JTable |
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INTRODUCTION TO JDBC |
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Overview of JDBC architecture |
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JDBC driver types |
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Loading a driver |
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Connecting to a database |
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Communicating with the database via ad hoc SQL queries |
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- Using the Statement class
- Using the PreparedStatement class
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Retrieving and displaying results |
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Invoking stored procedures via the CallableStatement class |
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Managing connection pooling and state |
| INTRODUCTION TO JSP |
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Overview of Java language and architecture |
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Java servlet architecture |
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How JSP simplifies the creation of servlets |
| INTRODUCING SERVLETS |
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How the Servlet API fits into J2EE |
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Servlet lifecycle |
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Obtaining configuration information |
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Deploying servlets |
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Overview of servlet containers |
| FORMS AND SERVLETS |
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Building an HTML form |
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Understandings GET versus POST form submissions |
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Submitting the form to the servlet |
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Using the request object's getParameter() and getParameterNames() methods to obtain the data submitted via the form |
| SESSION MANAGEMENT WITH SERVLETS |
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Role of state management in Web applications |
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Using an HttpSession object to maintain state across requests |
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Controlling session behavior via the web.xml file |
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Handling servlet exceptions |
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Servlet filters |
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Bundling and deploying the servlet as an application |
| INTRODUCING JSP |
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JSP lifecycle |
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How JSPs are translated to servlets |
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Conditions under which JSPs automatically recompile |
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Creating and using JSP directives, expressions, scriptlets, and declarations |
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- Will also show XML syntax for these items
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JSP comments (and how they differ from HTML comments) |
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Mastering the implicit JSP objects |
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New in JSP 2.0: EL (expression language) |
| JAVABEANS AND JSP |
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The role of JavaBeans in JSP applications |
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Architectural approaches for designing JavaBeans |
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Creating, testing, and deploying JavaBeans |
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Communicating with JavaBeans from JSP via jsp:useBean, jsp:setProperty, and jsp:getProperty |
| JDBC (JAVA DATABASE CONNECTIVITY) AND EXCEPTION HANDLING |
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Overview of JDBC architecture |
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JDBC driver types |
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Loading a driver |
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Connecting to a database |
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Communicating with the database via ad hoc SQL queries |
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Handling exceptions |
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Retrieving and displaying results |
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Invoking stored procedures via the CallableStatement class |
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Managing connection pooling and state |
| USING JSP CUSTOM TAGS |
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Writing a basic custom tag |
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Using a deployment descriptor and a TLD (tag library descriptor) |
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Using several tags from the Java Standard Tag Library |
| CASE STUDY |
