In this book, John Hunt and Chris Loftus take you through the core technologies that make up the Enterprise Edition of the Java 2 platform (J2EE). They cover all the aspects of J2EE that both professionals and students need to know to build multi-tier enterprise applications in Java - the technologies, the design methodology and design patterns. Whether you are a professional or student, this book will help equip you with the skills you need to build enterprise wide applications in Java.

Key Topics Includes design issues using J2EE patterns Covers all parts of the enterprise application J2EE Uses an integrated example that spans the chapters to be built up by the reader More accessible and less daunting than a lot of the competition A coherent whole, rather than independent separate chapters (as with some rivals) Features and Benefits Provides an overview of J2EE technologies and their benefits. Discusses architectural design issues using J2EE patterns. Looks at the issues of designing and building multi-tier J2EE applications. Includes fully worked examples, built up throughout the book, which enable you to quickly develop your own multi-tier applications.

Contents

• Background
  • Why J2EE?
  • Introduction to Distributed Systems
  • The J2EE Tour
  • Java and Remote Method Invocation
  • Activate Yourself !
  • JNDI
  • Java Message Service (JMS)
  • Java, IDL and Object Request Brokers
  • Java Database Connectivity
  • XML and Java
  • JavaMail API: the Mail Is in

• EJB Architecture
  • The EJB Architecture
  • Stateless Session EJBs
  • Entity EJBs : How to Implement a Container-Managed Entity EJB
  • Gluing EJBs Together
  • Message-Driven EJBs

• Servlets and JSPs
  • Web Applications in Java
  • Session Management and Life Cycle Monitoring
  • Java Server Pages
  • JSP Tags and Implicit Objects
  • JSP Tag Libraries
  • Request Dispatching
  • Filtering
  • Securing Web Applications
  • Deployment Configuration
  • Accessing EJBs from Servlets/JSPs

• Additional Technologies
  • Deployment Issues: Transactions
  • Deployment Issues: Security
  • Bean-Managed Persistence
  • Stateful Session EJBs
  • J2EE Connector Architecture
  • From Java to SVG
  • Web Services

• Design
  • J2EE Patterns
  • The Fault Tracker J2EE Case Study

• Index