J-431 - Java Web Programming

Course J-431

Table of Contents

Introduction
Audience
At Course Completion
Prerequisites
Certified Professional Exams
Student Materials
Course Outline

Introduction

This two-day course teaches Java programmers how to build dynamic Web applications using JavaServer Pages, Servlets and JavaBeans. These technologies combine to form the presentation side of a J2EE Web-based application. Students will implement a Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture for their Web applications.

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Audience

Java programmers who need to develop Web applications using JSPs and Servlets.

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At Course Completion

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• Build Java web applications using Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages and Java Beans
• Describe the JEE (Java Enterprise Edition) M-V-C (Model-View-Controller) architecture of web applications
• Develop JavaServer Pages as View components Develop Java Servlets as Controller components
• Develop Java Beans as Model components
• Use objects implictly created by the web server/container Control navigation between JEE components Build JSP and HTML files to invoke servlets
• Build and deploy a WAR file Pass data to and from web pages and JEE components Use the JSP EL (Expression Language)
• Use the JSTL (Java Standard Tag Library)

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Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Completed J-510, Java Programming.

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Certified Professional Exams

This course will help the student prepare for the following Certified Professional exams:

• Sun Certified Web Component Developer for J2EE Sun Exam: CX-310-081

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Student Materials

The student kit includes a comprehensive workbook and other necessary materials for this class.

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Course Outline

Web Applications and MVC

• Java Web Applications
• Component Development
• JSPs and Servlets
• Model-View-Controller
• Flow of Control
• The WAR File
• web.xml
• Resource References
• Handling Errors
• Building the WAR
• Deploying the WAR

JavaServer Pages - The View

• Introduction to JSP
• JSP Structure
• Translation and Execution
• Variables and Expressions
• Implicit Objects
• The page Directive
• Error Handling
• Include and Forward
• Using JavaBeans

Java Servlets - The Controller

• HTTP Requests
• Servlet Lifecycle
• Servlet Structure
• HTTPServlet
• HTTPServletResponse
• HTTPServletRequest
• Parameters
• Request Data
• RequestDispatcher
• Session Scope

JavaBeans - The Model

• What is a JavaBean?
• Business Logic
• Business Data
• Properties
• Bean Scope
• Synchronization
• Data Persistence and DAO
• Using JavaBeans in Servlets
• Using JavaBeans in JSPs
• web.xml

JSP Expression Language

• JSP Expression Language
• Literals
• Variables
• Operators
• Implicit Objects
• Functions

JSTL

• What is JSTL?
• Tag Libraries
• Core Tags - Conditionals
• Core Tags - Iteration and Import
• Catching Exceptions
• XML Manipulation Tags
• XPath and JSTL
• Internationalization Tags
• SQL Tags

Creating Tag Libraries

• Custom Tags
• Using Custom Tags
• Defining Tags
• Tag Library Descriptor Files
• Tags with Attributes
• Runtime vs. Static Attributes

Appendix A: Session Tracking

• Understanding Cookies
• The Cookie Class
• Cookies in JSP
• Cookie Properties
• Session Tracking
• The HttpSession Class
• Sessions in JSP
• Encoding URLs

Appendix B: Cascading Style Sheets

• Introduction to Style Sheets
• Inline Style Sheets
• Document Level Style Sheets
• External Style Sheets
• Comments
• Style Classes
• Style Precedence

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