Press Release
February 4, 2004
"Java Servlet and JSP Cookbook": Problem-Solving Recipes Put Theory into Practice
Sebastopol, CA--Java servlet and JSP theory is all well and good--and
there's plenty of opportunity to immerse oneself in it with many of the
books available. But sometimes what Java web developers need most are
up-to-date, practical code solutions for the development challenges they
face every day. The new Java Servlet and JSP Cookbook (O'Reilly, US
$44.95) puts theory into practice with efficient solutions to the most
pressing and complex real-world web-related problems. As author Bruce W.
Perry puts it, "this book is here to help you get your job done."
"The recipes are mainly designed for experienced developers who design,
build, deploy, and revise Java-based web applications," says Perry. "This
includes JSP, servlet, and JavaBeans developers. But it's also appropriate
for experienced web developers who are just learning Java and migrating
from another web programming platform, such as Active Server Pages (ASP),
PHP, or Perl."
With literally hundreds of examples and thousands of lines of code, the
Java Servlet and JSP Cookbook delivers useful tips and techniques for
everyday use as well as full-fledged solutions to significant web
application development problems that developers can insert directly into
their own applications. The initial recipes are basic and will instruct
new Java web developers in the mechanics of servlets and JSPs (including
packaging servlets and JSPs, writing the deployment descriptor, deploying
servlets and JSPs, using Apache Ant, precompiling JSPs, and creating JSPs
as XML documents). The more advanced recipes in the book cover topics that
vex even the most seasoned developers.
Brimming with more than 230 recipes on a number of important everyday web
technologies, using both Tomcat and BEA WebLogic as servlet containers,
this expansive collection of solutions and best practices covers:
Working with sessions, filters, custom tags, and the JavaServer Pages
Standard Tag Library (JSTL)
Authenticating web clients
Interacting with database and email servers
Reading and setting cookies
Uploading files from clients
Integrating JavaScript with servlets and JSPs
Embedding multimedia files (such as digital movies and music) in JSPs and
servlets
Handling web clients whose users speak different languages
(internationalization)
Logging messages from servlets and JSPs
Dynamically including chunks of content, as in traditional server-side
include (SSI) code
Using the Amazon and Google Web Services APIs from a servlet or JSP
The user-friendly cookbook format allows developers to quickly look up a
concise solution to a specific problem. The recipes themselves incorporate
many new features associated with the Servlet 2.4 and JSP 2.0
specifications, including ServletRequestListeners, new JSTL 1.1 functions,
the use of JSTL elements inside of template test, tag files, and the XML
Schema-based deployment descriptor.
Best of all, the individual recipes are straightforward and thorough. Each
includes an introduction that has enough information to get started with
the various technologies and code samples; offers clear explanations of
how and why the code works; warns of potential pitfalls; and directs
developers to reputable sources of additional information for further
exploration.
Additional Resources:
Java Servlet and JSP Cookbook
Bruce W. Perry
ISBN 0-596-00572-5, 746 pages, $44.95 US, $65.95 CA
order@oreilly.com
1-800-998-9938; 1-707-827-7000
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