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Servlets and JSPs Development Using WebLogic Workshop Studio and WebLogic Server 9.2 Print E-mail
Course Length - 5 Days
 
Course Description

Learn to develop and test server-side applications based on the Java 2 platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) component model using WebLogic Workshop Studio and WebLogic Server v9.2. Develop and test server-side applications that use servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs) for the control and flow of e-business applications.

 

You Will Learn How To:

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

  • Use WebLogic Workshop Studio 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
  • Test servlets and JSPs using WebLogic Workshop Studio and WebLogic Server Deploy a J2EE application to WebLogic Server 
 

Course Prerequisites

You should understand essential concepts of Object-Oriented Programming and be able to write simple Java programs with assistance.

 

Who Should Attend?

Java programmers who build server-side web applications interested in leveraging JBuilder X and WebLogic to streamline their development cycle.

 

Course Outline

J2EE Overview

  • Introduction
  • Why Do We Need J2EE?
  • J2EE Components
  • J2EE Technologies
  • Useful J2SE Technologies
  • Application Artifacts
  • J2EE Architecture
  • J2EE 1.4 Version Levels
  • J2EE Software Packaging
  • Deployment Descriptor
  • Enterprise Archive (EAR)
  • Web Modules and WAR
  • EJB Modules
  • Building Module Dependency

Overview of Web Applications

  • Objectives
  • Tiered Software Architecture
  • Tiered Runtime Environment
  • Tiered Architectures
  • Presentation Layer
  • Web Presentation Layer
  • Business Logic Tier
  • Tier Integration
  • Java Web Applications
  • Java Web Application Architecture
  • J2EE Architecture
  • Web Application Programming Model - MVC
  • Model View Controller
  • A Scenario of Using MVC

Introduction To Workshop Studio

  • Overview
  • The Eclipse Platform
  • Eclipse 3.0 Java IDE
  • Views, Perspective and Editor Areas
  • Basic Operations with Eclipse Views and Perspectives
  • The Java Perspective
  • The Debug Perspective
  • Navigator View
  • Build and Validation
  • Templates and Code Completion
  • Searching
  • Workshop Studio
  • BEA WebLogic Server
  • Summary

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
  • The Workshop Perspective
  • Create a Web Project in WebLogic WorkShop Studio
  • Create a Servlet in WebLogic WorkShop Studio
  • Code Servlet Methods
  • The Web Deployment Descriptor
  • Add Web Project to Server
  • Test the Servlet
  • Debug Servlets in the Debug Perspective

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
  • Creating a JSP
  • Editing a JSP
  • Testing a JSP
  • Debugging a JSP

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

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

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

Introduction to WebLogic Server 9.2

  • Objectives
  • WebLogic Server Instances
  • The Java Virtual Machine
  • JVM Providers
  • Threads vs. Processes
  • WebLogic Server Domains
  • Servers And Domains
  • Domain Configuration
  • WebLogic Administration Domain
  • Directory Structures
  • Starting The Administrative Server
  • The Administration Console
  • Administrative Tasks
  • Lock & Activate In The Admin Console
  • WebLogic Server Deployments
  • Format of Web Application
  • Web Application Directory
  • WEB-INF Directory
  • Other Administrative Tools
  • Managed Servers
  • Starting A Managed Server
  • Shutting Down Servers
  • Deploying Applications From WebLogic Workshop Studio
  • Summary

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

Servlet Event Listener

  • What are Listeners
  • Types of Listeners
  • Writing a Servlet Context Listener
  • Writing a Servlet Context Attribute Listener
  • Writing a Session Activation Listener
  • Writing a Session Attribute Listener
  • Registering Listeners
  • Lifecycle of Listeners

Introduction to JavaServer Faces

  • What is JavaServer Faces (JSF)?
  • Why Use JSF?
  • Nature of a JSF Application
  • The Sun Reference Implementation (RI)
  • JSF and MVC
  • Faces Servlet
  • Managed Bean
  • The View
  • A Simple JSF Application
  • The Input Form: form.jsp
  • The Result: thanks.jsp
  • The Controller: AddressBean
  • Page Flow or Navigation Rule
  • How Does the Application Work?
  • Under the Covers: The Rendered Form HTML
  • Under the Covers: The Layout Tree

Managed Bean

  • What is a Managed Bean?
  • Why Do You Need Managed Beans?
  • Managed Bean As a Controller
  • Registering a Managed Bean
  • Lifecycle of a Managed Bean
  • Initializing a Managed Bean
  • What Scope to Use?
  • Value Binding
  • Property Data Conversion
  • Advanced Property Types
  • Component Binding
  • Other Binding Types
  • Basic Input Processing
  • Advanced Input Processing
  • JSF Expression Language
  • Language Basics
  • Use of Expression in JSF
  • Basic Expression
  • Property Access Expression
  • Map Access Expression
  • Complex Access Expression
  • Predefined Objects
  • Operators

JSP Custom Tag Development

  • Objectives
  • What is Custom Tag?
  • Why Develop Custom Tags?
  • The Nature of a Custom Tag
  • Tag Body
  • Fragment Attribute
  • Dynamic Attributes
  • Tag Library Descriptor (TLD)
  • Tag Implementation Options
  • The Simple Tag API
  • Example Tag Class
  • Life Cycle of a Simple Tag
  • The JspContext Object
  • Dealing With the Body
  • Implementing an Iteration Tag
  • Accessing a Parent Tag
  • Working With Fragment Attributes
  • The TLD File
  • Defining a Tag
  • Packaging a Tag Library
  • Using a Tag Library
  • The Tag File Approach
  • Example Tag File
  • The Tag Directive
  • Defining Attributes
  • Working With Variables
  • Working With Fragment Attributes
  • Packaging Tag Files
  • Creating the TLD File
  • Using a Tag File From a JSP

J2EE Security

  • Security Functionality
  • What Can You Secure in J2EE?
  • Challenge Mechanism
  • Basic Challenge
  • Client Certificates
  • Form-based Authentication
  • User Registry
  • J2EE Authorization Model
  • Protecting Web Resources
  • Protecting EJB Methods
  • EJB Delegation Policies
  • Delegation Scenario
  • Defining Roles at Application Level

Introduction to Web Services

  • Objectives
  • Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Basic SOA
  • SOA Runtime Implementation
  • SOA Runtime Implementation
  • SOA
  • Web Services
  • Typical Development Workflow
  • Advantages of Web Services
  • Web Services Business Models
  • Case Study: Internal System Integration
  • Case Study: Business Process Externalization
  • SOAP
  • UDDI
  • Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
  • Web Services Invocation Framework (WSIF)
  • WSIF and WSDL
  • Web Services Interoperability (WS-I)
  • WS-I Deliverables
  • Web Services Support in Eclipse/WTP
  • Summary

Appendix A. Enterprise JavaBean (EJB) Overview

  • Objectives
  • Needs for EJB
  • Distributed Computing
  • Distributed Transaction
  • Distributed Security
  • What are EJBs?
  • Main Characteristics of EJBs
  • EJB Remote Method Call
  • EJB Architecture Components
  • EJB Client
  • EJB JAR File
  • EJB Server
  • EJB Container
  • EJB Container - Persistence
  • EJB Container - Transaction
  • Enterprise Java Beans
  • Session Beans
  • Entity Beans
  • EJB Classes and Interfaces
  • Basic Components of Entity and Session Beans
  • EJB Home Interface
  • An EJB Home Interface Example
  • EJBHome Object
  • EJB Remote Interface
  • Remote Interface Example
  • EJB Local Home Interface
  • EJB Local Interface
  • Remote EJB Objects
  • Local EJB Objects
  • EJB Implementation Class
  • EJB Container - Relationships
  • EJB Container Relationships
  • Remote v. Local EJBs
  • EJB Application Development
  • Deploying Enterprise Beans
  • Major Components of Deployed EJBs
  • Summary

Appendix B. Basic Struts Programming

  • The Action Class
  • Action Life Cycle
  • The ActionServlet Class
  • The execute() Method
  • Registering an Action
  • The ActionMapping Class
  • Accessing User Input
  • Form Bean
  • Registering Form Bean
  • Form Bean Life Cycle
  • HTML Form Example
  • Accessing User Input
  • Bean Scope
  • Invoking Business Logic
  • Passing Data to Model
  • Using Separate DTO Classes
  • Controlling Page Flow
  • Redirecting the Browser

Appendix C. JMS Overview

  • Objectives
  • Messaging Intro
  • Messaging Example
  • Messaging Components
  • Messaging Types
  • JMS (Java Messaging Service)
  • Message Driven Beans (MDB)
  • MDB as Message Consumer
  • JMS Resources
  • JMS Messaging Configuration Questions
  • JMS Messaging Configuration Answers