Beginning J2EE 1.4: From Novice to Professional, 2/e

The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is an extremely powerful platform for developing enterprise-level Java-based applications for primarily the server. In order to harness that power, you need to know how to properly use the API in the J2EE platform. In this book, Weaver, Mukhar, and Crume give you an overview of how the pieces of the J2EE platform work together and complement each other.

This book goes further than just showing you how to code a JSP or an EJB: This book explains when and where to use these APIs, their strengths and weaknesses, and best practices for using them. This book explores

• Creating dynamic clients using JSP and servlets
• Connecting and using databases through Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
• Implementing a business tier using EJB
• Using Web services and XML in your enterprise applications

This book also contains hands-on tutorials, clear explanations, and working code examples that will take you to the next step, from writing client-side desktop applications to writing enterprise applications. You will learn how to use the individual APIs and tools in the J2EE platform, and how to bring these together to create your own enterprise applications.

Contents：

Chapter 1: J2EE Essentials
Chapter 2: Getting Set
Chapter 3: JavaServer Pages
Chapter 4: Advanced JSP Topics
Chapter 5: Servlets
Chapter 6: Working with Databases
Chapter 7: Advanced Topics in JDBC
Chapter 8: EJB Fundamentals
Chapter 9: EJB Entity Beans
Chapter 10: More EJB Topics
Chapter 11: Design Patterns and Message-Driven Beans
Chapter 12: Web Services and JAX-RPC
Chapter 13: More J2EE Web Services Topics
Appendix A: Installing Tomcat
Appendix B: SQL and EJB-QL
Appendix C: J2EE Glossary