J2EE Programming using Eclipse, MyEclipse and the Sun Application Server Training

Introduction Course Outline

Objectives
	Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: The core concepts of J2EE: Servlets, Java Server Pages, Enterprise Java Beans How to develop and maintain J2EE applications How to deploy J2EE applications into an Application Server

Topics
	Core J2EE technology concepts: Servlets, JSP, EJB Servlet and JSP programming EJB programming Debugging J2EE applications

Audience
	This course is designed for Java programmers and web application designers who have interest in learning how to build or maintain enterprise applications based on the J2EE architecture.

Prerequisites
	Students are expected to have a good understanding of web technology and server-side programming for dynamic web content. Experience with Java is recommended, but even a beginner's knowledge of Java is sufficient.

Duration
	Five days.

Lab Setup Guide

Outline for J2EE Programming using Eclipse, MyEclipse and the Sun Application Server Training

1. Introduction to J2EE and the J2EE Application Server 1.4
	Objectives Java Web Applications Java Web Application Architecture J2EE Architecture Web Application Programming Model – MVC An MVC Example The Infrastructure for Enterprise Web Applications The J2EE 1.4 SDK J2EE EAR File Structure J2EE Application Server - Tools Starting the J2EE Server Stopping the J2EE Application Server Starting the Admin console Deploying Applications – Application Deployment Tool The Verifier PointBase database & Console PointBase Console Application Server Logs Summary

2. Introduction to Eclipse IDE and Open Source Servers
	Objectives 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 Package Explorer Outline View Problems View Tasks View Build and Validation Import and Export Project Templates and Code Completion Searching Setup Compiler Class Path JRE Switching MyEclipse 3.8 MyEclipse - Visual HTML Designer MyEclipse – JSP Development MyEclipse – EJB Support MyEclipse – Struts Modeler MyEclipse – XML Editor MyEclipse – Application Connector Summary

3. Servlet Basics
	Objectives History – CGI Server Extension APIs Java Servlet Servlet Container Servlet Responsibilities J2EE and Servlet The Servlet Class An Example – Hello World The Servlet Container The Servlet API Life Cycle – Initialization Example Initialization Life Cycle – Processing Life Cycle – Destroy User Input Example – User Input Output to Client Servlet Error Handling Threading Issues Summary

4. Java Server Page Basics
	Objectives JavaServer Pages A Simple Example - Hello.jsp JSP Benefits Evolution of Dynamic Content Technologies How JSP Works JSP Invocation JSP Scripting Elements JSP Directive page Directive Attributes page Directive – an Example page Attribute – errorPage page Attribute – isErrorPage Directives – include 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 Comments JSP Predefined Variables The request Object The response Object The out Object Out – an Example J2EE Deploytool Summary

5. JSTL & EL
	Objectives JSTL – what does it provide? Core JSTL Tags Core JSTL Tags- continued Formatting tags I18N tags More formatting Database tags Database Tags - continued XML Tags The JSTL Expression Language JSTL EL JSTL Opeartors JSTL Implicit objects Expression Language Need for EL EL & JSPs Expression Language - Syntax Literals Operators Operator Precedence Variables Implicit Objects Functions Defining Functions Declaring Functions Functions

6. 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 URL Rewriting Using HttpSession Session Invalidation An Example of Session Tracking Code... An Example of Session Tracking Code… Session Details URL Rewriting Summary

7. 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 Create a Connection Connection Statement PreparedStatement 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 Java Beans Web Applications 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

8. JSP Programming Techniques
	Objectives Error Handling Example Exception Handling Using an Error Page Form Validation – Client Side Form Validation – Server Side Session Tracking

9. 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

10. Overview
	Objectives Needs for EJB Distributed Computing Distributed Transaction Distributed Security What are EJBs? Main Characteristics of EJBs EJB Technologies CORBA Object Distribution RMI over IIOP 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… How do (remote) EJBs Work Remote v. Local EJBs EJB Application Development Deploying Enterprise Beans Major Components of Deployed EJBs Summary

11. Session Bean
	Objectives Session Beans Stateless Session Bean Stateful Session Bean Components of Session Beans Home Interfaces Remote interface Local interface The Session Bean Class ejbCreate() Method Business Methods A Simple Stateless Session Bean Example A Simple Stateful Session Bean Example Session Context EJB Context EJB Context… Session Bean Lifecycle Lifecycle - Stateless Lifecycle - Stateful Lifecycle – Stateful Lifecycle - Stateful Concurrency Issues Invoking Session Beans from client Application Looking Up a Home Object Looking Up a Local Home Object Create an EJB Object Calling business methods Summary

12. Entity Beans
	Objectives Entity Beans Entity Bean Components Container Container… Primary Key Class A Primary Key Class Example (Remote) Home Interface (Remote) Home Interface… Local Home Interface Remote Interface Local Interface Entity Bean Class Entity Instance Entity Object Lifecycle Bean Instance Lifecycle Bean Instance Lifecycle… Persistence Bean Managed Persistence Container Managed Persistence Writing BMP Bean Writing BMP Bean… A BMP Bean Example A BMP Bean Example… Writing a CMP Bean Writing a CMP Bean… Indicating Persistent Fields EJB Query Language EJBQL: Simple examples EJBQL: SELECT clause EJBQL: SELECT clause… EJBQL: FROM clause EJBQL: WHERE clause EJBQL: WHERE clause… EJBQL: Watch out! Using EJBQL in a CMP bean Business Methods EntityContext Writing CMP Beans Defining and Mapping CMP Fields A CMP Entity Bean Example Summary

13. Best Practices
	Objectives Remove Stateful Session Beans Reduce the Transaction Isolation Level where possible Access Entity Beans from Session Bean Reuse EJB Homes Avoid two-phase commit if possible Avoid transactions for non-transactional methods Avoid Stateful Session EJBs CMP Pooling Do not store large Object Graphs in HttpSession Release HTTP Sessions Use JDBC Connection Pooling Release JDBC Resources Avoid String Concatenations Minimize Synchronization

14. J2EE Design Patterns
	EJB Design Patterns Types of EJB patterns Session Façade Pattern Session Façade Session Facade Session façade pattern shortcomings Message Façade Pattern Message Façade Message façade pattern shortcomings EJB Command pattern EJB Command EJB Command pattern shortcomings Generic Attribute Access pattern Generic Attribute Access Data Transfer Object (DTO) Data Transfer Rowset Version Number pattern Version Number Pattern Fast Lane Pattern Data Access Command Beans EJBHomeFactory Business Delegate Sequence Blocks Stored Procedures for Autogenerated Keys Summary

15. Message-Driven Beans
	Objectives The Trouble with RMI/IIOP Messaging to the Rescue Messaging Features Message-Oriented Middleware Messaging Domains Publish/Subscribe Point-to-Point Java Message Service JMS Programming: Overview JMS Programming: Overview… The JMS Interfaces JMS Programming: Example JMS Programming: Example… Integrating JMS and EJB Message-Driven Beans Are Different From Other EJBs Message-Driven Beans Cannot Talk to Their Clients Message-Driven Beans are Stateless Durable Subscription Message-Driven Bean Interfaces javax.ejb.MessageDrivenBean javax.jms.MessageListener javax.jms.Message Lifecycle Example: Message Counter Class MessageCounter Class MessageCounter… Processing the Message Deployment Descriptor Entry Binding the Queue or Topic Transactions Security Load Balancing Clustering and Topics Clustering and Queues A Few Tips Poison Messages How the Programmer Can Avoid Poison Messages How the System Administrator Can Avoid Poison Messages Building a Response Potential Problems A Simple Alternative Type Checking and Messages Testing Message-Driven Beans Summary References

16. Custom Tag Libraries
	Objectives The taglib directive Components of a tag library Tag Library Descriptor Tag Handler Class Tag handler life cycle The Java Server Page Example: Car Price Tag Library Descriptor Details carPrice.tld Tag Handler class CarPriceHandler CarPriceHandler… carPrice.jsp Packaging a Tag Library Within the Web Application The Struts Tag Library Struts Bean Tags <bean:message> Handling Tag Bodies Example: Body Tag Support Summary

17. Collections
	Collections Vector Linked List Array List Hash Set Tree Set Map Class Stack Class Summary

Outline for J2EE Programming using Eclipse, MyEclipse and the Sun Application Server Training

1. Introduction to J2EE and the J2EE Application Server 1.4

2. Introduction to Eclipse IDE and Open Source Servers

3. Servlet Basics

4. Java Server Page Basics

5. JSTL & EL

6. Servlet Interaction Interface

7. Servlet Programming – Advanced

8. JSP Programming Techniques

9. Using Java Beans with JSP

10. Overview

11. Session Bean

12. Entity Beans

13. Best Practices

14. J2EE Design Patterns

15. Message-Driven Beans

16. Custom Tag Libraries

17. Collections