* Knowledge building, confidence building – Takes the reader further and quicker than they thought possible – from a little HTML knowledge to the essentials of the Java language, JSP, MySQL, SQL, Struts. * Practical – Contains case studies that show the reader how to use JSP to build common types of web sites using tools used in production applications (such as the Struts Framework) that the reader can then extend as they explore JSP further. * Career building—provides a way into the real world of programming for readers with no previous programming experience.

As the majority of Java developers are only Web-tier developers; Java technologies like JavaServer Pages (JSP), JavaServer Faces (JSF), and Apache Tomcat are mainly applicable and relevant to their needs. This comprehensive and user-friendly book is the first and maybe even the only starter-level work of its kind combining the naturally complimentary JSP, JSF and Tomcat Web technologies into one consolidated treatment for developers focusing on just Java Web application development and deployment. This book is examples-driven using practical, real-time e-commerce case studies and scenarios throughout.

* J2EE 5 compliant - Pro JSP 2 will be latest/first book that contains JSP 2.1 that’s in the new J2EE 5 platform. * Covers integration and use with open source projects such as Apache Struts, Ant, XDoclet, JUnit, and Cactus. It also includes all the rich features of JSP 2 as well as adds JavaServer Faces (JSF) interoperability and integration with JSP. * Shows the reader best persistence options, security means, performance optimization, and design patterns and best practices.

Start building Java–based web applications now, even if you’re a complete newcomer to Java. Comprehensive and example–driven, Beginning JSP, JSF, and Tomcat: Java Web Development, Second Edition is all you need to develop dynamic Java-based web applications using JSP, connect to databases with JSF, and put them into action using the world’s most popular open source Java web server, Apache Tomcat. A comprehensive introduction to JavaServer Pages (JSP), JavaServer Faces (JSF), and the Apache Tomcat web application server Key concepts made easy to grasp by numerous working examples and a walkthrough of the development of a complete e-commerce project Written for professionals by a practicing Java web application professional and expert

"Packed with real-world code examples and in-depth case studies accompanied by fully working applications, this book introduces the many new features of JSP 2.0 while emphasizing good Web development practices. - Along the way, you'll examine how JSP interacts with other Enterprise Java technologies and you'll be challenged to apply your new JSP programming skills to real-world projects. - "This book is for novice programmers who have basic programming experience either in Java or a Web scripting language and want to become fluent in JSP."--BOOK JACKET.

Providing numerous, step-by-step, programming examples, this text includes Java solutions for a wide range of Web applications.

Looking to study up for the new J2EE 1.5 Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) exam? This book will get you way up to speed on the technology you'll know it so well, in fact, that you can pass the brand new J2EE 1.5 exam. If that's what you want to do, that is. Maybe you don't care about the exam, but need to use servlets and JSPs in your next project. You're working on a deadline. You're over the legal limit for caffeine. You can't waste your time with a book that makes sense only AFTER you're an expert (or worse, one that puts you to sleep). Learn how to write servlets and JSPs, what makes a web container tick (and what ticks it off), how to use JSP's Expression Language (EL for short), and how to write deployment descriptors for your web applications. Master the c: out tag, and get a handle on exactly what's changed since the older J2EE 1.4 exam. You don't just pass the new J2EE 1.5 SCWCD exam, you'll understand this stuff and put it to work immediately. Head First Servlets and JSP doesn't just give you a bunch of facts to memorize; it drives knowledge straight into your brain. You'll interact with servlets and JSPs in ways that help you learn quickly and deeply. And when you're through with the book, you can take a brand-new mock exam, created specifically to simulate the real test-taking experience.

The experienced developer's guide to JavaServer Pages development explains database access, XML support, JavaBean integration, and much more. Includes several complete sample JSP applications such as an authentication framework, an email tag library, and a Database-to-XML/XSL conversion tool Sun's JavaServer Pages technology.

* Covers the brand new Portlet Specification (JSR-168) to provide a standard API to portal applications. * Focuses on the key issues of portal development including integration, security and single sign-on. * Readers can learn how to port existing applications into the new portal environment firsthand from Jeff Linwood who helped to create the actual specification. * Readers can learn how to port existing applications into the new portal environment firsthand from Jeff Linwood who helped to create the actual specifications.

The only current developer-driven book positioned and based on Apache Struts 1.2 (which is still the most widely used and most popular MVC-based web application development framework) Condensed tutorial and lab format, where material has been tested in actual class settings Includes some preview coverage of the next generation of Struts (2.x), otherwise known as Apache Shale