* New edition of the proven Professional JSP – best selling JSP title at the moment. This is the title that others copy. * This title will coincide with the release of the latest version of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition, version 1.4. JavaServer Pages 2.0 is a core component of this new release. * One single text gives comprehensive coverage of JavaServer Pages, the enhancements in version 2.0, and the most popular associated technologies, including Servlets, JSTL and Apache Tomcat 5.

* 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.

* This book is the 4th edition of a proven bestselling title * Provides both a reference to the J2EE APIs plus best practices and design guidelines for using them appropriately. Takes an 80:20 approach so as not to be too overarching, but will still be comprehensive and in-depth in its coverage of what is most important and useful to know

JSP 1.1 and 1.2. Java Servlets 2.2 and 2.3. Tag libraries. Servlet filtering. The struts framework. Data Access and JDBC. JSP and XML. JSP and JavaBeans. Web application architecture. WAP programming with JSP. XSLT. EJB.

What is this book about? The Apache Software Foundation's Jakarta Struts remains the most popular Java framework for building enterprise-level Web applications. In the first book to cover the extensive new features of the final release of Struts 1.1, the authors present the technical and conceptual information you need to design, build, and deploy sophisticated Struts 1.1 applications. What does this book cover? This book covers everything you need to know about Struts and its supporting technologies, including JSPs, servlets, Web applications, the Jakarta-Tomcat JSP/servlet container, and much more. Here are just a few of the things you'll find in this book: The Jakarta Struts Model 2 architecture and its supporting components How to get started with Struts and build your own components How to work with the Commons Validator, ActionForms, and DynaActionForms Techniques for customizing the Controlle Ways to maximize your presentation pages with Tiles How to internationalize your Struts applications Tips for managing errors and debugging Struts applications Who is this book for? This book is for Java developers who want to build sophisticated, enterprise-level Web applications using the final production release of Struts 1.1.

* 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.

* 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.

JSP Tag Libraries is an extension to Java Server Pages, the Java API for web development that allows a cleaner separation of logic and presentation. This promotes genuine reusability and improves the scope and power of JSF. Professional JSP Tag Libraries teaches you how to create usable, maintainable, powerful, and flexible tags. We will teach you gond practices, and the design implications of tags, that will enable you to maximise the reusability of your code. This book includes many useful code examples that illustrate the points being made. Who is this book for ? The book is for any web developer who wishes to create powertul and maintainable JSP applications. You will need to know the basics of JSP in order to follow the material : basic knowledge of sessions, the use of JavaBeans in pages, and some experience with writing JSP pages is assumed in the text. This book builds upon the Beginning JSP Web Development and Professional JSP tnd Edition books by Wrox Press.

The Apache Tomcat server and related technologies give Java™ developers a rich set of tools to quickly build more sophisticated Web applications. Tomcat version 5 supports the latest JSP™ and Servlet specifications, JSP 2.0, and Servlets 2.4. This completely updated volume offers you a thorough education in Tomcat 5 as well as 4.1. You will learn to solve the problems that arise with installation and configuration, security, system testing, and more. This edition also introduces you to Tomcat clustering for planning and deploying installations in mission-critical production environments, and explores the new support for Tomcat in popular IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, NetBeans™/Sun Java Studio, and JBuilder. You’ll discover how to manage class loaders and Connectors, understand how to use IIS as a Web server front-end for Tomcat, examine JDBC-related issues in Tomcat, and be ready to put this technology to work. What you will learn from this book Techniques and troubleshooting tips for installing JVM™ and Tomcat on Windows® and UNIX®/Linux® systems Detailed Tomcat configuration, such as Access log administration, Single Sign-on across Web applications, request filtering, the Persistent Session Manager, and JavaMail™ session setup How to resolve JDBC connectivity issues, including connection pooling, JNDI emulation, configuring a data source, and alternative JDBC™ configurations How to use Web servers like Apache and IIS with Tomcat to serve static content A wide range of security issues, from securing Tomcat installations to configuring security policies for Web applications that run on them How to configure Tomcat for virtual hosting environments Procedures for load-testing Web applications deployed in Tomcat using the open source JMeter framework How to set up Tomcat clustering to provide scalability and high availability to Web applications How to embed Tomcat within custom applications Who is this book for? This book is for J2EE™ system administrators and Java developers with responsibilities for Tomcat configuration, performance tuning, system security, or deployment architecture. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.