Chapter 22. JSP in J2EE
JSP is one of many components that make up the J2EE specification and technology stack. This chapter explores many of the aspects of the J2EE technologies, how these technologies work together, and the options that JSP developers have for working with the other J2EE technologies.
JSP is one of the important building blocks in the Java Web application development environment, and in this chapter the other components are examined. Additionally, the J2EE components most frequently used with JSP are examined in more detail.
After starting with an overview of the J2EE platform, this chapter moves on to more details about the components, the architecture, and some architectural options that JSP developers can use when building applications.
Finally, this chapter examines the J2EE technologies most important to the JSP developer, and provides a few examples.
In particular, this chapter
Provides an overview of J2EE
Discusses the benefits of J2EE
Examines the components of J2EE
Shows different JSP implementation scenarios
Provides some examples of using the J2EE components
Overview of J2EE
Because this book focuses on JSP programming, this section provides a brief introduction to J2EE. In it you'll explore areas such as the concepts behind J2EE, its history, and some of the reasons why JSP developer might consider using a complete J2EE technology solution.
What is J2EE?
The Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) is a technology platform for building server-side applications. While primarily ...
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