Chapter 3. Building Presentation Logic with WebLogic Server Servlets

In this chapter:

  • Building presentation logic

  • The pros and cons of servlets and JSPs

  • The details for building servlets in WebLogic Server

  • Samples of servlets built for WebLogic Server

  • Best practices for deploying servlets on WebLogic Server

Presentation logic is the code that dynamically generates display elements and programmatically decides what content is displayed to the user. For example, presentation logic could enable the application to decide what sort of book to suggest to a visitor to your electronic bookstore. Or, presentation logic might adjust the color of HTML pages on your Web site based on a user's specific preferences.

In the WebAuction application, presentation ...

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