Just Java™ 2

Chapter 26. Servlets and JSP

• Overview of Servlets and JSP

• Why Use Servlets?

• Releases and Versions

• Installing the Tomcat Software

• Running the Example Servlets

• Ports and Protocols

• The HTML to Invoke a Servlet

• A Servlet and Its Request/Response

• Servlet Request

• Response to a Servlet Request

• Writing Your Own Servlet

• Servlet Operating Cycle and Threading

• Java Server Pages

• Java Beans in Servlets and JSP

• Last Words on JSP, Beans, and Tag Libraries

• Further Reading

• Exercises

• Some Light Relief—Using Java to Stuff an Online Poll

This chapter describes two key Java technologies that are used in server-side Java: servlets and JSP.

Overview of Servlets and JSP

The first of these technologies, servlets, provides a way for a browser ...