Chapter 2. Handling Data and Operators

Welcome to Day 2! Today, you'll see how to get down to the brass tacks of JSP programming as we see how to work with and handle data in JSP. Working with data is the very heart of programming, and it's our logical first step. In fact, the capability to work with and handle data is what separates JSP from static HTML—and we have the full power of Java behind us when we work with data in JSP.

Handling Data and Operators

  • The JSP programming environment

  • Handling data

  • Creating variables and arrays

  • Working with strings

  • Using operators

  • Understanding operator precedence

Now that we're digging into real programming in JavaServer Pages, the first thing ...

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