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Servlets and JavaServer Pages™: The J2EE™ Technology Web Tier
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Servlets and JavaServer Pages™: The J2EE™ Technology Web Tier

by Jayson Falkner, Kevin Jones
September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
784 pages
18h 4m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 2. Java Servlets

In this chapter the concept of Servlets, not the entire Servlet specification, is explained; consider this an introduction to the Servlet specification starting strictly with Servlets. At times the content of this chapter may seem dry, even reminiscent of the actual specification. While an attempt is always made to liven the material up, however, there are several relevant but boring aspects of Servlet development that need to be presented now. Do attempt to read the whole chapter straight through, but also remember you can always reference this chapter when needed.

This chapter discusses the following topics:

  • An explanation of what Servlets are and why you would want to use them.

  • The Servlet life cycle—that is, how a container ...

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