Course Specifications
Course number: 085508
Software: Sun Java Systems Application Server and Sun Java logo and J2EE
Course length: 5 days
Course Description
Welcome to J2EE: Web Component Development. This course will help you to build upon your background knowledge in Java and gain the essential skills you need to develop Web components in an enterprise environment. Additionally, the course offers you a job-related approach to the Web application development process. Finally, it provides you with the basic expertise required to develop functionally sound and efficient Java 2 Enterprise Edition Web components.
Course Objective: You will prepare to develop J2EE Web applications. You will discover how to create the two primary Web components. Next, you will discover how to maintain client state and how you can use this information to track users through your application. You will use a JavaBean in your Web application and create and use a JSP custom tag library. Next, you will learn how to incorporate security and filters into your application. Finally, you will explore some J2EE design patterns and database integration into a Web application.
Target Student: Students should be skilled and experienced in using J2SE and be familiar with SQL. Students should have knowledge of database structure and terminology. Students should understand object-oriented programming.
Prerequisites: To ensure your success in this course, we recommend that you take the following Element K courses or have equivalent experience: Java 2: Programming Language; SQL: Fundamentals of Querying; Object-Oriented Programming: Principles; Java 2: Object-Oriented Analysis and Design; Using UMLHTML 4.01: Web Authoring, Level 1 (Second Edition); and XML: An Introduction (Third Edition)
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
- A PC with a Pentium processor, at least 300 MHz.
- A minimum of 64 MB of RAM with 1.0 GB of free hard drive space.
- A CD-ROM drive.
- Super VGA recommended (set at least to 800×600 screen resolution) with 256 colors.
- An Internet connection with access to the World Wide Web.
- The computer name must begin with an alpha character not a numeral.
Platform Requirements
- Windows 2000 or XP Professional.
Software Requirements
- Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition Software Development Kit version 1.4.
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- prepare to develop J2EE Web applications.
- build a servlet.
- build a JSP.
- maintain client state.
- use a JavaBean in a Web application.
- create and use a custom tag library.
- apply security and filters.
- use design patterns in a Web application.
- integrate a Web application with a database.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Preparing to Develop J2EE Web Applications
- Topic 1A: Structure a Web Application
- Topic 1B: Access the Database
- Topic 1C: Configure the Web Application
- Lesson 2: Building a Servlet
- Topic 2A: Code a Servlet
- Topic 2B: Send and Receive Information
- Topic 2C: Access Input Streams to the Web Application
- Topic 2D: Control Access to Shared Objects
- Topic 2E: Include Other Resources
- Topic 2F: Return HTTP Errors
- Topic 2G: Handle a Servlet Exception
- Topic 2H: Write to the WebApp Log
- Topic 2I: Deploy a Servlet
- Lesson 3: Building a JSP
- Topic 3A: Code a JSP
- Topic 3B: Write a Directive
- Topic 3C: Write a Scriptlet
- Topic 3D: Write a JSP Expression
- Topic 3E: Write a Declaration
- Topic 3F: Employ JSP Actions
- Topic 3G: Deploy a JSP
- Lesson 4: Maintaining Client State
- Topic 4A: Manage a Session with the HttpSession Interface
- Topic 4B: Use Hidden Fields
- Topic 4C: Create a Cookie
- Topic 4D: Use URL Rewrite
- Topic 4E: Implement Servlet Event Listening
- Lesson 5: Using a JavaBean in a Web Application
- Topic 5A: Use a JavaBean
- Topic 5B: Use a Get Method of a JavaBean
- Topic 5C: Use a Set Method of a JavaBean
- Lesson 6: Creating and Using a JSP Custom Tag Library
- Topic 6A: Use the JSP Standard Tag Library
- Topic 6B: Declare a SimpleTag Handler
- Topic 6C: Create a Tag File
- Topic 6D: Create a Tag Library Descriptor
- Topic 6E: Use Custom Tags
- Lesson 7: Applying Security and Filters
- Topic 7A: Configure Authentication
- Topic 7B: Configure Web Authorization
- Topic 7C: Program Web Authorization
- Topic 7D: Implement a Filter
- Lesson 8: Using Design Patterns in a Web Application
- Topic 8A: Design a J2EE Web Application with the MVC Pattern
- Topic 8B: Design a J2EE Web Application with the Transfer Object Pattern
- Topic 8C: Design a J2EE Web Application with the Data Access Object Pattern
- Topic 8D: Design a J2EE Web Application with the Business Delegate Pattern
- Lesson 9: Integrating a Web Application with a Database
- Topic 9A: Configure the Web Application for JDBC Connectivity
- Topic 9B: Obtain Connections to a Database
- Topic 9C: Access a SQL Result Set in J2EE Web Components
- Topic 9D: Create Connection Pooling
- Appendix A: Sun Certified Web Component Developer for J2EE Platform, CX-310–080 Certification Exam Objectives
- Appendix B: IBM 000-484 Certification Exam Objectives
