Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Web Component Developer Exam Cram 2 (Exam Cram 310-080)

Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Web Component Developer Exam Cram 2......Page 2
Copyright © 2003 by Que Certification......Page 3
A Note from Series Editor Ed Tittel......Page 4
Contents at a Glance......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
About the Author......Page 14
About the Technical Reviewer......Page 15
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 18
The Sun Java Technology Professional Program......Page 19
About This Book......Page 22
How to Use This Book......Page 24
Que Publishing......Page 25
Self-Assessment......Page 26
The Ideal Web Component Developer Certification Candidate......Page 27
I Think I’m Ready, So What’s Next?......Page 31
CHAPTER 1 Servlet Methods and Life Cycle......Page 32
JSP and Servlet Overview......Page 34
Handling HTTP GET, POST, and PUT Requests......Page 38
Servlet Objects and Scope......Page 44
Servlet Life Cycle......Page 48
Using a RequestDispatcher......Page 49
Event Listeners......Page 50
Practice Questions......Page 53
Need to Know More?......Page 57
CHAPTER 2 Deploying Web Applications......Page 58
Web Application Overview......Page 59
Deployment Descriptor......Page 62
Practice Questions......Page 75
Need to Know More?......Page 82
CHAPTER 3 The Servlet Container......Page 84
Context Architecture......Page 85
Context-Initialization Parameters......Page 87
Using Listeners......Page 88
Context and Attributes within a Distributable......Page 93
Practice Questions......Page 95
Need to Know More?......Page 99
CHAPTER 4 Servlet Exceptions......Page 100
Handling Server-Side Exceptions......Page 102
Return an HTTP Error Using sendError......Page 103
Return an HTTP Error Using setStatus......Page 104
Exception Handling in the Deployment Descriptor......Page 105
Using a RequestDispatcher to Forward to an Error Page......Page 106
Practice Questions......Page 108
Need to Know More?......Page 112
CHAPTER 5 Session Management......Page 114
Session Management Overview......Page 115
Session Methods......Page 116
Invalidating Sessions......Page 119
Practice Questions......Page 122
Need to Know More?......Page 125
CHAPTER 6 Web Application Security......Page 126
Web Application Security Overview......Page 127
Deployment Descriptor Security Elements......Page 131
Security Concepts......Page 135
Authentication Types......Page 136
Practice Questions......Page 139
Need to Know More?......Page 146
CHAPTER 7 Thread-Safe Servlets......Page 148
Servlet Threads......Page 149
Object Scope Affects Thread Safety......Page 151
Practice Questions......Page 154
Need to Know More?......Page 158
CHAPTER 8 JavaServer Pages (JSP)......Page 160
JavaServer Pages Introduction......Page 161
JSP Life Cycle......Page 166
JSP Syntax......Page 167
Directive......Page 169
JSP Implicit Objects......Page 173
Declaration......Page 176
Using XML to Create JSP Actions......Page 177
Practice Questions......Page 179
Need to Know More?......Page 183
CHAPTER 9 JSP and JavaBeans......Page 184
JavaBean Overview......Page 185
jsp:useBean......Page 189
jsp:setProperty Action......Page 191
Scope of JavaBeans in JSP......Page 193
Accessing JavaBeans with Scriptlets......Page 195
Practice Questions......Page 197
Need to Know More?......Page 201
CHAPTER 10 Custom Tag Libraries......Page 202
Custom Tag Library Overview......Page 203
taglib Directive......Page 207
Tag Handler......Page 208
Custom Tag Body......Page 211
Tag Library Descriptor......Page 212
Accessing JSP Objects from the Custom Tag Handler......Page 213
Returning a Tag Handler from a Method......Page 214
Practice Questions......Page 216
Need to Know More?......Page 221
CHAPTER 11 Design Patterns......Page 222
Servlet Design Patterns......Page 223
Patterns on the Exam......Page 224
Practice Questions......Page 231
Need to Know More?......Page 234
CHAPTER 12 Sample Test......Page 236
CHAPTER 13 Answer Key......Page 260
APPENDIX A Servlet API Snapshot......Page 280
Overview of the Servlet API......Page 281
Understanding the javax.servlet Package Interfaces, Classes, and Exceptions......Page 282
The javax.servlet.http Package......Page 287
Summary......Page 291
APPENDIX B JSP Syntax Snapshot......Page 292
Syntax Rules......Page 293
Syntax Explanations and Examples......Page 294
Suggested Readings and Resources......Page 306
APPENDIX C Resources......Page 308
References......Page 309
Reference List......Page 310
Summary......Page 316
APPENDIX D What’s on the CD-ROM......Page 318
APPENDIX E Using the PrepLogic Practice Tests, Preview Edition Software......Page 322
Glossary......Page 330
Index......Page 338