Note: This book was published in 2000 and covers the JSP 1.0, Servlet 2.1 and EJB 1.0 specifications. For more up-to-date programming information, please refer to the following:

• Developing Web Applications using JavaServer Pages and Servlets

• Developing Web Services Applications
• Developing Enterprise JavaBeans Applications
• Developing Web Applications using JavaServer Faces

This IBM Redbooks publication provides you with sufficient information to effectively use the WebSphere and VisualAge for Java environments to create, manage and deploy Web-based applications using methodologies centered around servlet, JavaServer Pages, and JavaBean architectures.

In Part 1 we describe the products used in our environment and provide instruction on product installation and configuration. Following this, we cover servlet and JSP programming, which provide you with both a theoretical and practical understanding of these components, together with working examples of the concepts described. For execution of the sample code, we provide information on configuring the WebSphere Application Server and deploying and running the sample Web applications in WebSphere. Using the knowledge developed in these chapters, we then provide detailed information on the development environments offered by VisualAge for Java and WebSphere Studio. These chapters assist you in using the features offered by these tools, such as integrated debugging, the WebSphere Test Environment, Studio Wizards, and publishing of Web site resources. We also describe how Rational's ClearCase product can be integrated with our environment for Software Configuration Management.

In Part 2 we describe the Pattern Development Kit sample application, including installation, configuration, and operation. We also discuss the application's use of Patterns for e-business, which presents information on some of the design decisions employed when creating the application.

This book is intended to be read by anyone who requires both introductory and detailed information on software development in the WebSphere environment using servlets and JavaServer Pages. We assume that you have a good understanding of Java and some knowledge of HTML.

Part 1. Web Application Development

Chapter 1. Environment Overview

Chapter 2. Product Overview

Chapter 3. Product Installation

Chapter 4. Servlets

Chapter 5. JavaServer Pages

Chapter 6. WebSphere Application Server

Chapter 7. Development and Testing with VisualAge for Java

Chapter 8. Development with WebSphere Studio

Chapter 9. Software Configuration Management

Chapter 10. Web Application Design with Servlets and JSPs

Part 2. Pattern Development Kit: A Sample Application

Chapter 11. Pattern Development Kit Overview

Chapter 12. Using Patterns for e-business to build the PDK

Chapter 13. Running the PDK in WebSphere Application Server

Chapter 14. Running the PDK in VisualAge for Java

Chapter 15. Developing the PDK using WebSphere Studio

Appendix A. JSP Tag Syntax

Appendix B. Utility Servlet and Utility JSP

Appendix C. Using the additional material