Developing WebLogic Server Applications

 

Contents

 

1. Understanding WebLogic Server Applications

What Are WebLogic Server Application Components?

Web Application Components

Servlets

JavaServer Pages

Web Application Directory Structure

For More Information on Web Application Components

Enterprise JavaBean Components

EJB Overview

EJB Interfaces

EJBs and WebLogic Server

WebLogic Components

Enterprise Applications

Client Applications

2. Developing WebLogic Server Components

Creating WebLogic Server Applications: Main Steps

Creating Web Applications: Overview

Creating Enterprise Beans: Overview

Creating Enterprise Applications: Overview

Establishing a Development Environment

Software Tools

Source Code Editor or IDE

Java Compiler

Development WebLogic Server

Database System and JDBC Driver

Web Browser

Third-Party Software

WebGain VisualCafé Enterprise Edition

Informix Cloudscape

Sybase PowerJ

WebGain TopLink

KL Group JProbe

Versant Enterprise Container

eXcelon Javlin

Object Design ObjectStore

Preparing to Compile

Putting the Java Tools in Your Search Path

Setting the Classpath for Compiling

Setting Target Directories for Compiled Classes

3. Packaging and Deploying WebLogic Server Applications

Packaging Overview

JAR Files

XML Deployment Descriptors

Packaging Web Applications

Packaging Enterprise JavaBeans

Packaging Enterprise Applications

Resolving Class References Between Components

Classloader Overview

About Application Classloaders

Packaging Common Utilities and Third-Party Classes

Handling Interactions Between Startup Classes and Applications

Deploying Applications and Components

Using the Administration Console

Using the weblogic.deploy Command-Line Utility

Packaging and Deploying Client Applications

J2EE Client

4. Programming Topics

Logging Messages

Using Threads in WebLogic Server

Using JavaMail with WebLogic Server Applications

About JavaMail Configuration Files

Configuring JavaMail for WebLogic Server

Sending Messages with JavaMail

Reading Messages with JavaMail

5. Writing Web Application Deployment Descriptors

Overview of Web Application Deployment Descriptors

Writing the web.xml Deployment Descriptor

Main Steps to Create the web.xml File

Detailed Steps to Create the web.xml File

Writing the WebLogic-Specific Deployment Descriptor (weblogic.xml)

Main Steps to Create the weblogic.xml File

Detailed Steps to Create the weblogic.xml File

A. web.xml Deployment Descriptor Elements

icon Element

display-name Element

description Element

context-param Element

servlet Element

icon Element

init-param Element

security-role-ref Element

servlet-mapping Element

session-config Element

mime-mapping Element

welcome-file-list Element

error-page Element

taglib Element

resource-ref Element

security-constraint Element

web-resource-collection Element

auth-constraint Element

user-data-constraint Element

login-config Element

form-login-config Element

security-role Element

env-entry Element

ejb-ref Element

B. weblogic.xml Deployment Descriptor Elements

description Element

weblogic-version Element

security-role-assignment Element

reference-descriptor Element

resource-description Element

ejb-reference-description Element

session-descriptor Element

Session Parameter Names and Values

jsp-descriptor Element

JSP Parameter Names and Values

C. Client Application Deployment Descriptor Elements

application.xml Deployment Descriptor Elements

application

icon

display-name

description

module

security-role

WebLogic Run-time Client Application Deployment Descriptor

application-client

env-entry*

ejb-ref*

resource-ref*