The Java EE 6 Tutorial, Volume I

Building, Deploying, and Running the counter Example

The counter example application can be built, deployed, and run using NetBeans IDE or Ant.

ProcedureBuilding, Deploying, and Running the counter Example in NetBeans IDE

  1. In NetBeans IDE, select File->Open Project.

  2. In the Open Project dialog, navigate to tut-install/examples/ejb/.

  3. Select the counter folder.

  4. Select the Open as Main Project check box.

  5. Click Open Project Folder.

  6. In the Projects tab, right-click the counter project and select Run.

    A web browser will open the URL http://localhost:8080/counter that displays the number of hits.

  7. Click the browser's Refresh button to see the hit count increment.

ProcedureBuilding, Deploying, and Running the counter Example Using Ant

  1. In a terminal, navigate to tut-install/examples/ejb/counter.

  2. Enter the following command:


    ant all

    This will build and deploy counter to your Enterprise Server instance.

  3. In a web browser, enter the following URL: http://localhost:8080/counter.

  4. Click the browser's Refresh button to see the hit count increment.