Part I Development Tasks and Tools
Installing and Preparing the Server for Development
3. Using Ant with Enterprise Server
Part II Developing Applications and Application Components
7. Using the Java Persistence API
8. Developing Web Applications
9. Using Enterprise JavaBeans Technology
10. Using Container-Managed Persistence
13. Developing Lifecycle Listeners
Part III Using Services and APIs
14. Using the JDBC API for Database Access
15. Using the Transaction Service
16. Using the Java Naming and Directory Interface
This chapter gives guidelines for setting up an application development environment in the Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server. Setting up an environment for creating, assembling, deploying, and debugging your code involves installing the mainstream version of the Enterprise Server and making use of development tools. In addition, sample applications are available. These topics are covered in the following sections: