Before You Begin

Welcome to the Sun ONE Studio 5 Web Application tutorial. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the features introduced in Sun ONE Studio 5, Standard Edition, namely:

Support for web applications that use Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology

Database access using the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) reference implementation from the Jakarta Project

Deploying and execution to the Sun ONE Application Server--for testing the tutorial application

See the release notes for a list of environments in which you can create the examples in this book. The release notes are available on this web page:

http://forte.sun.com/ffj/documentation/index.html

Screen shots vary slightly from one platform to another. Although almost all procedures use the interface of the Sun ONE Studio 5 software, occasionally you might be instructed to enter a command at the command line. Here too, there are slight differences from one platform to another. For example, a Microsoft Windows command might look like this:

c:>cd MyWorkDir\MyPackage

A UNIX command might look like this:

% cd MyWorkDir/MyPackage

Before You Read This Book

This tutorial creates a simple web application that interacts with a database and displays dynamically generated content. The design and architecture conforms to the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Blueprints. If you want to learn how to use the features of Sun ONE Studio 5, Standard Edition to build the components of a web application, you will benefit from working through this tutorial.

Before starting this tutorial, you should be familiar with the following subjects:

Java programming language

Java Servlet syntax

JDBC enabled driver syntax

JavaServer Pages syntax

HTML syntax

JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL) from the Jakarta Project

Relational database concepts (such as tables and keys)

How to use the chosen database

This book requires a knowledge of Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages concepts, including web applications. The following resources define these concepts:

Java Servlet Specification Version 2.3 http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/download.html#specs

JavaServer Pages Specification Version 1.2 http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/download.html#specs

For the JSTL tutorial, as well as links to other useful information, see: http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/tutorial.html

Note - Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such sites or resources.

How This Book Is Organized

This manual is designed to be read from beginning to end. Each chapter in the tutorial builds upon the code developed in earlier chapters.

Chapter 1 describes the software requirements for the CDShopCart tutorial, explains how to start the Sun ONE Studio 5 integrated development environment (IDE), and how to start the Sun ONE Application Server web server. This chapter also describes how to create the tutorial database table.

Chapter 2 describes the architecture of the CDShopCart application.

Chapter 3 provides step-by-step instructions for creating the CDShopCart application, a simple online shopping cart application for the purchase of music CDs.

Appendix A provides complete source files for the tutorial application.

Appendix B provides database script files for the tutorial application.

Appendix C describes how to adapt the tutorial to create and run the application using an Oracle database.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.cvspass` file. Use `DIR` to list all files. `Search is complete.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`>` `login` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must save your changes.
AaBbCc123	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `DEL` filename.

Related Documentation

Sun ONE Studio 5 documentation includes books delivered in Acrobat Reader (PDF) format, release notes, online help, readme files for example applications, and Javadoc documentation.

Documentation Available Online

The documents described in this section are available from the docs.sun.com^SM web site and from the documentation page of the Sun ONE Studio Developer Resources portal at http://forte.sun.com/ffj/documentation.

The docs.sun.com web site (http://docs.sun.com) enables you to read, print, and buy Sun Microsystems manuals through the Internet. If you cannot find a manual, see the documentation index that is installed with the product on your local system or network.

Release notes (HTML format)

Available for each Sun ONE Studio 5 edition. Describe last-minute release changes and technical notes.

Sun ONE Studio 5, Standard Edition Release Notes - part no. 817-2337-10

Getting Started guides (PDF format)

Describe how to install the Sun ONE Studio 5 integrated development environment (IDE) on each supported platform and include other pertinent information, such as system requirements, upgrade instructions, application server information, command-line switches, installed subdirectories, database integration, and information on how to use the Update Center.

Sun ONE Studio 5, Standard Edition Getting Started Guide - part no. 817-2318-10

Sun ONE Studio 4, Mobile Edition Getting Started Guide - part no. 817-1145-10

Sun ONE Studio 5 Programming series (PDF format)

This series provides in-depth information on how to use various Sun ONE Studio 5 features to develop well-formed J2EE applications.

Building Web Components - part no. 817-2334-10

Describes how to build a web application as a J2EE web module using JSP pages, servlets, tag libraries, and supporting classes and files.

Building J2EE Applications - part no. 817-2327-10

Describes how to assemble EJB modules and web modules into a J2EE application and how to deploy and run a J2EE application.

Building Enterprise JavaBeans Components - part no. 817-2330-10

Describes how to build EJB components (session beans, message-driven beans, and entity beans with container-managed persistence or bean-managed persistence) using the Sun ONE Studio 5 EJB Builder wizard and other components of the IDE.

Building Web Services - part no. 817-2324-10

Describes how to use the Sun ONE Studio 5 IDE to build web services, to make web services available to others through a UDDI registry, and to generate web service clients from a local web service or a UDDI registry.

Using Java DataBase Connectivity - part no. 817-2332-10

Describes how to use the JDBC productivity enhancement tools of the Sun ONE Studio 5 IDE, including how to use them to create a JDBC application.

Sun ONE Studio 5 tutorials (PDF format)

These tutorials demonstrate how to use the major features of Sun ONE Studio 5, Standard Edition:

Sun ONE Studio 5 Web Application Tutorial - part no. 817-2320-10

Provides step-by-step instructions for building a simple J2EE web application.

Sun ONE Studio 5 J2EE Application Tutorial - part no. 817-2322-10

Provides step-by-step instructions for building an application using EJB components and web services technology.

Sun ONE Studio 4, Mobile Edition Tutorial - part no. 816-7873-10

Provides step-by-step instructions for building a simple application for a wireless device, such as a cellular phone or personal digital assistant (PDA). The application you build is compliant with the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME platform) and conforms to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) and Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC).

You can also find the completed tutorial applications at: http://forte.sun.com/ffj/documentation/tutorialsandexamples.html

Online Help

Online help is available in the Sun ONE Studio 5 IDE. You can open help by pressing the help key (F1 in Microsoft Windows and Linux environments, Help key in the Solaris environment), or by choosing Help right arrow Contents. Either action displays a list of help topics and a search facility.

Examples

You can download examples that illustrate a particular Sun ONE Studio 5 feature, as well as completed tutorial applications, from the Sun ONE Studio Developer Resources portal at:

http://forte.sun.com/ffj/documentation/tutorialsandexamples.html

The site includes the applications that are used in this document.

Javadoc Documentation

Javadoc documentation is available within the IDE for many Sun ONE Studio 5 modules. Refer to the release notes for instructions on installing this documentation.

Documentation in Accessible Formats

The documentation is provided in accessible formats that are readable by assistive technologies for users with disabilities. You can find accessible versions of documentation as described in the following table.

Type of Documentation	Format and Location of Accessible Version
Books and tutorials	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`
Mini-tutorials	HTML at `http://forte.sun.com/ffj/tutorialsandexamples.html`
Integrated example readmes	HTML in the example subdirectories of s1studio-install-directory`/examples`
Release notes	HTML at `http://docs.sun.com`

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. Email your comments to Sun at this address:

docfeedback@sun.com

Please include the part number (817-2320-10) of your document in the subject line of your email.