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Before You Begin

Welcome to the Suntrademark Open Net Environment (Sun ONE) Studio 4, Community Edition tutorial. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the features introduced in the Community Edition, namely:

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. You should have no trouble translating the slight differences to your platform. Although almost all procedures use the interface of the Suntrademark ONE Studio 4 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

To translate for UNIX® or Linux environments, simply change the prompt and use forward slashes: 

% 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 (J2EEtrademark) Blueprints. If you want to learn how to use the features of Sun ONE Studio 4, Community 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

  • JDBCtrademark 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:

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 install the tutorial database tables, shows how to start the Sun ONE Studio 4 integrated development environment (IDE), and how to verify that the IDE is using the correct web server. This chapter includes a descriptive list of the installed Sun ONE Studio 4 directories.

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.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface

Meaning

Examples

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The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your .cvspass file.

Use DIR to list all files.

Search is complete.

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What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

> login

Password:

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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.

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Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value

To delete a file, type DEL filename.


Related Documentation

Sun ONE Studio 4 documentation includes books delivered in Acrobat Reader (PDF) format, release notes, online help, readme files for example applications, and Javadoctrademark documentation.

Documentation Available Online

The documents described in this section are available from the docs.sun.comSM web site and from the documentation page of the Sun ONE Studio Developer Resources portal (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 installed with the product on your local system or network.

  • Release notes (HTML format)

Available for each Sun ONE Studio 4 edition. Describe last-minute release changes and technical notes.
  • Getting Started guides (PDF format)

Describe how to install the Sun ONE Studio 4 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 4, Community Edition Getting Started Guide - part no. 816-7871-10

    • Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise Edition for Java Getting Started Guide - part no. 816-7859-10

    • Sun ONE Studio 4, Mobile Edition Getting Started Guide - part no. 816-7872-10

  • Sun ONE Studio 4 Programming series (PDF format)

    • This series provides in-depth information on how to use various Sun ONE Studio 4 features to develop well-formed J2EE applications.Building Web Components - part no. 816-7869-10

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. 816-7863-10

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. 816-7864-10

Describes how to build EJB components (session beans, message-driven beans, and entity beans with container-managed or bean-managed persistence) using the Sun ONE Studio 4 EJB Builder wizard and other components of the IDE.
    • Building Web Services - part no. 816-7862-10

Describes how to use the Sun ONE Studio 4 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. 816-7870-10

Describes how to use the JDBC productivity enhancement tools of the Sun ONE Studio 4 IDE, including how to use them to create a JDBC application.
  • Sun ONE Studio 4 tutorials (PDF format)

These tutorials demonstrate how to use the major features of each Sun ONE Studio 4 edition.
    • Sun ONE Studio 4, Community Edition Tutorial - part no. 816-7868-10

Provides step-by-step instructions for building a simple J2EE web application.
    • Sun ONE Studio 4, Enterprise Edition for Java Tutorial - part no. 816-7860-10

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 will be compliant with the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2MEtrademark platform) and conform 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 inside the Sun ONE Studio 4 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 4 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 used in this document.

Javadoc Documentation

Javadoc documentation is available within the IDE for many Sun ONE Studio 4 modules. Refer to the release notes for instructions on installing this documentation. When you start the IDE, you can access this Javadoc documentation within the Javadoc pane of the Explorer.

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 (816-7868-10) of your document in the subject line of your email.



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