Preface
The iPlanet Application Server Foundation Class Reference (Java) provides specification-level documentation for the public classes and interfaces, and their methods, in the iPlanet Application Server Foundation Class Library. Use this book to look up how a particular class or interface method works, what syntax is required, and for examples on how to use it.
For conceptual and task-oriented information on designing and developing iPlanet Application Server applications, read the Programmer's Guide (Java).
This preface contains the following sections:
Using the Documentation
The following table lists the tasks and concepts that are described in the iPlanet Application Server and iPlanet Application Builder printed manuals and online Release Notes. If you are trying to accomplish a specific task or learn more about a specific concept, refer to the appropriate manual.
Note that the printed manuals are also available as online files in PDF and HTML format.
Note that the printed manuals are also available online in PDF and HTML format, at: http://iplanet.com/manuals/ias.
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For information about
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See the following
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Shipped with
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Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation
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Release Notes
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iPlanet Application Server 6.0, iPlanet Application Builder 6.0
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Installing iPlanet Application Server and its various components (Web Connector plug-in, iPlanet Application Server Administrator), and configuring the sample applications
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Installation Guide
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iPlanet Application Server 6.0
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Installing iPlanet Application Builder.
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install.htm
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iPlanet Application Builder 6.0
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Basic features of iPlanet Application Server, such as its software components, general capabilities, and system architecture.
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Getting Started Guide
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Available online.
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Administering one or more application servers using the iPlanet Application Server Administrator Tool to perform the following tasks:
Deploying applications with the Deployment Manager tool
Monitoring and logging server activity
Setting up users and groups
Administering database connectivity
Administering transactions
Load balancing servers
Managing distributed data synchronization
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Administration & Deployment Guide
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iPlanet Application Server 6.0
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Migrating your applications to the new iPlanet Application Server 6.0 programming model from the Netscape Application Server version 2.1, including a sample migration of an Online Bank application provided with iPlanet Application Server
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Migration Guide
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iPlanet Application Server 6.0, iPlanet Application Builder 6.0
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Creating iPlanet Application Server 6.0 applications within an integrated development environment by performing the following tasks:
Creating and managing projects
Using wizards
Creating data-access logic
Creating presentation logic and layout
Creating business logic
Compiling, testing, and debugging applications
Deploying and downloading applications
Working with source control
Using third-party tools
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User's Guide
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iPlanet Application Builder 6.0
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Creating iPlanet Application Server 6.0 applications that follow the open Java standards model (Servlets, EJBs, JSPs, and JDBC), by performing the following tasks:
Creating the presentation and execution layers of an application
Placing discrete pieces of business logic and entities into Enterprise Java Bean (EJB) components
Using JDBC to communicate with databases
Using iterative testing, debugging, and application fine-tuning procedures to generate applications that execute correctly and quickly
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Programmer's Guide (Java)
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iPlanet Application Builder 6.0
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Using the public classes and interfaces, and their methods in the iPlanet Application Server class library to write Java applications
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Server Foundation Class Reference (Java)
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iPlanet Application Builder 6.0
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Using the public classes and interfaces, and their methods in the iPlanet Application Server class library to write C++ applications
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Server Foundation Class Reference (C++)
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Order separately
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How This Guide Is Organized
This guide is organized into three chapters and an appendix, as follows:
Documentation Conventions
File and directory paths are given in Windows format (with backslashes separating directory names). For Unix versions, the directory paths are the same, except that slashes are used instead of backslashes to separate directories.
This guide uses URLs of the form:
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http://server.domain/path/file.html
In these URLs, server is the name of server on which you run your application; domain is your Internet domain name; path is the directory structure on the server; and file is an individual filename. Italic items in URLs are placeholders.
This guide uses the following font conventions:
The monospace font is used for sample code and code listings, API and language elements (such as function names and class names), file names, pathnames, directory names, and HTML tags.
Italic type is used for book titles, emphasis, variables and placeholders, and words used in the literal sense.
Naming Conventions
This guide uses the Java naming conventions detailed in the following table.
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Convention
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Package name
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Lowercase with periods indicating directory levels. For example, com.iPlanet.server.servlet.extension.
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Class name
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Mixed case with initial uppercase. For example, AppLogic class.
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Interface name
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Mixed case with initial uppercase. For example, IAppEventObj.
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Method name
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Mixed case with initial lowercase. For example, getTables( ).
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Parameters
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Mixed case with initial lowercase. For example, myQuery.
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