1 Introduction

Table of Contents

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition: Your First Cup: An Introduction to the Java EE Platform

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Before You Read This Book
  • Related Books and Projects
  • Conventions
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Goals of This Tutorial
  • 1.2 Requirements for This Tutorial: A Checklist
    • 1.2.1 Getting the Java EE 7 SDK
    • 1.2.2 Getting NetBeans IDE
    • 1.2.3 Configuring Your Environment
      • 1.2.3.1 Add GlassFish Server as a Server in NetBeans IDE
    • 1.2.4 Getting the Latest Updates to the Tutorial
      • 1.2.4.1 Update the Tutorial Through the Update Center
• 2 Understanding Java Platform, Enterprise Edition
  • 2.1 Overview of Enterprise Applications
    • 2.1.1 Tiered Applications
      • 2.1.1.1 The Client Tier
      • 2.1.1.2 The Web Tier
      • 2.1.1.3 The Business Tier
      • 2.1.1.4 The Enterprise Information Systems Tier
  • 2.2 Java EE Servers and Containers
    • 2.2.1 The Web Container
    • 2.2.2 The EJB Container
    • 2.2.3 The Application Client Container
• 3 Creating Your First Java EE Application
  • 3.1 Architecture of the Example Applications
    • 3.1.1 Tiers in the Example Applications
    • 3.1.2 Java EE Technologies Used in the Example Applications
  • 3.2 Coding the dukes-age Example Application
    • 3.2.1 Getting Started
      • 3.2.1.1 Install the Maven Archetypes
    • 3.2.2 Creating the Web Service
      • 3.2.2.1 JAX-RS Resources
      • 3.2.2.2 Creating the dukes-age Application Using the Maven Archetype
      • 3.2.2.3 Starting GlassFish Server and the Database Server
      • 3.2.2.4 Building and Deploying the Web Service Endpoint
• 4 Creating Your Second Web Application
  • 4.1 Creating the firstcup-war Project
    • 4.1.1 Create the Web Application Project Using the Archetype
  • 4.2 Modifying the Java Persistence API Entity
    • 4.2.1 Edit the Constructor of the FirstcupUser Entity
    • 4.2.2 Add a Named Query to the FirstcupUser Entity
  • 4.3 Modifying the Enterprise Bean
    • 4.3.1 Implement a Business Method to DukesBirthdayBean that Gets the Average Age Difference of firstcup-war Users
    • 4.3.2 Implement a Business Method for Calculating the Age Difference Between Duke and the User
  • 4.4 Modifying the Web Client
    • 4.4.1 Modify the DukesBDay Managed Bean Class
      • 4.4.1.1 Call the dukes-age Web Service to Retrieve Duke's Current Age
      • 4.4.1.2 Get the Age Difference from the DukesBirthdayBean Enterprise Bean
    • 4.4.2 Creating the Facelets Client
      • 4.4.2.1 Resource Libraries in firstcup-war
      • 4.4.2.2 The inputDate Composite Component
      • 4.4.2.3 Implement the inputDate Composite Component
      • 4.4.2.4 The Facelets Web Interface
      • 4.4.2.5 Add the Form to greeting.xhtml
      • 4.4.2.6 Add the Form to response.html
  • 4.5 Building, Packaging, Deploying, and Running the firstcup-war Web Application
    • 4.5.1 Build, Package, and Deploy the firstcup-war Web Application
    • 4.5.2 Run the firstcup-war Application
• 5 Next Steps
  • 5.1 The Java EE Tutorial
  • 5.2 More Information on the Java EE Platform