Java Enterprise in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Preface

This book is a desktop quick reference for Java™ programmers who are writing enterprise applications. The first part of the book provides a fast-paced introduction to the key Java Enterprise APIs: JDBC™, RMI, Java IDL (CORBA), servlets, JSP, JNDI, JavaMail, XML, and Enterprise JavaBeans™. These chapters are followed by a quick-reference section that succinctly details most classes of those APIs, as well as a few other Enterprise APIs.

This book complements the best-selling Java in a Nutshell and Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, and parallels O’Reilly’s J2ME in a Nutshell. Java in a Nutshell introduces the Java programming language itself and provides an API quick reference for the core packages and classes of the Java platform, while Java Foundation in a Nutshell offers a fast-paced tutorial on the Java APIs that comprise the Java Foundation Classes (JFC) and provides corresponding quick-reference material. Finally, J2ME in a Nutshell introduces the Java 2 Micro Edition, and covers programming strategies for working with the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) and Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) APIs.

Contents of This Book

This book is divided into three parts:

Part I

The chapters in this part introduce the key Enterprise APIs and provide enough information so that you can start using them right away.

Part II

This part contains reference chapters that help you work with technologies key to the Enterprise APIs, such as SQL and IDL. It also contains chapters that cover the tools provided with Sun’s Java Development Kit for RMI and Java IDL.

Part III

This part is a quick reference for the Java Enterprise APIs; it forms the bulk of the book. Please be sure to read the How To Use This Quick Reference section, which appears at the beginning of this part. It explains how to get the most out of this book.