Summary

The Java Servlet API is a powerful paradigm for creating Web-based applications with features that facilitate their deployment and portability as Web applications. JBuilder provides a number of wizards and editors to facilitate the development of Web-based applications, many of which we looked at in this chapter.

Reflections

  • As we have discussed, servlets can be powerful in the generation of dynamic content for Web applications. What are some applications for servlets in addition to the generation of HTML code?

  • In the “In Practice” section, we used a filter as a means to protect the CourseList servlet from unapproved access. What other uses are there for a filter or series of filters?

  • The Servlet API provides a RequestDispatcher that ...

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