Using Servlets

We will review the basic steps for building a servlet and discuss various options developers have in its design and deployment. We'll also introduce JavaServer Pages (JSP) and look at how they aid the development and maintenance process and their general impact on performance. Later, we describe the integration of servlets with Enterprise JavaBeans and discuss why servlets are better for session management than for core application logic.

Servlets and Servlet Containers

Java servlets are simply Java classes that process HTTP requests programmatically for the purpose of interacting with a back-end application system, generating dynamic content, or both. They're seamlessly integrated into the Web server request-handling logic so ...

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