1.7. Software Used

Java 2 Standard Edition version 1.3.1 was the basic JDK used to produce all of the example code in this book. On top of this, various portions of J2EE were used. Most of the examples do not require the use of a full-blown application server, so frequently a J2SE SDK and a servlet engine such as Apache Tomcat are all that is needed.

For the J2EE components, J2EE 1.3 was the basis for all examples. Primarily, the servlet 2.3 and JSP 1.2 specifications were used as the foundation for many of the examples in the book. Table 1.1 summarizes the various components included in the J2EE specification for the latest releases.

In the table, I've also included some early information about the forthcoming J2EE 1.4 release. The specification ...

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