Just Java™ 2, Fifth Edition

Chapter 16. Servlets and JSP

• Why Use Servlets?

• Releases and Versions

• Installing the Tomcat Software

• Running the Example Servlets

• Ports and Protocols

• The HTML to Invoke a Servlet

• A Servlet and Its Request/Response

• Servlet Request

• Response to a Servlet Request

• Writing Your Own Servlet

• Servlet Operating Cycle and Threading

• Java Server Pages

• Java Beans in Servlets and JSP

• Further Reading

• Exercises

• Some Light Relief—The Java-Powered Toaster

When Java was originally released in 1995, much of the “buzz” was about applets. People were captivated by browsers that could run executable code on a client browsing a page. Even today, no other technology can do this in a secure ...