In this chapter we will be covering how to develop Java EE web applications taking advantage of the Servlet API. We will also see how to develop Java Server Pages (JSPs) to better separate application business logic from presentation. Some of the topics covered in this chapter include:
Developing JSPs for display of dynamic web content
Developing servlets for server side processing of Java web applications
Securing web applications
Extracting common markup into JSP fragments
Using NetBeans HTTP monitor to examine application behavior
NetBeans provides a Web category for web applications. To create a new web application, we need to click on File | New Project (or press Ctrl+Shift+N simultaneously) to create a new project, then select Web as the project category, and Web Application.
We then need to select a project name for our project. As we type the name for our project, the project location, project...