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Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By : Ram Kulkarni
Book Image

Java EE 8 Development with Eclipse - Third Edition

By: Ram Kulkarni

Overview of this book

Java EE is one of the most popular tools for enterprise application design and development. With recent changes to Java EE 8 specifications, Java EE application development has become a lot simpler with the new specifications, some of which compete with the existing specifications. This guide provides a complete overview of developing highly performant, robust and secure enterprise applications with Java EE with Eclipse. The book begins by exploring different Java EE technologies and how to use them (JSP, JSF, JPA, JDBC, EJB, and more), along with suitable technologies for different scenarios. You will learn how to set up the development environment for Java EE applications and understand Java EE specifications in detail, with an emphasis on examples. The book takes you through deployment of an application in Tomcat, GlassFish Servers, and also in the cloud. It goes beyond the basics and covers topics like debugging, testing, deployment, and securing your Java EE applications. You'll also get to know techniques to develop cloud-ready microservices in Java EE.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Free Chapter
1
Introducing JEE and Eclipse
Index

JavaServer Pages


We will start with a project to create a simple JSP. We will create a login JSP that submits data to itself and validates the user.

Creating a dynamic web project

We will perform the following steps to create a dynamic web project:

  1. Select the File | New | Other menu. This opens the selection wizard. At the top of the wizard, you will find a textbox with a cross icon on the extreme right side.
  2. Type web in the textbox. This is the filter box. Many wizards and views in Eclipse have such a filter textbox, which makes finding items very easy.

Figure 2.7: New selection wizard

  1. Select Dynamic Web Project and click Next to open the Dynamic Web Project wizard. Enter project name, for example, LoginSampleWebApp. Note that the Dynamic web module version field in this page lists Servlet API version numbers. Select version 3.0 or greater. Click Next.

Figure 2.8: New Dynamic Web Project wizard

  1. Click Next in the following pages and click Finish on the last page to create a LoginSimpleWebApp project...