Servlets are an exciting and important technology that ties Java to the
Web, allowing programmers to write Java programs that create dynamic web
content.Java Servlet Programming covers everything Java developers
need to know to write effective servlets. It explains the servlet
lifecycle, showing how to use servlets to maintain state information
effortlessly. It also describes how to serve dynamic web content,
including both HTML pages and multimedia data, and explores more
advanced topics like integrated session tracking, efficient database
connectivity using JDBC, applet-servlet communicaton, interservlet
communication, and internationalization. Readers can use the book's
numerous real-world examples as the basis for their own servlets.The
second edition has been completely updated to cover the new features of
Version 2.2 of the Java Servlet API. It introduces chapters on servlet
security and advanced communication, and also introduces several popular
tools for easier integration of servlet technology with dynamic web
pages. These tools include JavaServer Pages (JSP), Tea, XMLC, and the
Element Construction Set.In addition to complete coverage of 2.2
specification, Java Servlet programming, 2nd Edition, also contains
coverage of the new 2.3 final draft specification.