Acknowledgments vii

Introduction xxv

The Right Way to Do Web Development xxv

Approach xxvi

How This Book Is Structured xxvi

Conventions xxix

Source Code xxx

Errata xxx

p2p.wrox.com xxx

Part I: JSP Fundamentals 1

Chapter 1: Getting Started with JavaServer Pages 3

Chapter 2: JSP Basics 1: Dynamic Page Creation for Data Presentation 31

Chapter 3: JSP Basics 2: Generalized Templating and Server Scripting 73

Chapter 4: CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, and JSP 117

Chapter 5: JSP and EL 145

Chapter 6: JSP Tag Libraries and JSTL 179

Chapter 7: JSP Directives 213

Chapter 8: JSP Standard Actions 241

Chapter 9: JSP and JavaBeans 275

Chapter 10: Error Handling 303

Chapter 11: Building Your Own Custom JSP Tag Library 329

Chapter 12: Advanced Dynamic Web Content Generation 361

Chapter 13: Internationalization and Localized Content 395

Chapter 14: JSP Debugging Techniques 435

Part II: JSP and Modern Web Server Software Development 481

Chapter 15: JSPs and Servlets 483

Chapter 16: The Role of JSP in the Wider Context: Web Applications 511

Chapter 17: Model View Controller 533

Chapter 18: Web Frameworks 549

Chapter 19: Struts Framework 591

Chapter 20: Layout Management with Tiles 643

Chapter 21: JavaServer Faces 681

Chapter 22: JSP in J2EE 721

Chapter 23: Access to Databases 747

Chapter 24: Security 825

Chapter 25: Performance 861

Chapter 26: Best Practices and Tools 885

Part III: Spreading Your New Wings: Applying JSP in the Real World 923

Chapter 27: JSP Project I: Personalized Portal 925

Chapter 28: JSP Project II: Shopping Cart Application 983

Part IV: Appendixes 1057

Appendix A: JSP Syntax Reference 1059

Appendix B: JSP Expression Language Reference 1077

Appendix C: JSTL Reference 1089

Appendix D: Exercise Solutions 1123

Index 1213