Java EE 7: The Big Picture

by Danny Coward

Overview

The Definitive Guide to Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 7

Java EE 7: The Big Picture uniquely explores the entire Java EE 7 platform in an all-encompassing style while examining each tier of the platform in enough detail so that you can select the right technologies for specific project needs. In this authoritative guide, Java expert Danny Coward walks you through the code, applications, and frameworks that power the platform. Take full advantage of the robust capabilities of Java EE 7, increase your productivity, and meet enterprise demands with help from this Oracle Press resource.

• Explore the features of the Java servlet model and Java servlet API
• Create dynamic web content with JavaServer Pages and JavaServer Faces
• Build websites for nonbrowser clients with JAX-RS
• Push data to web clients using Java WebSockets
• Secure web applications
• Work with web component APIs
• Maximize enterprise beans for multithreading, asynchronous processes, transactions, and more
• Access relational databases with the Java Database Connectivity APIs and the Java Persistence API
• Understand the packaging and deployment mechanisms of Java EE applications
• Work with Java EE Contexts and Dependency Injection
• Secure enterprise beans in a Java EE application
• Enable parallel processing with Java EE concurrency APIs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071837347
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Danny Coward (San Francisco, CA), chief architect and web architect at Oracle, is the sole Spec Lead for the Java API for Web Sockets and sole author of the WebSocket technical documentation at Oracle.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Big Picture

PART I: The Mouthpiece of Java EE: The Web Tier
Chapter 2: Building Blocks of the Web Tier: Java Servlet API and Java Servlets
Chapter 3: Dynamic Web Pages: Java ServerPages (JSP)
Chapter 4: Assembling Dynamic Web Pages: JavaServer Faces (JSF)
Chapter 5: Web Sites for the Non-Browsers: JAX-RS
Chapter 6: Adding Sparkle: Java WebSocket
Chapter 7: Securing Web Applications
Chapter 8: The Self-Contained Web Site: Java EE Web Application

PART II: The Brain of Java EE: Middle Tier
Chapter 9: Introducing the Thinking Component: Enterprise Java Beans
Chapter 10: Advanced Thinking with Enterprise Beans

PART III: The Collective Memory: The Information Tier
Chapter 11: Classic Memories: JDBC
Chapter 12: Modern Memories: Persistence

PART IV: The Java EE Toolbox: Java EE Environment
Chapter 13: The Big Picture Revisited: Java EE Applications
Chapter 14: Deconstructing Components: Dependency Injection
Chapter 15: Java EE Security
Chapter 16: Think Efficient: Java Concurrency