Java Enterprise in a Nutshell is an indispensable quick reference for Java programmers who are writing distributed enterprise applications. The book provides fast-paced tutorials on the following Java Enterprise APIs:

• JDBC, a vendor-independent API for accessing relational database systems
• RMI, a Java-only approach to distributed computing that relies on remote method invocation
• Java IDL, a CORBA-based, language-independent approach to distributed computing
• Java servlets, a mechanism for extending a web server that allows Java code to perform tasks traditionally handled by CGI scripts
• JNDI, a generic Java API for working with networked naming and directory services
• Enterprise JavaBeans, a component model that separates high-level business logic from low-level housekeeping chores like security and transaction management

These APIs are the building blocks of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Sun's recently announced new platform for enterprise computing. J2EE is the standard Java 2 platform with a number of extensions for enterprise development.

Java Enterprise in a Nutshell also contains O'Reilly's classic-style, quick-reference material for all of the classes in the various packages that comprise the Enterprise APIs. This material includes the core Enterprise APIs that are part of Java 1.2, as well as numerous standard extensions.

This book is a companion to both Java in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition, which covers the key non-graphical, non-enterprise APIs in Java 1.2, and Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, which describes the graphics- and GUI-related classes of Java 1.2.

 
Preface
PART 1: Introducing the Java Enterprise APIs
Chapter 1. Introduction

   Enterprise Computing Defined

   Enterprise Computing Demystified

   The Java Enterprise APIs

   Enterprise Computing Scenarios

   Java Enterprise APIs Versus Jini
Chapter 2. JDBC

   JDBC Architecture

   JDBC Basics

   JDBC Drivers

   Connecting to the Database

   Statements

   Results

   Handling Errors

   Prepared Statements

   Metadata

   Transactions

   Stored Procedures

   Escape Sequences

   JDBC 2.0
Chapter 3. Remote Method Invocation

   Introduction to RMI

   Defining Remote Objects

   Creating the Stubs and Skeletons

   Accessing Remote Objects as a Client

   Dynamically Loaded Classes

   Remote Object Activation

   RMI and Native Method Calls

   RMI over IIOP
Chapter 4. Java IDL

   The CORBA Architecture

   Creating CORBA Objects

   Putting It in the Public Eye

   Finding Remote Objects

   What If I Don't Know the Interface?
Chapter 5. Java Servlets

   The Servlet Life Cycle

   Servlet Basics

   Servlet Chaining

   Custom Servlet Initialization

   Thread Safety

   Server-Side Includes

   Cookies

   Session Tracking

   Databases and Non-HTML Content

   The Servlet API 2.1
Chapter 6. JNDI

   JNDI Architecture

   A JNDI Example

   Introducing the Context

   Looking Up Objects in a Context

   The NamingShell Application

   Listing the Children of a Context

   Creating and Destroying Contexts

   Binding Objects

   Accessing Directory Services

   Modifying Directory Entries

   Creating Directory Entries

   Searching a Directory
Chapter 7. Enterprise JavaBeans

   A Note on Evolving Standards

   EJB Roles

   Transaction Management

   Implementing a Basic EJB Object

   Implementing Session Beans

   Implementing Entity Beans

   Deploying an Enterprise JavaBeans Object

   Using an Enterprise JavaBeans Object

   Changes in EJB 1.1 Specification
PART 2: Enterprise Reference
Chapter 8. SQL Reference

   Relational Databases

   Data Types

   Schema Manipulation Commands

   Data Manipulation Commands

   Functions

   Return Codes
Chapter 9. RMI Tools

   rmic

   rmiregistry

   rmid

   serialver
Chapter 10. IDL Reference

   IDL Keywords

   Identifiers

   Comments

   Basic Data Types

   Constants and Literals

   Naming Scopes

   User-Defined Data Types

   Exceptions

   Module Declarations

   Interface Declarations
Chapter 11. CORBA Services Reference

   Naming Service

   Security Service

   Event Service

   Persistent Object Service

   Life Cycle Service

   Concurrency Control Service

   Externalization Service

   Relationship Service

   Transaction Service

   Query Service

   Licensing Service

   Property Service

   Time Service

   Trading Service

   Collection Service
Chapter 12. Java IDL Tools

   idltojava

   tnameserv
PART 3: API Quick Reference
Chapter 13. The java.rmi Package
Chapter 14. The java.rmi.activation Package
Chapter 15. The java.rmi.dgc Package
Chapter 16. The java.rmi.registry Package
Chapter 17. The java.rmi.server Package
Chapter 18. The java.sql Package
Chapter 19. The javax.ejb Package
Chapter 20. The javax.ejb.deployment Package
Chapter 21. The javax.jms Package
Chapter 22. The javax.naming Package
Chapter 23. The javax.naming.directory Package
Chapter 24. The javax.naming.spi Package
Chapter 25. The javax.servlet Package
Chapter 26. The javax.servlet.http Package
Chapter 27. The javax.sql Package
Chapter 28. The javax.transaction Package
Chapter 29. The javax.transaction.xa Package
Chapter 30. The org.omg.CORBA Package
Chapter 31. The org.omg.CORBA.DynAnyPackage
Chapter 32. The org.omg.CORBA.ORBPackage
Chapter 33. The org.omg.CORBA.portable Package
Chapter 34. The org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage
Chapter 35. The org.omg.CosNaming Package
Chapter 36. The org.omg.CosNaming.-
Chapter 37. Class, Method, and Field Index
Index