Core JSTL: Mastering the JSP Standard Tag Library: Geary, David: 9780131001534: Book: : eCampus.com

Explains how developers can access databases and manipulate and transform XML documents from within JSP pages. Examines all aspects of this powerful new addition to the JavaServer Pages standard, and is written for page authors and software developers alike. Softcover.

Preface

xiii

Acknowledgments

xviii

Introduction

(36)

JSTL Overview

(18)

What Is JSTL?

(1)

The JSTL Expression Language

(1)

The JSTL Tag Libraries

(15)

Getting Started

(7)

The JSTL Specification

(1)

The JSTL Reference Implementation

(2)

Downloading and Installing a Servlet Container

(4)

A Simple JSTL Web Application

(4)

JSTL Design Principles

(4)

Naming Conventions for JSTL Actions

(1)

Scoped Variables vs. Scripting Variables

(1)

Static vs. Dynamic Action Attributes

(1)

Error Handling

(1)

Configuration Settings

(1)

The JSTL Expression Language

(62)

Expression Language Overview

(1)

How the Expression Language Works

(1)

How to Use the Expression Language

(1)

Expressions

(2)

Identifiers

(1)

Operators

(18)

Operator Precedence

(1)

The .and Operators

(1)

Accessing JavaBeans Components

(6)

Accessing Objects Stored in Arrays, Lists, and Maps

(4)

A Closer Look at the Operator

(4)

The empty Operator

(2)

Type Coercion

(1)

Literal Values

(1)

Implicit Objects

(22)

Accessing Request Parameters

(4)

Accessing Request Headers

(3)

Accessing Context Initialization Parameters

(2)

Accessing Cookies

(4)

Accessing Scoped Attributes

(2)

Accessing JSP Page and Servlet Properties

(6)

Method Invocation

(5)

EL Expressions in Custom Actions

(4)

Common Mistakes

(5)

Forgetting Curly Braces

(1)

Forgetting taglib Declarations

(1)

Neglecting to Store Variables in a Scope

(1)

Using Illegal Characters for Attribute Values

(1)

Inadvertently Using Implicit Objects

(2)

General-Purpose and Conditional Actions

100

(50)

General-Purpose Actions

102

(25)

The <c:out> Action

102

(9)

The <c:set> Action

111

(14)

The <c:remove> Action

125

(1)

The <c:catch> Action

126

(1)

Conditional Actions

127

(10)

Simple Conditions

128

(4)

Mutually Exclusive Conditions

132

(5)

Using Conditional and General-Purpose Actions Together

137

(8)

Conditional Custom Actions

145

(5)

Iteration Actions

150

(48)

The <c:forEach> Action

154

(12)

Iterating Over Integer Values

155

(3)

Iterating Over Data Structures

158

(8)

The <c:forTokens> Action

166

(5)

Iteration Status

171

(7)

Iteration Status for Integer Iterations

172

(2)

Iteration Status for Data Structure Iterations

174

(4)

Custom Iteration Actions

178

(20)

Collaboration Custom Actions

178

(4)

Iteration Custom Actions

182

(16)

URL Actions

198

(32)

Overview

201

(1)

The <c:import> Action

201

(7)

The <c:redirect> Action

208

(1)

The <c:url> Action

208

(2)

The <c:param> Action

210

(1)

Accessing External Resources

210

(5)

Accessing Resources in Foreign Contexts

215

(10)

Redirecting a Response

225

(5)

Configuration Settings

230

(18)

Overview

232

(7)

The FMT_LOCALE Configuration Setting

235

(1)

Temporarily Overriding Configuration Settings

235

(4)

The Config Class

239

(9)

Accessing Configuration Settings in Servlets

240

(2)

Accessing Configuration Settings in Life-Cycle Listeners

242

(1)

Accessing Configuration Settings in Custom Actions

243

(5)

118N Actions

248

(60)

Overview

250

(8)

Localizing Messages

251

(3)

Multiple Resource Bundles

254

(1)

Compound Messages

255

(3)

118N and L10N

258

(5)

Locales

258

(1)

Resource Bundles

259

(1)

Unicode and Charsets

260

(3)

Localization Contexts

263

(1)

An Overview of the 118N Actions

264

(1)

Use of <fmt:message>

265

(22)

Localization Context Lookup

268

(6)

Resource Bundle Lookup

274

(4)

An Example of Dynamically Switching Locales

278

(5)

Compound Messages and <fmt:param>

283

(4)

Request Encoding

287

(6)

118N Custom Actions

293

(15)

Validation with JSP Pages

296

(8)

Validation with a Custom Action That Uses javax.servlet.jsp.jstl.fmt.LocaleSupport

304

(4)

Formatting Actions

308

(48)

Formatting and Parsing Numbers

310

(23)

Custom Number Patterns

319

(6)

Percents

325

(1)

Currencies

326

(7)

Formatting and Parsing Dates and Times

333

(10)

Custom Patterns for Dates and Times

336

(7)

Using Time Zones

343

(9)

Determining a Formatting Locale

352

(4)

Formatting Locale Lookup

354

(2)

Database Actions

356

(66)

Overview

358

(2)

SQL Actions

358

(1)

Configuration Settings

359

(1)

A Simple Database

360

(3)

How JSTL Locates Data Sources

363

(2)

Creating Data Sources

365

(13)

Specify Your Data Source in the Deployment Descriptor

366

(3)

Specify Your Data Source with <sql:setDataSource>

369

(3)

Create Your Data Source in a Business Component

372

(6)

Querying a Database

378

(20)

Using <sql:query>

378

(4)

Accessing Query Properties

382

(3)

Scrolling Through Large Queries

385

(4)

Prepared Statements and SQL Parameters

389

(9)

Updating a Database

398

(13)

Database Inserts

399

(1)

Database Updates

400

(7)

Database Deletes

407

(4)

Executing Database Transactions

411

(7)

Implementing Database Custom Actions

418

(4)

XML Actions

422

(42)

A Simple XML File

424

(1)

XML Actions Overview

425

(1)

XPath Overview

426

(6)

XPath Expressions and Types

427

(1)

XPath Type Coercion

428

(1)

XPath Functions

429

(3)

Parsing XML

432

(5)

Using Scoped Variables in XPath Expressions

437

(6)

Transforming XML with XSLT

443

(9)

Using Transformation Parameters

446

(6)

Filtering XML

452

(8)

Accessing External Entities

460

(4)

JSTL Reference

464

(92)

Action Reference Index

466

(3)

Exposed Classes and Interfaces Index

468

(1)

General-Purpose Actions

469

(5)

Conditional Actions

474

(5)

JSTL Conditional Actions

475

(3)

Exposed Class

478

(1)

Iteration Actions

479

(6)

JSTL Iteration Actions

480

(3)

Exposed Classes and Interfaces

483

(2)

URL Actions

485

(7)

Internationalization Actions

492

(17)

Overview of JSTL Internationalization Actions

493

(1)

JSTL Internationalization Configuration Settings

494

(2)

JSTL Internationalization Actions

496

(12)

Exposed Classes

508

(1)

Formatting Actions

509

(20)

Overview of the JSTL Formatting Actions

510

(1)

JSTL Formatting Configuration Settings

510

(1)

JSTL Formatting Actions

511

(18)

Database Actions

529

(14)

Overview of JSTL SQL Actions

529

(1)

JSTL SQL Configuration Settings

529

(2)

JSTL SQL Actions

531

(10)

Exposed Classes and Interface

541

(2)

XML Core Actions

543

(4)

XML Flow Control Actions

547

(6)

XML Transform Actions

553

(3)

A Setting Up the MySQL Database Used in This Book

556

(13)

Download and Install MySQL

558

(2)

Download and Install a JDBC Driver for MySQL

560

(1)

Create a MySQL Database for Core JSTL Examples

561

(3)

Populate the MySQL Database Used in Core JSTL Examples

564

(5)

Index

569


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