FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS. Agenda + Why we need JSP + How JSP works + Benefits of JSP Setting up your environment for JSP + A'simple example The Need for JSP + With servlets, itis easy to = Read foun data —Remenber data between request: ~ Get fr, hagh-pavng jobs + But, it sure is apain to = Use those pinnate to generate HTML = Maintain hat HTML The JSP Framework + Idea: = Use rogue HTML for mest of TNisk Svat code wth speeal iste _ ee unaraease arena “a ereeeh request} eae (19 Ho aoe es prune) ~ poor Catenin > Real ores Benefits of JSP Although JSP technically can't do anything serviets can't do, JSP makes it easier to: = Wiite HTML = Reed and nisin the HTML + JSP makes it possible to: “= Use standaxd HTML tool such ae Allaise HomeSite, ‘Macromedia DeeaniVeaves, ot Adobe Golsve — Have different members of your teamado the ETML Iayeut than do the Java programming + JSP encourages you to ~ Separate the (Java) code that creates the content fiom the (ETRE) code tat presents st FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS.FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS. Advantages of JSP Over Competing Technologies + Versus ASP or ColdFusion ~ Better language for dynamic pat ~ Portable to wulliple servers and operating system + Versus PHP ~ Better language fordynanie pat = Better tal uppast + Versus pure serviets = Mone convenient to cxeate HTML ~ Canusestadand tool (eg, HomeSite) Advantages of JSP (Continued) + Versus Velocity or WebMacro =Standand + Versus client-side JavaScript (in browser) ~ Capabilities mostly do wot oveap with ISP, but evens elt Richer niga + Versus server-side JavaScript (eg, LiveWire, BroadVision, Sun) erlang : eps 5 static HTML ~Dinde al commer THgP propane sll need io lao me fea no nger seret propane aoe ‘deco Setting Up Your Environment Example inet VOM CEASE ATL Not: SSNENTESRCS Pact Poca} rect oof enen eon Pea + Compile your code. Not. vente ve + Use packages to avoid name conflicts. Not. = + Put JSP page in special directory. Not. ~ inutall_dirbwabapps\ROOT (HTML and ISP ~ Toweat) inatall_d verve Wefealtdefnalt-app (3 ~ Some Serves reserve certain part of Web hierarchy for JSP pages, Toneat 3 and JRun (tadaloe) doit + Use special URL to invoke JSP page. Not. + Caveats. “Previa miles about CLASSPATH, aval di, ete, sl apply to regular Java classes used by a ISP page Srimubose taprasstonsc/t7Lb> srereenc/one> FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS.FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS. Example (Continued) “Sasoce maprasstonsc/t2> “ELbCurcent tia: che naw Java utit Datat) > os Sao cana Example Result + Iflocation was ~C Nakartactomeat-4 Owrebapps\ROOTExpession jsp or = C AProgram Files\Alaive Runverver:Wefaul Adefaaltapp Expression: jp + URL would be Most Common Misunderstanding Forgetting JSP is Server-Side Technology + Very common question = Lean'tdo such and suehith HTML ‘WalJSP let me doi? + Why doesn’t this question make sense? = JSP nny entzely on server ~ doesn't change content the client (bovrse) ean handle + Similar questions How dol pat a nonval applet ina JSP page? ‘Anower send an fag to te client How do I pataninage ina ISP page? ‘Anower send an fg 6 the cient How do Lue JavaScriptAcrbatiShoclorave/Ete? ‘Anower send th appropnate HTML tags 2nd Most Common Misunderstanding Translation/Request Time Confusion + What happens at page translation time? = JSP contact: get tazlaed into sevit code + What happens at request time? ~ Servet code gets executed. No interpretation of SP fees atseguest tne The ongizal ISP page = totaly igen artes tne ony te svt teed fom hres + When does page transtation occur? ~ Typically, the fst tine ISP page is accessed after itis anodified "The should never happen to zeal cer (Gevelopes zhould fetal ISP pager they ial). Page tavlation doesnot aceus fr each request FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS.FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS. The JSP Lifecycle FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY.RE-DESIGNED FOR USIT B.Tech STUDENTS.