Java EE 7: The Big Picture

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

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Big Picture
PART I The Mouthpiece of Java EE: The Web Tier
Chapter 2 Java Servlets and Web Applications: Foundations of the Web Tier
Chapter 3 Dynamic Web Pages: JSP
Chapter 4 Assembling Dynamic Web Pages: JavaServer Faces
Chapter 5 Web Sites for Non-browsers: JAX-RS
Chapter 6 Adding Sparkle: Java WebSockets
Chapter 7 Securing Web Applications
Chapter 8 The Self-Contained Web Site: Java EE Web Application

PART II The Brain of Java EE: The Middle Tier
Chapter 9 The Fundamentals of Enterprise 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: The Java Persistence API

PART IV The Java EE Toolbox: Java EE Environment
Chapter 13 The Big Picture Revisited: Java EE Applications
Chapter 14 Deconstructing Components: Java EE Contexts and Dependency Injection
Chapter 15 Java EE Security
Chapter 16 Many Hands Make Light Work: Java EE Concurrency