Enterprise Java : where, how, when (and when not) to apply Java in client/server business environments / Jeffrey Savit, Sean Wilcox, Bhuvana Jayaraman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savit, Jeffrey.

Contributor:

Wilcox, Sean.

Jayaraman, Bhuvana.

Series:

McGraw-Hill Java masters

Java masters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Java (Computer program language).

Business--Computer programs.

Business.

Web servers--Computer programs.

Web servers.

Internet programming.

Client/server computing.

Physical Description:

xiv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [1998]

Summary:

Java is rapidly emerging as the preferred platform for corporate client/server systems, allowing easier-than-ever software distribution and portability via the Web. And here's all you need to get up-to-speed in record time as an enterprise-wise Java wiz.

Three world-class Java gurus team up to tell you how to best exploit Java's unique capabilities in this context--and, even better, what common pitfalls to avoid.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Revolutions Leading to Java 1

The Promise of a Networked Computer 2

Computing Before the Web 3

Impersonal Computing 3

Personal Computing 4

Computing in the Home 5

Evolution of Personal Computing to LANs 6

Distributed Client/Server Computing 6

Limitations of the First Wave of Client/Server Applications 9

UNIX, TCP/IP, and the Birth of the Internet 11

Protocols for the World Network 12

Internet Before the Web 13

Chapter 2 The World Wide Web 15

The Web's Birth 16

Moving Past Publishing - Web Client/Server 18

Limitations of the Web Model 20

Control of the Screen, Keyboard, and Mouse 21

Pull Technology 21

Security 22

Transaction State 22

Connectionless Connections 23

Very Thin Clients 24

Reasons to Brew Java 24

Chapter 3 Java, the Next Step in Network Computing 25

Java Orientation 27

Language Evolution for Modern Computing 27

Java Features 29

Chapter 4 Basic Java Components 33

The Java Development Kit (JDK) 34

Downloading and Installing the JDK 35

JDK Installation on Windows 35

JDK Installation on UNIX 37

Adjust Environmental Variables 38

Network Installation 39

JDK Compatibility 39

What's in the JDK 40

javac, The Java Compiler 40

The Java Interpreter, Java 42

The Java Runtime Environment, jre 43

The Appletviewer 44

The Java Debugger, jdb 44

The Java Virtual Machine 46

Other Ways To Run Java 46

JDK Summary 49

Chapter 5 Java Language Basics 51

Java Program Organization 52

Java Applications 52

Java Applets 55

Statements 57

Block Statements 58

Control Statements 58

The if-else Statement 59

The switch Statement 60

The for Statement 61

The while Statement 62

The do-while Statement 62

try and catch 63

Data Types 63

Primitive Data Types 64

Type Conversions 66

Reference Data Types 67

Java Memory Management 69

Expressions 73

Operators 73

Arithmetic Operators 74

Autoincrement and Autodecrement 75

Bitwise Operators 75

Assignment 76

Relational Operators 77

Boolean Operators 77

Chapter 6 Object-Oriented Programming in Java 79

What Is Object-Oriented Programming? 80

A Universe of Classes and Objects 81

Classes and Objects in Programming 82

Defining a Class 82

Creating an Object (Using the new Keyword) 83

Variables and Methods 84

Instance and Class Variables 84

Instance and Class Methods 85

Accessing Variable and Methods 85

A Simulation Example 86

The Four Vowels of Object-Oriented Concepts

a, e, i, and o 87

Abstraction 87

Encapsulation 88

Inheritance 89

Overriding 90

An Object-Oriented First Step 91

A Simulation Program 91

Single versus Multiple Inheritance 96

Interfaces 97

Packages 98

Chapter 7 The Java 1.1 API and Event-Handling Model 101

The Java Toolbox 102

java.lang 102

Wrapper Classes 102

java.lang.String and StringBuffer 104

java.lang.Thread 105

java.util 106

java.awt 107

Graphical Components 109

java.io 110

The File Class 111

Random Access Files 112

Buffered I/O 112

The Java 1.1 Event-Handling Model 114

Java's Previous Event-Handling Model 115

The Java 1.1 Delegation Model 116

Sources of Events 117

Event Listeners 117

Event Types 118

Delegation Model Example 119

Caveats Regarding the 1.1 Java Developer's Kit 122

Chapter 8 The Java Process Model 123

Multiprogramming Definitions 125

Threads: The Fabric of Java 125

Extending the Thread Class 126

Implementing the Runnable Interface 127

Safe Parallelism 129

Thread Priorities and the JVM Scheduler 132

Threadgroups 133

The ThreadBaker 133

The LazyThread Class 134

The addPressed() Method 135

The deletePressed() Method 136

Threads That Share Resources 138

ThreadBaker2 - The Shared Resource Version 139

Chapter 9 Java Integrated Development Environments 143

IDE Advantages and Disadvantages 144

Symantec Cafe and Visual Cafe 144

Creating a Java Applet with Cafe 145

Debugging with Symantec Cafe 150

Microsoft Visual J++ 1.0 152

Creating a Java Program with Visual J++ 152

Debugging with Visual J++ 157

IBM's VisualAge for Java 158

Sun's Java Workshop 159

Chapter 10 Java for Net-Centric Programming 165

Working with URLs 166

Absolute and Relative URLs 166

URLs and Exception Handling 167

Parsing URLs 168

URL Connection 168

Reading and Writing URLs 170

Sockets 172

Implementing a TCP Client Program 173

Implementing a TCP Server Program 175

Supporting Multiple Clients 177

Datagrams - Implementing a Client Program 178

Implementing a Datagram Server Program 179

Servlets 180

Servlets Compared to Other Technologies 181

Java Server-Side Framework and Architecture 182

Servlet Security and Access Rights 183

Servlet Applications 183

Chapter 11 A Test Drive with Java 189

A Learning Exercise - A Simple Drawing Applet 190

Intraday Stock Charting 193

Summary of Techniques in IChart 201

Java Telephone Directory Client 202

Chapter 12 Java Database Connectivity

JDBC 209

JDBC Overview 210

JDBC and ODBC 210

JDBC URLs 210

API Overview 212

The DriverManager Class 212

Driver Types 217

Connection Class 217

Statement Class 218

Statement Object 219

PreparedStatement Object 225

CallableStatement Object 227

ResultSet Object 231

SQLException Object 234

JSQL 235

Chapter 13 Beyond Basic Java 239

Java Generic Library (JGL) 240

Containers 240

JGL Algorithms 244

JGL Function Objects 245

JGL Iterators 247

NetRexx 251

NetRexx Merges Rexx and Java 252

NetRexx Type and Name System 253

Using NetRexx 254

Other NetRexx Features 257

Decimal Arithmetic for Commercial Applications 260

Chapter 14 Advanced Java Client/Server 265

Marimba's Castanet System 266

Castanet System 266

Castanet Outlook 268

Java Beans 268

JavaBeans and CORBA 269

JavaBeans and ActiveX 270

Component Object Model (COM) 271

Comparing JavaBeans and ActiveX 272

Choosing between JavaBeans and ActiveX 275

Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) 275

RMI Architecture 276

RMI Implementation 277

Java Platform for the Enterprise 282

Java Enterprise System Management Services 283

Java Enterprise Application Services 283

Enterprise JavaBeans 284

Chapter 15 Java Security 287

The World Became More Difficult 288

Applets That Go Bump in the Night and Other Risks 288

Types of Threats 289

Applet Security 289

Java Security Implementation 291

Java Language Safety 292

The Class Loader 293

The Byte-Code Verifier 294

The Security Manager 296

Breaches in Java Security 297

Forged E-mail 299

Denial of Service and Antagonism 300

Managing Applet Security 300

Safe Java at Home 300

Eating Out - Java Obtained over the Internet 301

Stay on Top of Security News 302

Theft of Intellectual Property 302

Cryptographic Security for Electronic Commerce 304

Crytography Concepts 306

Java Security API 308

What the Security API Provides 309

Signed Applets Using JAR Files 309

Chapter 16 The Network Computer

a Java Machine 317

Reducing the Cost of Computing 319

Sun's JavaStation and Netra J 320

JavaOS 321

Other Network Computers 323

IBM's Network Station 323

Oracle's NCI Subsidiary 323

Microsoft's Response to the NC 323

What Is an NC After All? 324

What's Old Is New Again 324

Internet Appliances 325

Interpreted Execution Performance 325

Sun's picoJava I 326

How Fast, Did You Ask? 327

Obstacles to the NC 328

Chapter 17 Conclusions: Java for Enterprise Computing 331

Java Limitations 332

Java and Requirements for IS Providers 335.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0070579911

OCLC:

37527616