Preface
This Developer's Guide describes how to create
and run JavaTM Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE platform) applications that follow the open Java
standards model for Java EE components and Application Programming
Interfaces (APIs) in the Sun Java System Application Server (Application Server)
environment. Topics include developer tools, security, debugging,
and creating lifecycle modules.
Who Should Use This Book
This book is intended for use by software developers who create,
assemble, and deploy Java EE applications using Sun Java System servers
and software. Application Server software developers should already understand
the following technologies:
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Java technology
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Java EE platform version 5
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Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
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Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
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Extensible Markup Language (XML)
How This Book Is Organized
The Developer's Guide has three parts.
The following table summarizes the chapters in this book.
Table P–1 How This
Book Is Organized
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Chapter
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Description
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Chapter 1, Setting Up a Development Environment
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Describes setting up an application development environment
in the Application Server.
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Chapter 2, Class Loaders
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Describes Application Server class loaders.
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Chapter 3, The asant Utility
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Describes how to use the asant utility, which
provides Ant tasks specific to the Application Server.
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Chapter 4, Debugging Applications
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Provides guidelines for debugging applications in the Application Server.
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Chapter 5, Securing Applications
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Explains how to write secure Java EE applications, which contain
components that perform user authentication and access authorization.
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Chapter 6, Developing Web Services
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Describes Application Server support for web services.
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Chapter 7, Using the Java Persistence API
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Describes Application Server support for Java persistence.
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Chapter 8, Developing Web Applications
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Describes how web applications are supported in the Application Server.
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Chapter 9, Using Enterprise JavaBeans Technology
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Describes how Enterprise JavaBeansTM (EJBTM) technology is supported in the Application Server.
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Chapter 10, Using Container-Managed Persistence
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Provides information on how container-managed persistence (CMP)
works in the Application Server.
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Chapter 11, Developing Java Clients
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Describes how to develop and assemble Java EE application clients.
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Chapter 12, Developing Connectors
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Describes Application Server support for the J2EE 1.5 Connector architecture.
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Chapter 13, Developing Lifecycle Listeners
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Describes how to create and use a lifecycle listener module.
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Chapter 14, Developing Custom MBeans
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Describes Application Server support for custom MBeans.
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Chapter 15, Using the JDBC API for Database Access
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Explains how to use the JDBC API for database access with the Application Server.
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Chapter 16, Using the Transaction Service
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Describes Java EE transactions and transaction support in the Application Server.
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Chapter 17, Using the Java Naming and Directory Interface
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Explains how to use the Java Naming and Directory
InterfaceTM (JNDI) API for naming and references.
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Chapter 18, Using the Java Message Service
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Explains how to use the Java Message
Service (JMS) API, and describes the Application Server’s fully integrated
JMS provider: the Sun Java System Message Queue software.
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Chapter 19, Using the JavaMail API
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Explains how to use the JavaMailTM API.
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Chapter 20, Using the Application Server Management Extensions
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Explains how to use the Java Management Extensions (JMXTM)
API.
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Application Server Documentation Set
The Application Server documentation set describes deployment planning
and system installation. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for stand-alone Application Server documentation
is http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1343.3. For an introduction to Application Server, refer
to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following
table.
Table P–2 Books in the Application Server Documentation
Set
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Book Title
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Description
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Documentation Center
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Application Server documentation topics organized by task and subject.
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Release Notes
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Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation.
Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware,
operating system, Java Development Kit (JDKTM), and database drivers.
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Quick Start Guide
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How to get started with the Application Server product.
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Installation Guide
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Installing the software and its components.
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Application Deployment Guide
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Deployment of applications and application components to the Application Server.
Includes information about deployment descriptors.
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Developer’s Guide
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Creating and implementing Java Platform,
Enterprise Edition (Java EE platform) applications
intended to run on the Application Server that follow the open Java standards
model for Java EE components and APIs. Includes information about
developer tools, security, debugging, and creating lifecycle modules.
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Java EE 5 Tutorial
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Using Java EE 5 platform technologies and APIs to develop Java
EE applications.
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Administration Guide
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Configuring, managing, and deploying Application Server subsystems
and components from the Admin Console.
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Administration Reference
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Editing the Application Server configuration file, domain.xml.
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Upgrade and Migration Guide
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Migrating your applications to the new Application Server programming
model, specifically from Application Server 6.x, and 7.x, and 8.x. This
guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases
and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with
the product specifications.
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Troubleshooting Guide
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Solving Application Server problems.
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Error Message Reference
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Solving Application Server error messages.
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Reference Manual
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Utility commands available with the Application Server; written in
man page style. Includes the asadmin command line
interface.
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Related Books
For documentation about other stand-alone Sun Java System server
products, go to the following:
You can find a directory
of the official Java EE 5 specifications at http://java.sun.com/javaee/5/javatech.html.
Additionally, the following resources might be useful.
General Java EE Online Information:
The Java EE 5 Tutorial
The Java EE Blueprints
General Java EE Books:
Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies by
Deepak Alur, John Crupi, & Dan Malks, Prentice Hall Publishing
Java Security, by Scott Oaks, O’Reilly
Publishing
Books on Programming With servlets and JavaServer PagesTM (JSPTM) Files:
Java Servlet Programming, by Jason Hunter,
O’Reilly Publishing
Java Threads, 2nd Edition, by Scott Oaks
& Henry Wong, O’Reilly Publishing
Books on Programming With EJB Components:
Enterprise JavaBeans, by Richard Monson-Haefel,
O’Reilly Publishing
Books on Programming With JDBC:
Database Programming with JDBC and Java,
by George Reese, O’Reilly Publishing
JDBC Database Access With Java: A Tutorial and Annotated
Reference (Java Series), by Graham Hamilton, Rick Cattell,
& Maydene Fisher
The JavadocTM Tool:
A Javadoc tool reference for packages provided with the Application Server is
located at http://glassfish.dev.java.net/nonav/javaee5/api/index.html.
Default Paths and File Names
The following table describes the default paths and file names
that are used in this book.
Table P–3 Default Paths and File
Names
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Placeholder
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Description
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Default Value
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install-dir
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Represents the base installation directory for Application Server.
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SolarisTM and
Linux operating system installations, non-root
user:
user’s-home-directory/SUNWappserver
Solaris and Linux installations,
root user:
/opt/SUNWappserver
Windows, all installations:
SystemDrive:\Sun\AppServer
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domain-root-dir
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Represents the directory containing all domains.
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install-dir/domains/
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domain-dir
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Represents the directory for a domain.
In configuration files, you might see domain-dir represented
as follows:
${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}
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domain-root-dir/domain-dir
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Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this
book.
Table P–4 Typographic Conventions
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Typeface
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Meaning
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Example
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AaBbCc123
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The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output
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Edit your .login file.
Use ls -a to list all files.
machine_name% you have mail.
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AaBbCc123
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What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output
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machine_name% su
Password:
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AaBbCc123
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A placeholder to be replaced with a real name or value
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The command to remove a file is rm filename.
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AaBbCc123
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Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized (note that some emphasized
items appear bold online)
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Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.
A cache is a copy that is stored locally.
Do not save the file.
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Symbol Conventions
The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.
Table P–5 Symbol Conventions
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Symbol
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Description
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Example
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Meaning
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[ ]
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Contains optional arguments and command options.
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ls [-l]
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The -l option is not required.
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{ | }
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Contains a set of choices for a required command option.
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-d {y|n}
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The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument.
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${ }
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Indicates a variable reference.
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${com.sun.javaRoot}
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References the value of the com.sun.javaRoot variable.
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-
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Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes.
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Control-A
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Press the Control key while you press the A key.
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+
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Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes.
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Ctrl+A+N
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Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys.
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->
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Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface.
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File -> New -> Templates
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From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates.
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