Preface
This Developer's Guide describes how to create
and run JavaTM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition
(J2EETM platform) applications that follow the
open Java standards model for J2EE components and APIs in the Sun Java System Application Server environment. Topics include
developer tools, security, assembly, deployment, debugging, and creating
lifecycle modules.
Who Should Use This Book
This Developer's Guide is intended for use
by software developers who create, assemble, and deploy J2EE 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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The Java 2 Platform, Enterprise
Edition (J2EE platform), version 1.4
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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 and an
Appendix:
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, Securing Applications
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Explains how to write secure J2EE applications, which contain
components that perform user authentication and access authorization.
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Chapter 3, Assembling and Deploying Applications
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Describes Application Server modules and how these modules are assembled
separately or together in an application. Also describes class loaders
and tools for assembly and deployment.
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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, Developing Web Applications
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Describes how web applications are supported in the Application Server.
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Chapter 6, 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 7, Using Container-Managed Persistence for Entity Beans
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Provides information on how container-managed persistence (CMP)
works in the Application Server.
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Chapter 8, Developing Java Clients
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Describes how to develop, assemble, and deploy J2EE Application
Clients.
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Chapter 9, Developing Connectors
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Describes Application Server support for the J2EE Connector 1.5 architecture.
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Chapter 10, Developing Lifecycle Listeners
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Describes how to create and use a lifecycle listener module.
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Chapter 11, Using the JDBC API for Database Access
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Explains how to use the Java Database
Connectivity (JDBCTM) API for database access
with the Application Server.
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Chapter 12, Using the Transaction Service
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Describes J2EE transactions and transaction support in the Application Server.
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Chapter 13, 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 14, 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 15, Using the JavaMail API
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Explains how to use the JavaMailTM API.
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Chapter 16, Using the Java Management Extensions (JMX) API
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Explains how to use the Java Management Extensions (JMXTM) API.
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Appendix A, Deployment Descriptor Files
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Describes deployment descriptor files specific to the Application Server.
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Application Server Documentation Set
The Application Server documentation set describes deployment planning
and system installation. The URL for stand-alone Application Server documentation
is http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1343.2. 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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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, JDK, and JDBC/RDBMS.
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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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Developer’s Guide
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Creating and implementing Java 2 Platform,
Enterprise Edition (J2EE platform)
applications intended to run on the Application Server that follow the
open Java standards model for J2EE components and APIs. Includes information
about developer tools, security, debugging, deployment, and creating
lifecycle modules.
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J2EE 1.4 Tutorial
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Using J2EE 1.4 platform technologies and APIs to develop J2EE
applications.
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Administration Guide
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Configuring, managing, and deploying Application Server subsystems
and components from the Administration 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. 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 other Sun Java System server documentation, go to the following:
The URL for all documentation about Java ES and its
components is http://docs.sun.com/prod/entsys.5.
You can find a directory of URLs for the official specifications
at install-dir/docs/index.htm. Additionally, the
following resources might be useful.
General J2EE Information:
The J2EE 1.4 Tutorial: http://java.sun.com/j2ee/1.4/docs/tutorial/doc/index.html
The J2EE Blueprints: http://java.sun.com/reference/blueprints/index.html
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
Programming with Servlets and JSP files:
Java Servlet Programming, by Jason Hunter,
O’Reilly Publishing
Java Threads, 2nd Edition, by Scott Oaks
& Henry Wong, O’Reilly Publishing
Programming with EJB components:
Enterprise JavaBeans, by Richard Monson-Haefel,
O’Reilly Publishing
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
Javadocs:
Javadocs for packages provided with the Application Server are
located in install-dir/docs/api.
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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Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES) installations on the SolarisTM platform:
/opt/SUNWappserver/appserver
Java ES installations on the Linux platform:
/opt/sun/appserver/
Other Solaris and Linux installations, non-root user:
user’s home directory/SUNWappserver
Other 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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Java ES installations on the Solaris platform:
/var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/
Java ES installations on the Linux platform:
/var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/
All other installations:
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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Documentation, Support, and Training
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional
resources:
Searching Sun Product
Documentation
Besides searching Sun product documentation from the docs.sun.comSM web site, you can use a search
engine by typing the following syntax in the search field:
search-term site:docs.sun.com
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For example, to search for “broker,” type the following:
To include other Sun web sites in your search (for example, java.sun.com, www.sun.com, and developers.sun.com),
use sun.com in place of docs.sun.com in
the search field.
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