Let Beginning JSP 2 be your guide as you begin using JSP. This comprehensive guide starts by steering you through your first JSP application. It reviews HTML, and provides you with a useful overview of JSP. You'll then be ready to start learning one of the core techniques in JSP: pulling data from a database and working with that data.When you've mastered this technique, you'll be ready to branch out powerfully into other JSP topics: variables, scope, flow control, and code reuse for productive time management. Finally, the book shows you how you can use JSP with XML and gives you a taste of some advanced topics, including using Struts and the Model View Controller.This book's step-by-step examples explain the techniques behind the code. The authors include realistic scenarios wherever possible to build your knowledge and confidence in JSP. After reading this book, you'll have the knowledge and skills to enter the web development and Java development industries. All you need to begin this journey is a basic understanding of HTML and Java.

Although many people might start with Java by picking up a beginning Java-type book, one alternative route is through web programming as Java has always had an affinity to the web. Putting together a JSP page is a relatively easy affair, therefore this book takes the approach of teaching Java through teaching JSP.

A First JSP.- How It Works.- Working with Data.- Reusing Code.- Decisions, Decisions.- More on Objects.- Utility Classes and the Expression Language.- When it All Goes Wrong.- Writing Tag Libraries.- Behind the Scenes.- Keeping Track of Users.- Securing Web Applications.- JDBC and Advanced Web Queries.- JSP and XML.- Structuring Applications with Struts.- A Struts Web Application.- Appendix A: JSP Syntax Reference.- Appendix B: JSP Implicit Objects.- Appendix C: XML Configuration Files.- Appendix D: Getting More Information.