Java Enterprise in a Nutshell

Java Enterprise in a Nutshell is an indispensable quick reference for Java programmers who are writing distributed enterprise applications.

The book provides fast-paced tutorials on the following Java Enterprise APIs:

• JDBC, a vendor-independent API for accessing relational database systems
• RMI, a Java-only approach to distributed computing that relies on remote method invocation
• Java IDL, a CORBA-based, language-independent approach to distributed computing
• Java servlets, a mechanism for extending a web server that allows Java code to perform tasks traditionally handled by CGI scripts
• JNDI, a generic Java API for working with networked naming and directory services
• Enterprise JavaBeans, a component model that separates high-level business logic from low-level housekeeping chores like security and transaction management

These APIs are the building blocks of the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Sun's new platform for enterprise computing. J2EE is the standard Java 2 platform with a number of extensions for enterprise development.

Java Enterprise in a Nutshell also contains O'Reilly's classic-style, quick-reference material for all of the classes in the various packages that comprise the Enterprise APIs. This material includes the core Enterprise APIs that are part of Java 2, as well as numerous standard extensions, including those listed here and others, such as the Java Message Service (JMS) and the Java Transaction API (JTA).

Java Enterprise in a Nutshell is a companion to both Java in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition, which covers the key non-graphical, non-enterprise APIs in Java 2, and Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell, which describes the graphics- and GUI-related classes of Java 2.

• Part I: Introducing the Java Enterprise APIs
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Enterprise Computing Defined
• Enterprise Computing Demystified
• The Java Enterprise APIs
• Enterprise Computing Scenarios
• Java Enterprise APIs Versus Jini
• Chapter 2 - JDBC
• JDBC Architecture
• JDBC Basics
• JDBC Drivers
• Connecting to the Database
• Statements
• Results
• Handling Errors
• Prepared Statements
• Metadata
• Transactions
• Stored Procedures
• Escape Sequences
• JDBC 2.0
• Chapter 3 - Remote Method Invocation
• Introduction to RMI
• Defining Remote Objects
• Creating the Stubs and Skeletons
• Accessing Remote Objects as a Client
• Dynamically Loaded Classes
• Remote Object Activation
• RMI and Native Method Calls
• RMI over IIOP
  
• Chapter 4 - Java IDL
• The CORBA Architecture
• Creating CORBA Objects
• Putting It in the Public Eye
• Finding Remote Objects
• What If I Don't Know the Interface?
  
• Chapter 5 - Java Servlets
• The Servlet Life Cycle
• Servlet Basics
• Servlet Chaining
• Custom Servlet Initialization
• Thread Safety
• Server-Side Includes
• Cookies
• Session Tracking
• Databases and Non-HTML Content
• The Servlet API 2.1
  
• Chapter 6 - JNDI
• JNDI Architecture
•  A JNDI Example
• Introducing the Context
• Looking Up Objects in a Context
• The NamingShell Application
• Listing the Children of a Context
• Creating and Destroying Contexts
• Binding Objects
• Accessing Directory Services
• Modifying Directory Entries
• Creating Directory Entries
• Searching a Directory
• Chapter 7 - Enterprise JavaBeans
• A Note on Evolving Standards
• EJB Roles
• Transaction Management
• Implementing a Basic EJB Object
• Implementing Session Beans
• Implementing Entity Beans
• Deploying an Enterprise JavaBeans Object
• Using an Enterprise JavaBeans Object
• Changes in EJB 1.1 Specification
  
• Part II: Enterprise Reference
  
• Chapter 8 - SQL Reference
• Relational Databases
• Data Types
• Schema Manipulation Commands
• Data Manipulation Commands
• Functions
• Return Codes
  
• Chapter 9 - RMI Tools
• rmic
• rmiregistry
• rmid
• serialver
  
• Chapter 10 - IDL Reference
• IDL Keywords
• Identifiers
• Comments
• Basic Data Types
• Constants and Literals
• Naming Scopes
• User-Defined Data Types
• Exceptions
• Module Declarations
• Interface Declarations
• Chapter 11 - CORBA Services Reference
• Naming Service
• Security Service
• Event Service
• Persistent Object Service
• Life Cycle Service
• Concurrency Control Service
• Externalization Service
• Relationship Service
• Transaction Service
• Query Service
• Licensing Service
• Property Service
• Time Service
• Trading Service
• Collection Service
• Chapter 12 - Java IDL Tools
• idltojava
• tnameserv
  
• Part III: API Quick Reference
  
• How to Use This Quick Refence
• Chapter 13 - The java.rmi Package
• Chapter 14 - The java.rmi.activation Package
• Chapter 15 - The java.rmi.dgc Package
• Chapter 16 - The java.rmi.registry Package
• Chapter 17 - The java.rmi.server Package
• Chapter 18 - The java.sql Package
• Chapter 19 - The javax.ejb Package
• Chapter 20 - The javax.ejb.deployment Package
• Chapter 21 - The javax.jms Package
• Chapter 22 - The javax.naming Package
• Chapter 23 - The javax.naming.directory Package
• Chapter 24 - The javax.naming.spi Package
• Chapter 25 - The javax.servlet Package
• Chapter 26 - The javax.servlet.http Package
• Chapter 27 - The javax.sql Package
• Chapter 28 - The javax.transaction Package
• Chapter 29 - The javax.transaction.xa Package
• Chapter 30 - The org.omg.CORBA Package
• Chapter 31 - The org.omg.DynAnyPackage Package
• Chapter 32 - The org.omg.CORBA.ORBPackage Package
• Chapter 33 - The org.omg.CORBA.portable Package
• Chapter 34 - The org.omg.CORBA.TypeCodePackage Package
  
• Chapter 35 - The org.omg.CosNaming Package
  
• Chapter 36 - The org.omg.CosNaming.NamingContextPackage Package
• Chapter 37 -Class, Method, and Field Index
  

Describes a lot of APIs (which is really what you need in Java programming). Could be worse.