This authoritative book begins by explaining how to set up a Servlet and JSP development environment, including a discussion of containers, Java support, and installing and configuring Tomcat. The authors then thoroughly explore servlets and JSP, including significant coverage of custom tag libraries, newly available filters, and popular servlet and JSP design patterns. Readers can then test-drive the knowledge gained by constructing a book-support Web site.

Among the topics covered in-depth are:

* Exception handling
* JavaBeans and the new JSP Expression Language (JSP EL)
* The JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL) and coding custom tag libraries
* Filters
* Error handling
* Session and state management
* Security
* Design patterns, including Struts
* Internationalization
* Multiclient support
* Database connectivity