JavaServer Pages Integration with XML

ThThis course will teach students about the JSP development skills needed to successfully build Java-powered XML Web applications. This course is ideal preparation for students tasked with building database-connected XML applications for the Web or data exchange applications.

After completing this two-day course, students will be able to:

• Build database-driven applications that are "write once, view anywhere."
• Build Data Exchange Applications
• Generate XML From Database Data Via JSP and JDBC
• Transform XML Into Multiple Document Formats
• Validate and Import XML Into Your Database Via JSP
• Process XML Data Via JSP and the Java XML Document Object Model (DOM)

Target audience

Students should have a good working knowledge of XML and JavaServer Pages (JSP) gained through experience or prior attendance on an introductory level course

Course content

Introduction to Integrating JavaServer Pages and XML Goals of the Course • Software Used for the Course • Server Setup • Development PC Setup

XSLT Transforming XML via the <jrun:xslt> Tag • Exercise 1: Using the <jrun:xslt> Tag to Transform XML to HTML

XSLT with Xalan Exercise 2: Using Xalan to Transform XML to HTML

Generating XSLT Output to a File Exercise 3: Saving XSLT Output to a File • Exercise 4: XSLT with an XSL Parameter

Generating XSLT Output in Multiple Formats Introducing WML • Examining a WML Demonstration

Detecting the Client and Choosing Automatically Between HTML and WML Examining an XSL File that Generates WML • Exercise 5: Device-Specific XML Transforms

Working with the DOM (Document Object Model) What is the DOM? • What Role Do Parsers Play with the DOM? • Example: Building a DOM Tree and Outputting It as HTML • The DOM Document Class • Getting a Reference to the Root Node • Methods of the Node Class • Disadvantages of the DOM • Exercise 6: Generating HTML Output from a DOM Tree

Generating HTML Tables from DOM Data Retrieving Tags by Name • Generating the Column Headers • Generating the Table Rows

Searching the DOM Tree Exercise 7: Searching an XML File Containing Course Data

Modifying XML Documents via the DOM Creating a New Element and Adding it to the Tree • Saving XML Data to File • Exercise 8: Modifying a DOM Tree and Saving It to File

Using the DOM and JDBC to Import XML Data into a Database Exercise 9: Saving XML Data to a File

Creating XML from Database Data Building a DOM Document from Scratch • Exercise 10: Converting Database Data to an XML File

Introducing SAX Configuring an org.xml.sax.InputSource • Getting a Parser Implementation • Specifying a ContentHandler • Specifying an ErrorHandler • Specifying a DTDHandler • Turning on Validation and Parsing the Document • Displaying Output and Errors • Examining an Implementation of ContentHandler • The Five Most Important ContentHandler Methods • Other Methods Specified by ContentHandler • Examining an Implementation of ErrorHandler • Exercise 11: Parsing an XML Document and Generating HTML Output withSAX

Importing XML Data into a Database via SAX and JDBC InsertDemoErrorHandler • Exercise 12 • Using Stored Procedures instead of SQL • Exercise 13: Using a Stored Procedure within a SAX ContentHandler

Introducing JDOM Parsing an XML File with JDOM • Outputting XML Data with JDOM • Outputting XML Data as HTML with JDOM • Methods of org.jdom.Element • Printing the Children and Returning Output • Exercise 14: Building a JDOM Tree and Outputting it as HTML

Using JDOM and JDBC to Insert XML Data Into a Database Using JDOM and JDBC with Stored Procedures • Exercise 15: Inserting Records into a Database with JDOM and JDBC • Building XML Files from Database Data via JDOM and JDBC • Writing a JDOM Document to File

Building a JDOM Document from Database Data Creating a New JDOM Document • Building the Document Tree • Writing the JDOM Document Object to File • Exercise 16: Generating an XML File from Database Data via JDOM and JDBC

Appendix A: An Overview of SQL Data Types in SQL • Creating a Table in SQL • Inserting a Row into the Table in SQL • Inserting a Partial Row (or Fields in a Different Order) in SQL • Retrieving Information from the Database via SELECT • Editing Records in the Database with the UPDATE Statement • Removing Records from the Database with the DELETE Statement

Appendix B: Design Goals Principles of the Tag Library • Creating the Tag Handler • Creating the Tag Library Descriptor File

Appendix C: Recommended Resources

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