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Contents
1. The life cycle of a servlet;
2. A simple servlet;
3. the servlet API;
4. The javax.servlet package
5. Reading servlet parameter;
6. the javax.servlet.http package;
7. Handling HTTP Requests and
Responses;
8. using Cookies;

Contents
9. Session Tracking,
10. Java Server Pages (JSP); JSP tags,
Variables and Objects, Methods,
11. Control statements, Loops,
12. Request String,
13. Parsing other information,
14. User sessions,
15. Cookies, Session Objects

JavaServlets
Technology Overview

Background
How web browsers and servers cooperate to provide content to a
user?
• Consider a request for a static web page. A user enters a URL into
a browser. The browser generates an HTTP request to the
appropriate web server.
• The web server maps this request to a specific file. That file is
returned in an HTTP response to the browser. The HTTP header in
the response indicates the type of the content.
• The Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) are used for
this purpose.
• For example, ordinary ASCII text has a MIME type of text/plain.
The Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) source code of a web
page has a MIME type of text/html.

WhatisaJavaServlets?
• A Java servlet is a server-side program that is called
by the user interface or another J2EE component and
contains the business logic to process a request.
• A Java Server Page is also a server-side program that
performs practically the same duties as a Java servlet
using a different technique.
• Both a Java servlet and a Java Server Page call other
components that handle processing details.

ServletServices
• Java Servlets provide many useful services
 Provides low-level API for building Internet services
 Serves as foundation to JavaServer Pages (JSP) and
JavaServer Faces (JSF) technologies
 Can deliver multiple types of data to any client
 XML, HTML, WML, GIF, etc...
 Can serve as “Controller” of JSP/Servlet application

WhyUseServlets?
• Portability
 Write once, serve everywhere
• Power
 Can take advantage of all Java APIs
• Elegance
 Simplicity due to abstraction
• Efficiency & Endurance
 Highly scalable

WhyUseServlets?
• Safety
 Strong type-checking
 Memory management
• Integration
 Servlets tightly coupled with server
• Extensibility & Flexibility
 Servlets designed to be easily extensible, though
currently optimized for HTTP uses
 Flexible invocation of servlet (SSI, servlet-chaining,
filters, etc.)

ASimpleServlet
• To become familiar with the key servlet concepts, we
will begin by building and testing a simple servlet.
• The basic steps are the following:
1. Create and compile the servlet source code. Then,
copy the servlet’s class file to the proper directory,
and add the servlet’s name and mappings to the
proper web.xml file.
2. Start Tomcat.
3. Start a web browser and request the servlet.

TimeServlet–Example
import java.io.*;
import javax.servlet.*;
import javax.servlet.http.*;
public class TimeServlet extends HttpServlet {
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest aRequest,
HttpServletResponse aResponse)
throws ServletException, IOException {
PrintWriter out = aResponse.getWriter();
out.println("<HTML>");
out.println("The time is: " +
new java.util.Date());
out.println("</HTML>");
}
}

Java Servlets
Technical Architecture

ServletsArchitecture
• The HttpServlet class
 Serves client's HTTP requests
• For each of the HTTP methods, GET, POST, and
others, there is corresponding method:
 doGet(…) – serves HTTP GET requests
 doPost(…) – serves HTTP POST requests
 doPut(…), doHead(…), doDelete(…), doTrace(…),
doOptions(…)
• The Servlet usually must implement one of the
first two methods or the service(…) method

• The HttpServletRequest object
 Contains the request data from the client
 HTTP request headers
 Form data and query parameters
 Other client data (cookies, path, etc.)
• The HttpServletResponse object
 Encapsulates data sent back to client
 HTTP response headers (content type, cookies,
etc.)
 Response body (as OutputStream)

• The HTTP GET method is used when:
 The processing of the request does not change the state of
the server
 The amount of form data is small
 You want to allow the request to be bookmarked
• The HTTP POST method is used when:
 The processing of the request changes the state of the
server, e.g. storing data in a DB
 The amount of form data is large
 The contents of the data should not be visible in the URL
(for example, passwords)

ServletsLife-Cycle
• You can provide an implementation of these methods
in HttpServlet descendent classes to manipulate the
servlet instance and the resources it depends on
• The Web container
manages the life cycle
of servlet instances
• The life-cycle methods
should not be called by
your code
init()
...()
service()
doGet()
doPost()
doDelete()
destroy()
doPut()
New Destroyed
Running

Theinit()Method
• Called by the Web container when the servlet
instance is first created
• The Servlets specification guarantees that no
requests will be processed by this servlet until the
init() method has completed
• Override the init() method when:
 You need to create or open any servlet-specific
resources that you need for processing user
requests
 You need to initialize the state of the servlet
public void init (ServletConfig config)
throws ServletException

Theservice()Method
• Called by the Web container to process a user
request
• Dispatches the HTTP requests to doGet(…),
doPost(…), etc. depending on the HTTP request
method (GET, POST, and so on)
 Sends the result as HTTP response
• Usually we do not need to override this method
public void service (ServletRequest request,
ServletResponse response) throws ServletException,IOException

Thedestroy()Method
• Called by the Web container when the servlet
instance is being eliminated
• The Servlet specification guarantees that all
requests will be completely processed before this
method is called
• Override the destroy method when:
 You need to release any servlet-specific
resources that you had opened in the init()
method
 You need to persist the state of the servlet
public void destroy()

Servlets API
The javax.servlet Package

ServletsAPI
• Two packages contain the classes and interfaces that
are required to build the servlets .
• These are javax.servlet and javax.servlet.http. They
constitute the core of the Servlet API.
• Keep in mind that these packages are not part of the
Java core packages.
• Therefore, they are not included with Java SE. Instead,
they are provided by Tomcat.
• They are also provided by Java EE.

The javax.servletPackage
• This contains a number of interfaces and classes that establish
the framework in which servlets operate

The ServletInterface
• All servlets must implement the Servlet interface.
• It declares the init( ), service( ), and destroy( ) methods that
are called by the server during the life cycle of a servlet.
• A method is also provided that allows a servlet to obtain any
initialization parameters.
• These methods are invoked by the server.
• The getServletConfig( ) method is called by the servlet to
obtain initialization parameters.
• A servlet developer overrides the getServletInfo( ) method
to provide a string with useful information (for example, the
version number). This method is also invoked by the server.

The ServletConfigInterface
• The ServletConfig interface allows a servlet to obtain
configuration data when it is loaded.
• The methods declared by this interface are summarized here:

The ServletContextInterface
• The ServletContext interface enables servlets to obtain
information about their environment.

The ServletRequestInterface
• The ServletRequest interface enables a servlet to obtain
information about a client request.

The ServletResponseInterface
• The ServletResponse interface enables a servlet to formulate a
response for a client.

ReadingServlet
Parameters
Examples

ProcessingParameters–Hello
Servlet
• We want to create a servlet that takes an user name
as a parameter and says "Hello, <user_name>"
• We need HTML form with a text field
• The servlet can later retrieve the value entered in the
form field
<form method="GET or POST" action="the servlet">
<input type="text" name="user_name">
</form>
String name = request.getParameter("user_name");

HelloServlet –Example
<html><body>
<form method="GET" action="HelloServlet">
Please enter your name:
<input type="text" name="user_name">
<input type="submit" value="OK">
</form>
</body></html>
HelloForm.html

HelloServlet.java
public void doGet(HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
response.setContentType("text/html");
ServletOutputStream out = response.getOutputStream();
String userName = request.getParameter("user_name");
out.println("<html><head>");
out.println("t<title>Hello Servlet</title>");
out.println("</head><body>");
out.println("t<h1>Hello, " + userName + "</h1>");
out.println("</body></html>");
}
import java.io.*;
public class HelloServlet extends HttpServlet {

ParameterServlet –Example 1
<html>
<body> <center><form name="Form1" method="post"
action="http://localhost:8080/servlets-examples/
servlet/PostParametersServlet">
<table>
<tr> <td><B>Employee</td>
<td><input type=textbox name="e" size="25"
value=""></td>
</tr>
<tr> <td><B>Phone</td>
<td><input type=textbox name="p" size="25"
value=""></td>
</tr></table>
<input type=submit value="Submit">
</body>
</html>
PostParameters.html,

ParameterServlet–Example 1
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class PostParametersServlet extends
GenericServlet {
public void service(ServletRequest request,
ServletResponse response)throws ServletException,
IOException {
PrintWriter pw = response.getWriter();
Enumeration e = request.getParameterNames();
while(e.hasMoreElements()) {
String pname = (String)e.nextElement();
pw.print(pname + " = ");
String pvalue = request.getParameter(pname);
pw.println(pvalue);
}
pw.close();
}
}
PostParametersServlet.java

Servlets API
The javax.servlet.http Package

The javax.servlet.httpPackage
• The classes and interfaces defined in javax.servlet, such as
ServletRequest, ServletResponse, and GenericServlet, will
illustrate the basic functionality of servlets.
• However, when working with HTTP, you will normally use the
interfaces and classes in javax.servlet.http.

ServletsAPI
• The most important servlet functionality:
 Retrieve the HTML form parameters from the
request (both GET and POST parameters)
 Retrieve a servlet initialization parameter
 Retrieve HTTP request header information
HttpServletRequest.getParameter(String)
ServletConfig.getInitParameter()
HttpServletRequest.getHeader(String)

ServletsAPI
 Set an HTTP response header / content type
 Acquire a text stream for the response
 Acquire a binary stream for the response
 Redirect an HTTP request to another URL
HttpServletResponse.setHeader(<name>,<value>)/
HttpServletResponse.setContentType(String)
HttpServletResponse.getWriter()
HttpServletResponse.getOutputStream()
HttpServletResponse.sendRedirect()

The CookieClass
• The Cookie class encapsulates a cookie. A cookie is stored
on a client and contains state information. Cookies are
valuable for tracking user activities.
• A servlet can write a cookie to a user’s machine via the
addCookie( ) method of the HttpServletResponse interface.
The data for that cookie is then included in the header of the
HTTP response that is sent to the browser.
• The names and values of cookies are stored on the user’s
machine.
1. The name of the cookie
2. The value of the cookie
3. The expiration date of the cookie
4. The domain and path of the cookie

HandlingHTTP
Requestsand
Responses
The javax.servlet.http Package

HandlingHTTPRequestsand
Responses
• The HttpServlet class provides specialized methods that
handle the various types of HTTP requests.
• A servlet developer typically overrides one of these
methods. These methods are doDelete( ), doGet( ),
doHead( ), doOptions( ), doPost( ), doPut( ), and doTrace(
).
• However, the GET and POST requests are commonly used
when handling form input. Therefore, this section
presents examples of these cases.

HandlingHTTPGETRequests
ColorGet.html
<html>
<body>
<center>
<form name="Form1"
action="http://localhost:8080/examples/servlets/servle
t/ColorGetServlet">
<B>Color:</B>
<select name="color" size="1">
<option value="Red">Red</option>
<option value="Green">Green</option>
<option value="Blue">Blue</option>
</select>
<br><br>
</form>
</body>
</html>

HandlingHTTPGETRequests
ColorGetServlet.java
import java.io.*;
public class ColorGetServlet extends HttpServlet {
String color = request.getParameter("color");
pw.println("<B>The selected color is: ");
pw.println(color);
pw.close();
}
}

HandlingHTTPPOSTRequests
ColorGet.html
<html>
<body>
<center>
<form name="Form1"
method="post"
t/ColorPostServlet">
<B>Color:</B>
<select name="color" size="1">
<option value="Red">Red</option>
<option value="Green">Green</option>
<option value="Blue">Blue</option>
</select>
<br><br>
</form>
</body>
</html>

HandlingHTTPPOSTRequests
ColorGetServlet.java
import java.io.*;
public class ColorPostServlet extends HttpServlet {
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,
String color = request.getParameter("color");
pw.println("<B>The selected color is: ");
pw.println(color);
pw.close();
}
}

UsingCookies
AddCookie.html
<html>
<body>
<center>
<form name="Form1"
method="post"
t/AddCookieServlet">
<B>Enter a value for MyCookie:</B>
<input type=textbox name="data" size=25 value="">
</form>
</body>
</html>

UsingCookies
AddCookieServlet.java
import java.io.*;
public class AddCookieServlet extends HttpServlet {
public void doPost(HttpServletRequest request,
String data = request.getParameter("data");
Cookie cookie = new Cookie("MyCookie", data);
response.addCookie(cookie);
pw.println("<B>MyCookie has been set to");
pw.println(data);
pw.close();
}
}

SessionTracking
• HTTP is a stateless protocol. Each request is independent of the
previous one.
• However, in some applications, it is necessary to save state
information so that information can be collected from several
interactions between a browser and a server. Sessions provide such
a mechanism.
• A session can be created via the getSession( ) method of
HttpServletRequest.
• An HttpSession object is returned. This object can store a set of
bindings that associate names with objects.
• The setAttribute( ), getAttribute( ), getAttributeNames( ), and
removeAttribute( ) methods of HttpSession manage these bindings.
• Session state is shared by all servlets that are associated with a
client.

SessionTracking
public class DateServlet extends HttpServlet {
// Get the HttpSession object.
HttpSession hs = request.getSession(true);
pw.print("<B>");
Date date = (Date)hs.getAttribute("date");
if(date != null) {
pw.print("Last access: " + date + "<br>");
}
date = new Date();
hs.setAttribute("date", date);
pw.println("Current date: " + date);
}
}

SessionTracking
• When you call getSession() each user is automatically
assigned a unique Session ID
• How does this Session ID get to the user?
• Option 1: If the browser supports cookies, the
servlet will automatically create a session cookie,
and store the session ID within the cookie In
Tomcat, the cookie is called JSESSIONID
• Option 2: If the browser does not support cookies,
the servlet will try to extract the session ID from
the URL

Problems
1. Create a servlet that prints in a table the numbers
from 1 to 1000 and their square root.
2. Create a servlet that takes as parameters two integer
numbers and calculates their sum.
Create a HTML form that invokes the servlet. Try to
use GET and POST methods.
3. Implement a servlet that plays the "Number guess
game". When the client first invoke the servlet it
generates a random number in the range [1..100]. The
user is asked to guess this number. At each guess the
servlet says only "greater" or "smaller". The game
ends when the user tell the number.

JavaServerPage(JSP)
• JSP (Java Server Pages) is server side technology to
create dynamic java web application.
• Allows Java programming code to be embedded in the
HTML pages.
• JSP contains an extension of .jsp
• After execution of a JSP page a plain HTML is
produced and displayed in the client's Web browser.
• JSP can be thought as an extension to servlet
technology because it provides features to easily
create user views.

JavaServerPageLifeCycle
Web
Server
hello.jsp hello_jsp.java
Step: 1
Step: 2
hello_jsp.class
Step: 3
Step: 4
Step: 5
jspInit() Create
Step: 6
jspService()
Step: 7
jspDestroy()
Web
Container
JSP Life Cycle

WebContainer
• Web Container translates JSP code into a servlet class
source(.java) file, then compiles that into a java servlet
class.
• In the next step, the servlet class bytecode is loaded using
classloader. The Container then creates an instance of
that servlet class.
• The initialized servlet can now service request. For each
request the Web Container call the jspService() method.
• When the Container removes the servlet instance from
service, it calls the jspDestroy() method to perform any
required clean up.

JSPLifeCyclePhases
1. Translation – JSP pages doesn’t look like normal java
classes, actually JSP container parse the JSP pages
and translate them to generate corresponding servlet
source code. If JSP file name is hello.jsp, usually its
named as hello_jsp.java.
2. Compilation – If the translation is successful, then
container compiles the generated servlet source file to
generate class file.
3. Class Loading – Once JSP is compiled as servlet class,
its lifecycle is similar to servlet and it gets loaded into
memory.

JSPLifeCyclePhases
4. Instance Creation – After JSP class is loaded into
memory, its object is instantiated by the container.
5. Initialization – The JSP class is then initialized and it
transforms from a normal class to servlet.
6. Request Processing – For every client request, a new
thread is spawned with ServletRequest and
ServletResponse to process and generate the HTML
response.
7. Destroy – Last phase of JSP life cycle where it’s
unloaded into memory.

JSPLifecycleMethods
• Once a JSP page is translated to a servlet, the container
invokes the following life cycle methods on the servlet :
1. jspInit() : This method is invoked at the time when the
servlet is initialized.
2. jspService() : This method is invoked when request
for the JSP page is received.
3. jspDestroy() : This method is invoked before the
servlet is removes from the service.

WhathappenstoaJSPpagewhenitis
translatedintoServlet

JSPTags(Elements)
• EXPRESSION enclosed in <%= and %> markers
A expression is used to insert the result of a Java
expression directly into the output.
• SCRIPTLET enclosed in <% and %> markers:
A scriptlet can contain any number of JAVA language
statements, variable or method declarations, or
expressions that are valid in the page scripting
language.
<%
String message = “Hello World”;
out.println (message);
%>
The time is : <%= new java.util.Date() %>

JSPTags(Elements)
• DIRECTIVES syntax - <%@ directive attribute = "value" %>
A JSP directive gives special information about the JSP page to the
JSP Engine.
There are three main types of directive :-
page : processinginformation for this page
include : files to be included
taglib : tag library to be used in the page

JSPTags(Elements)
• DECLARATION enclosed in <%! and %> markers
This tag allows the developer to declare variables or
methods.
• Code placed in this must end in a semicolon(;).
• Declarations do not generate output, so are used with
JSP expressions or scriptlets.

RequestString
• A browser generate request string whenever the submit
button is selected. The user requests the string consists of
URL and the query the string.
Example of request string:
http://www.jimkeogh.com/jsp/?fname=” Bob” & lname
=”Smith”
• Your jsp program needs to parse the query string to extract
the values of fields that are to be processed by your
program. You can parse the query string by using the
methods of the request object.
• getParameter(Name) method used to parse a value of a
specific field that are to be processed by your program

RequestString
• code to process the request string
<%! String FirstName =requst.getParameter(fname);
String LastName =requst.getParameter(lname); %>
• Copying from multivalued field such as selection list field can
be tricky multivalued fields are handled by using
getParameterValues()
• Other than request string url has protocols, port no, the host
name
• Example
<%! String [ ] EMAIL= request. getParameterValues ("EMAILADDRESS ") %>
<P><%= EMAIL [0])%> < / P>
<P><%= EMAIL [1]%> </P>

UserSession
• A JSP program must be able to track a session as a client
moves between HTML pages and JSP programs. There are
three commonly used methods to track a session.
• These are
1. by using a hidden field,
2. by using a cookie, or
3. by using a JavaBean,

HiddenField
• A hidden field is a field in an HTML form whose value isn't
displayed on the HTML page
• You can assign a value to a hidden field in a JSP program
before the program sends the dynamic HTML page to the
browser.
• A web server can send a hidden HTML form field along with
a unique session ID as follows
<input type = "hidden" name = "sessionid" value = "12345">
• Each time the web browser sends the request back, the
session_id value can be used to keep the track of different
web browsers.

SessionObjects.
How to create a session attribute.

SessionObjects.
How to read session attributes.

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