Wap Servlets: Professional Developer's Guide

Get ready for the wireless Internet revolution with this complete guide to WAP servlets. The wireless Internet is expanding rapidly and could be as big or bigger than the wired Internet. The vehicle that will deliver the wireless Internet is the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) with the help of Java servlets. This book provides developers and programmers with the necessary information to prepare for this wireless revolution. It includes in-depth coverage on javax servlets, WML servlets, and configurations of development environments. Developers will understand the rationale for developing servlets for WAP browsers, how to develop servlets using the Java class, and a description of all the features available in WML. For additional insight, real-world code examples are integrated throughout the book as well. The CD-ROM includes the JSDK, Phone.Com's SDK, Nokia's SDK, and other useful public domain software. WAP Servlets......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Why Develop for the WAP Browser?......Page 14 What Is in This Book?......Page 16 Expected Background......Page 17 The Wired Internet......Page 18 The Network Layer......Page 19 TCP......Page 20 Via Sockets......Page 22 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)......Page 23 Markup Language......Page 27 Web-Based Java Applications......Page 28 The WAP Browser......Page 29 WAP Software Architecture......Page 30 Conclusion......Page 33 Elements......Page 34 Specifying the WML DTD......Page 35 WML......Page 36 Decks and Cards......Page 37 Text Layout......Page 41 Event Bindings......Page 46 Deck Level Declarations......Page 55 Variables......Page 59 Tasks......Page 61 Card Fields......Page 68 Images......Page 86 Anchors......Page 89 Tables......Page 90 Conclusion......Page 92 The Classes......Page 94 HttpServlet......Page 95 The HTTPSession Class......Page 97 HttpServletRequest......Page 99 HttpServletResponse......Page 102 The Cookie Class......Page 105 Requirements......Page 107 The Implementation......Page 108 Executing the Servlet......Page 119 Conclusion......Page 120 Introduction......Page 122 Simply Serving Content......Page 123 Execution......Page 128 Design......Page 129 The Servlet Data File......Page 130 The Implementation......Page 133 Execution......Page 149 Conclusion......Page 150 The Requirements......Page 152 The Design......Page 153 The Grocery Class......Page 154 The Record Class......Page 157 The RecordList Class......Page 159 The Record Derivatives......Page 161 The Handler Class......Page 166 The Handler Derivative Classes......Page 179 Conclusion......Page 213 Introduction......Page 214 The Element......Page 215 The Element......Page 218 The Element......Page 220 The Element......Page 221 The Element......Page 222 The Element......Page 223 The Element......Page 224 Notes on Using Push Technology......Page 225 Applications of Push Technology......Page 226 Conclusion......Page 227 A Sample Application......Page 228 Lexical Structure......Page 230 The Requirements......Page 243 The Design......Page 244 The Implementation......Page 245 Ramifications......Page 253 Conclusion......Page 255 Appendix A Wireless Markup Language (WML) Reference......Page 258 Appendix B Java Servlet Development Kit (JSDK) 2.1.1 Reference......Page 280 Appendix C ServletEngine Sources......Page 316 Appendix D Companion CD-ROM......Page 392 Bibliography......Page 400 Index......Page 402 Get ready for the wireless Internet revolution with this complete guide to WAP servlets

The wireless Internet is expanding rapidly and could be as big or bigger than the wired Internet. The vehicle that will deliver the wireless Internet is the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) with the help of Java servlets. This book provides developers and programmers with the necessary information to prepare for this wireless revolution. It includes in-depth coverage on javax servlets, Wireless Mark-Up Language servlets, and configurations of development environments. Developers will understand the rationale for developing servlets for WAP browsers, how to develop servlets using the Java class, and a description of all the features available in WML. For additional insight, real-world code examples are integrated throughout the book as well.

CD-ROM includes JSDK, Phone.Com's SDK, Nokia's SDK, and other useful public domain software.

Get ready for the wireless Internet revolution with this complete guide to WAP servlets The wireless Internet is expanding rapidly and could be as big or bigger than the wired Internet. The vehicle that will deliver the wireless Internet is the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) with the help of Java servlets. This book provides developers and programmers with the necessary information to prepare for this wireless revolution. It includes in-depth coverage on javax servlets, Wireless Mark-Up Language servlets, and configurations of development environments. Developers will understand the rationale for developing servlets for WAP browsers, how to develop servlets using the Java class, and a description of all the features available in WML. For additional insight, real-world code examples are integrated throughout the book as well. CD-ROM includes JSDK, Phone.Com's SDK, Nokia's SDK, and other useful public domain software. Encompassing everything developers need to launch a WAP Web site, this introduction to WAP software architecture offers a step-by-step overview of WML (Wireless Markup Language), with samples, screenshots, and tips on building a WML home page, and features a look at WAP push technology, JSDK classes and interfaces, and more. Original. (Intermediate) The Internet is a complex fabric of computers and communications equipment controlled by equally complex networking software.