Advanced Java Programming

Assignment 1

UNIT I

JDBC Architecture: JDBC Architecture, a Relational Database Overview, Processing SQL Statements with JDBC Establishing a Connection, Connecting with DataSource Objects, Handling SQLExceptions, Retrieving and Modifying Values from Result Sets, Using Prepared Statements, Using Transactions, Using RowSet Objects

UNIT II

Generics & Collection Framework APIs: Introduction to Design Patterns: the Factory Design Pattern, the Singleton Design Pattern.

UNIT III

Why use Servlets & JSPs: an introduction to web servers & clients, HTML, HTTP Protocol, HTTP GET and POST requests, HTTP responses. Web App Architecture: high-level overview. A ModelView-Controller (MVC) overview and example, life cycle of a servlet, request & response objects, Init Parameters and ServletConfig, JSP init parameters, Context init parameters, attributes and listeners, session management.

UNIT IV

Scriptless JSP: Create a simple JSP using “out” and a page directive, JSP expressions, variables, and declarations, implicit objects, The Lifecycle and initialization of a JSP, other directives. Standard actions, Expression Language, The EL implicit objects & EL functions, using JSTL.

Text Books:

1. Dietel & Deitel, Java How to Program, Pearson Education, 10th Ed., 2015.
2. Bryan Basham, Kathy Sierra, Bert Bates, Head First Servlets & JSPs , O’REILLY, 2nd Ed., 2008.

Reference Books:

1. Eric Freeman , Elisabeth Freeman, Kathy Sierra and Bert Bates, Head First Design Patterns, O’REILLY, 1st Ed., 2004.