* J2EE 5 compliant - Pro JSP 2 will be latest/first book that contains JSP 2.1 that’s in the new J2EE 5 platform. * Covers integration and use with open source projects such as Apache Struts, Ant, XDoclet, JUnit, and Cactus. It also includes all the rich features of JSP 2 as well as adds JavaServer Faces (JSF) interoperability and integration with JSP. * Shows the reader best persistence options, security means, performance optimization, and design patterns and best practices.

* J2EE 5 compliant - Pro JSP 2 will be latest/first book that contains JSP 2.1 that’s in the new J2EE 5 platform. * Covers integration and use with open source projects such as Apache Struts, Ant, XDoclet, JUnit, and Cactus. It also includes all the rich features of JSP 2 as well as adds JavaServer Faces (JSF) interoperability and integration with JSP. * Shows the reader best persistence options, security means, performance optimization, and design patterns and best practices.

* New edition of the proven Professional JSP – best selling JSP title at the moment. This is the title that others copy. * This title will coincide with the release of the latest version of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition, version 1.4. JavaServer Pages 2.0 is a core component of this new release. * One single text gives comprehensive coverage of JavaServer Pages, the enhancements in version 2.0, and the most popular associated technologies, including Servlets, JSTL and Apache Tomcat 5.

* Knowledge building, confidence building – Takes the reader further and quicker than they thought possible – from a little HTML knowledge to the essentials of the Java language, JSP, MySQL, SQL, Struts. * Practical – Contains case studies that show the reader how to use JSP to build common types of web sites using tools used in production applications (such as the Struts Framework) that the reader can then extend as they explore JSP further. * Career building—provides a way into the real world of programming for readers with no previous programming experience.

* J2EE 5 compliant - Pro JSP 2 will be latest/first book that contains JSP 2.1 that’s in the new J2EE 5 platform. * Covers integration and use with open source projects such as Apache Struts, Ant, XDoclet, JUnit, and Cactus. It also includes all the rich features of JSP 2 as well as adds JavaServer Faces (JSF) interoperability and integration with JSP. * Shows the reader best persistence options, security means, performance optimization, and design patterns and best practices.

Pro JSP 2/2.1, Fourth Edition is the most comprehensive guide and reference to JSP 2 yet, as defined in the Proposed Final Draft of the JSP 2.1 specification, and compliant with the new lightweight Java EE 5 platform from Sun. It equips you with the tools, techniques, and understanding you need to develop web applications with JSP and Java servlets.The new features of the JSP 2.1 and Servlet 2.5 specifications make developing web applications easier than ever before. The updated JSP expression language (EL) provides a simple language for creating JSP pages and tags. In addition, by using the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL), you'll never have to use a Java scriptlet or write spaghetti code again. Furthermore, JSP 2.1 includes features that let you integrate with the JavaServer Faces (JSF) API, which is a relatively new Java EE technology used for creating web-based user interfaces.At the time this book was being published, the JSP specification was in Proposed Final Draft stage. It's possible that some small changes might be made before the specification reaches final release; however, any modifications are likely to be minor and the new specifications are already being implemented by a number of products such as Tomcat 5.5.