Applications, Applets, and Servlets

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Next, you need to decide whether you want to program an application, applet, or servlet. This table gives you some starting points for all three.

Enhance the User Experience

Once you have your basic application or applet, you can consider adding Java 2D graphics, sound, or images to the user interface to enhance the user experience.

• Java 2D Graphics
• Sound
• Using Images

Add Underlying Code

These APIs let you add underlying code to applications, applets, and servlets for such things as file or database access, data manipulation, or network communications.

• File Access and Permissions
• Database Access and Permissions
• JavaBeans
• Essential Java Classes
• Collections
• Internationalization
• Custom Networking
• Remote Method Invocation
• Security
• Java Native Interface
• Reflection
• Reference Objects

Deployment

When the application, applet, or servlet is finished and tested, you package and install it.

• Java Extension Mechanism
• JAR File Format