Contents

Preface

1. About Java Servlets 9

Overview of Java Servlets 10

Servlet Lifecycle 10

Servlet Mapping Techniques 14

The Servlet Context 14

HTTP Sessions 15

2. API Class Reference 17

Interface RequestDispatcher 19

Interface Servlet 21

Interface ServletConfig 23

Interface ServletContext 24

Interface ServletRequest 29

Interface ServletResponse 33

Interface SingleThreadModel 35

Class GenericServlet 36

Class ServletInputStream 39

Class ServletOutputStream 40

Class ServletException 42

Class UnavailableException 43

Interface HttpServletRequest 45

Interface HttpServletResponse 50

Interface HttpSession 55

Interface HttpSessionBindingListener 59

Interface HttpSessionContext 60

Class Cookie 61

Class HttpServlet 65

Class HttpSessionBindingEvent 69

Class HttpUtils 70