Advanced JAVA (J2EE)

Day - 1:

In IT we are developing two types of applications; they are standalone applications and

distributed applications.

• A standalone application is one which runs in the context of local disk. With standalone

applications we cannot achieve the concept of data sharing. For example C, C++, COBOL,

PASCAL, etc.

• A distributed application is one which always runs in the context of Browser or World Wide

Web. All distributed applications can be accessed across the globe. For example JAVA and

DOT NET.

JAVA always provides a facility called server independent, platform independent language.

JAVA supports a concept called design patterns (design patterns are predefined proved rules by

industry experts to avoid side effects [recurring problems] which are occurring in software

development).

Day - 2:

In real time applications, in the case of server side programming one must follow the

architecture to develop a distributed application.

To develop any distributed application, it is always recommended to follow either 3-tier

architecture or 2-tier architecture or n-tier architecture.

3-tier architecture is also known as MVC architecture. M stands for Model (database

programming), V stands for View (client side programming, HTML/AWT/APPLET/Swing/JSP) and C

stands for Controller (server side programming, Servlets).

1. Client makes a request.

2. Server side program receives the request.

3. The server looks for or search for the appropriate resource in the resource pool.

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4. If the resource is not available server side program displays a user friendly message (page

cannot be displayed). If the resource is available, that program will execute gives its result to

server, server interns gives response to that client who makes a request.

5. When server want to deals with database to retrieve the data, server side program sends a

request to the appropriate database.

6. Database server receives the server request and executes that request.

7. The database server sends the result back to server side program for further processing.

8. The server side program is always gives response to ‘n’ number of clients concurrently.

Day - 3:

REFLECTION

“Reflection is the process of obtaining runtime information about the class or interface.”

Runtime information is nothing but deal with the following:

1. Finding the name of the class or interface.

2. Finding the data members of the class or interface.

3. Finding number of constructors (default constructor and number of parameterized

constructors).

4. Number of instance methods.

5. Number of static methods.

6. Determining modifiers of the class (modifiers of the class can be public, final, public + final,

abstract and public + abstract).

7. Obtaining super class of a derived class.

8. Obtaining the interfaces which are implemented by various classes.

Real time applications of reflection:

1. Development of language complier, debuggers, editors and browsers.

2. In order to deal with reflection in java, we must import a predefined package called

java.lang.reflect.*

3. The package reflect contains set of predefined classes and interfaces which are used by the

programmer to develop reflection applications.

Number of ways to obtain runtime information about a class (or) number of ways to get an object

of a class called Class:

The predefined class called Class is present in a package called java.lang.Class (fully

qualified name of a class called Class is java.lang.Class).

In java we have 4 ways to deal with or to create an object of java.lang.Class, they are:

1) When we know that class name at compile time and to get runtime information about the

class, we must use the following:

2) When we know the object name at runtime, to get the class name or class type of the

runtime object, we must use the following:

Write a java program to print name of the current class and its super class name?

Answer:

class First

public static void main (String [] args)

String s=new String ("HELLO");

printSuperclass (s);

static void printSuperclass (Object s)

Class c=s.getClass ();

Class sc=c.getSuperclass ();

System.out.println ("NAME OF CURRENT CLASS : "+c.getName ());

System.out.println ("NAME OF THE SUPER CLASS : "+sc.getName ());

};

Output:

java First

NAME OF CURRENT CLASS : java.lang.String

NAME OF THE SUPER CLASS : java.lang.Object

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4) We know the class name at runtime and we have to obtain the runtime information about

the class.

To perform the above we must use the method java.lang.Class and whose prototype is given

below:

When we use the forName as a part of java program it performs the following operations:

• It can create an object of the class which we pass at runtime.

• It returns runtime information about the object which is created.

For example:

try

Class c=Class.forName (“java.awt.Button”);

catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)

System.out.println (“CLASS DOES NOT EXIST...”);

forName is taking String as an argument. If the class is not found forName method

throws an exception called ClassNotFoundException.

Here, forName method is a factory method (a factory method is one which return type is

similar to name of the class where it presents).

Every factory method must be static and public. The class which contains a factory

method is known as Singleton class (a java class is said to be Singleton class through which

we can create single object per JVM).

For example:

java.lang.Class is called Singleton class

Write a java program to find name of the class and its super class name by passing the class name

at runtime?

Answer:

class ref1

public static void main (String [] args)

if (args.length==0)

System.out.println ("PLEASE PASS THE CLASS NAME..!");

else

try

Class c=Class.forName (args [0]);

printSuperclass (c);

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4) We know the class name at runtime and we have to obtain the runtime information about

the class.

To perform the above we must use the method java.lang.Class and whose prototype is given

below:

When we use the forName as a part of java program it performs the following operations:

• It can create an object of the class which we pass at runtime.

• It returns runtime information about the object which is created.

For example:

try

Class c=Class.forName (“java.awt.Button”);

catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)

System.out.println (“CLASS DOES NOT EXIST...”);

forName is taking String as an argument. If the class is not found forName method

throws an exception called ClassNotFoundException.

Here, forName method is a factory method (a factory method is one which return type is

similar to name of the class where it presents).

Every factory method must be static and public. The class which contains a factory

method is known as Singleton class (a java class is said to be Singleton class through which

we can create single object per JVM).

For example:
java.lang.Class is called Singleton class

Write a java program to find name of the class and its super class name by passing the class name

at runtime?

Answer:

class ref1

public static void main (String [] args)

if (args.length==0)

System.out.println ("PLEASE PASS THE CLASS NAME..!");

else

try

Class c=Class.forName (args [0]);

printSuperclass (c);

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catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)

{
System.out.println (args [0]+" DOES NOT EXISTS...");

}// else

}// main

static void printSuperclass (Class c)

String s=c.getName ();

Class sc=c.getSuperclass ();

String sn=sc.getName ();

System.out.println (sn+" IS THE SUPER CLASS OF "+s);

}// printSuperclass

}// ref1

Output:

java ref1 java.awt.TextField

java.awt.TextComponent IS THE SUPER CLASS OF java.awt.TextField

Write a java program to print super class hierarchy at a current class which is passed from command

prompt?

Answer:

class Hierarchy

public static void main (String [] args)

if (args.length==0)

System.out.println ("PLEASE PASS THE CLASS NAME..!");

}

else

try

Class c=Class.forName (args [0]);

printHierarchy (c);

catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)

System.out.println (args [0]+" DOES NOT EXISTS...");

static void printHierarchy (Class c)

Class c1=c;

String cname=c1.getName ();

System.out.println (cname);

Class sc=c1.getSuperclass ();

while (sc!=null)

cname=sc.getName ();

System.out.println (cname);

c1=sc;
sc=c1.getSuperclass ();

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};

Output:

java Hierarchy java.awt.TextField

java.awt.TextField

java.awt.TextComponent

java.awt.Component

java.lang.Object

Obtaining information about CONSTRUCTORS which are present in a class:

In order to get the constructor of the current class we must use the following method:

For example:

Constructor cons []=c.getConstructors ();

System.out.println (“NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTORS = ”+cons.length);

In order to get the parameters of the constructor we must use the following method:

For example:

Class ptype []=cons [0].getParameterTypes ();

Day - 5:
Write a java program to obtain constructors of a class?

Answer:

class ConsInfo

public static void main (String [] args)

if (args.length==0)

System.out.println ("PLEASE PASS THE CLASS NAME..!");

else

try

Class c=Class.forName (args [0]);

printConsts (c);

catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)

System.out.println (args [0]+" DOES NOT EXISTS...");

static void printConsts (Class c)

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java.lang.reflect.Constructor Cons []=c.getConstructors ();

System.out.println ("NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTORS = "+Cons.length);

System.out.println ("NAME OF THE CONSTRUCTOR : "+c.getName());

for (int i=0; i<Cons.length; i++)

System.out.print (c.getName ()+"(");

Class cp []=Cons [i].getParameterTypes ();

for (int j=0; j<cp.length; j++)

System.out.print (cp [j].getName ()+")");

System.out.println ("\b"+")");

};

Obtaining METHODS information:

In order to obtain information about methods we must use the following methods:

For example:

Method m []=c.getMethods ();

System.out.println (“NUMBER OF METHODS = ”+m.length);

Associated with methods we have return type of the method, name of the method and types of

parameters passed to a method.

The Method class contains the following methods:

1. public Class getReturnType ();

2. public String getName ();

3. public Class [] getParameterTypes ();

Method-1 gives return type of the method, Method-2 gives name of the method and

Method-3 gives what parameters the method is taking.

Write a java program to obtain information about methods which are present in a class?

Answer:

import java.lang.reflect.*;

class MetInfo

public static void main (String [] args)

try

if (args.length==0)

System.out.println ("PLEASE PASS THE CLASS NAME..!");

else

Class c=Class.forName (args [0]);

printMethods (c);
}

catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)

System.out.println (args [0]+" DOES NOT EXISTS...");

static void printMethods (Class c)

Method m []=c.getMethods ();

System.out.println ("NUMBER OF METHODS = "+m.length);

System.out.println ("NAME OF THE CLASS : "+c.getName ());

for (int i=0; i<m.length; i++)

Class c1=m [i].getReturnType ();

String rtype=c1.getName ();

String mname=m [i].getName ();

System.out.print (rtype+" "+mname+"(");

Class mp []=m [i].getParameterTypes ();

for (int j=0; j<mp.length; j++)

String ptype=mp [i].getName ();

System.out.print (ptype+",");

}
System.out.println ("\b"+")");

};

Obtaining FIELDS or DATA MEMBERS of a class:

In order to obtain information about fields or data members of the class we must use the following

method.

For example:

Field f []=c.getFields ();

System.out.println (“NUMBER OF FIELDS = ”+f.length);

Associated with field or data member there is a data type and field name:

The Field class contains the following methods:

1. public Class getType ();

2. public String getName ();

Method-1 is used for obtaining data type of the field and Method-2 is used for obtaining

name of the field.

Write a java program to print fields or data members of a class?

Answer:

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

class Fields

void printFields (Class c)

{
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Field f []=c.getFields ();

System.out.println ("NUMBER OF FIELDS : "+f.length);

for (int i=0; i<f.length; i++)

String fname=f [i].getName ();

Class s=f [i].getType ();

String ftype=s.getName ();

System.out.println (ftype+" "+fname);

};

class FieldsDemo

public static void main (String [] args)

if (args.length==0)

System.out.println ("PLEASE PASS THE CLASS NAME..!");

else

try
{

Class c=Class.forName (args [0]);

Fields fs=new Fields ();

fs.printFields (c);

catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe)

System.out.println (args [0]+"NOT FOUND...");

};

Day - 6:

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)

“JDBC is a kind of specification developed by SUN Microsystems to store the data

permanently”.

In Information Technology we have two approaches’ to store the data permanently. They

are through files and through database.

Whatever data we store permanently in the form of a file, the file will not provide enough

security to the data from unauthorized users.

In order to save or store the data permanently in the form of a file we must use the concept

of serialization.

Serialization: Serialization is the mechanism of saving the state of the object permanently in the
form of a file.

Steps for developing SERIALIZABLE SUB CLASS:

A Serializable sub class is one which implements a predefined interface called

java.io.Serializable

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1. Choose the appropriate package to keep Serializable sub class.

2. Choose the user defined class whose object participates in Serializable process.

3. Every user defined class must implements a predefined interface called Serializable.

4. Choose the set of data members for Serializable sub class.

5. Develop the set of set methods for each and every data members of the class.

6. Develop the set of get methods for each and every data members of the class.

The above class is known as java bean class or component style based programming or

POJO (Plain Old Java Object) class.

For example:

package ep; //step-1

import java.io.*;

public class Emp implements Serializable // Emp (step-2) & Serializable (step-3)

int empno;

String ename;

float sal;

// above data members (step-4)

public void setEmpno (int empno)

this.empno=empno;

public void setEname (String ename)

this.ename=ename;

public void setSal (float sal)

this.sal=sal;

} // above set methods (step-5)

public int getEmpno ()

return empno;

public String getEname ()

return ename;

public float getSal ()

return sal;

} // above get methods (step-6)

};
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Serializable process:

Steps for SERIALIZATION process:

1. Create an object of Serializable sub class.

For example:

sp.emp eo=new sp.emp ();

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2. Call set of set methods to place user defined values in a Serializable sub class object.

For example:

eo.setEmpno (10);

eo.setEname (“KVR”);

eo.setSal (10000.00f);

3. Choose the file name and open it into write mode or output mode with the help of

java.io.FileOutputStream

For example:

FileOutputStream fos=new FileOutputStream (“employee”);

4. Since an object of FileOutputStream cannot write the entire object at a time to the file.

Hence, it is recommended to use a predefined class called ObjectOutputStream class.

ObjectOutputStream class contains the following constructor which takes an object of

FileOutputStream class.
For example:

ObjectOutputStream oos=new ObjectOutputStream (fos);

5. In order to write the entire object at a time to the file ObjectOutputStream contains the

following method:

For example:

oos.writeObject (eo);

6. Close the files which are opened in write mode.

For example:

oos.close ();

fos.close ();

Write a java program which will save the Serializable sub class object into a file?

Answer:

import ep.Emp;

import java.io.*;

class serp

public static void main (String [] args) throws Exception

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Emp eo=new Emp ();

eo.setEmpno (100);
eo.setEname ("KVR");

eo.setSal (10000.00f);

FileOutputStream fos=new FileOutputStream ("employee");

ObjectOutputStream oos=new ObjectOutputStream (fos);

oos.writeObject (eo);

System.out.println ("EMPLOYEE OBJECT SAVED SUCCESSFULLY...");

oos.close ();

fos.close ();

};

Output:

EMPLOYEE OBJECT SAVED SUCCESSFULLY...

De-Serializable process: It is the process of retrieving the record from the file into main memory of

the computer.

Steps for DE-SERIALIZATION process:

1. Create an object of Serializable sub class.

For example:

emp eo1=new emp ();

2. Choose the file name and open it into read mode with the help of FileInputStream class.

For example:

FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream (“employee”);

3. Since an object of FileInputStream cannot read the entire object at a time from the file.

Hence, it is recommended to create an object of ObjectInputStream class.

ObjectInputStream class contains the following constructor which takes object of

FileInputStream as a parameter.

For example:

ObjectInputStream ois=new ObjectInputStream (fis);

4. ObjectInputStream class contains the following method which will read the entire object at a

time where ever ObjectInputStream is pointing.

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For example:

Object obj=ois.readObject ();

5. An object of Object does not contain set of get methods and they are defined in its sub class

called emp. Hence, an object of Object must be type casted to Serializable sub class object.

For example:

eo1= (emp) obj;

6. Apply set of get methods to obtain the data from de-serialized object i.e., eo1.

For example:

System.out.println (“empno : ”+eo1.getEmpno ());

System.out.println (“empname : ”+eo1.getEname ());

System.out.println (“empsal : ”+eo1.getSal ());

7. Close the files which are opened in read mode or input mode.

For example:

ois.close ();

fis.close ();
Write a java program which will de-Serializable from the specified file?

Answer:

import ep.Emp;

import java.io.*;

class dserp

public static void main (String [] args) throws Exception

Emp eo1=new Emp ();

FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream ("employee");

ObjectInputStream ois=new ObjectInputStream (fis);

Object obj=ois.readObject ();

eo1= (Emp) obj;

System.out.println ("EMP NO : "+eo1.getEmpno ());

System.out.println ("EMP NAME : "+eo1.getEname ());

System.out.println ("EMP SALARY : "+eo1.getSal ());

ois.close ();

fis.close ();

};

Output:

EMP NO : 100

EMP NAME : KVR

EMP SAL : 10000.0

Day - 8:
When we don’t want the variables to participate in serialization process, which type of

variables must be made it as transient i.e., transient variables will not participate in serialization

process.

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In general we have four types of serializations, they are:

1. Complete serialization:

It is one in which all the data members of the class will participate in serialization

process.

2. Selective serialization:

It is one in which selective data members of the class (non-transient variables) will

participate in serialization process.

3. Manual serialization:

It is one in which the derived class explicitly implements a predefined interface

called java.io.Serializable. The interface Serializable does not contain any abstract methods

and this type of interface is known as marked or tagged interface.

4. Automatic serialization:

It is one in which the user defined derived class extends sub class of Serializable

interface.
For example:

class Bank extends Emp

.................;

.................;

};

In real world application we cannot store the data permanently in the form of files. Since, a

file does not provide any security to prevent unauthorized modifications. Hence, it is recommended

to store the data permanently in the form of database.

JDBC:

In the initial days of database technology various database vendors has developed various

database products. Anybody who want to deal with any database the programmer must have

complete knowledge about the database which they are using i.e., in the initial days all the

databases are available with a specific library (native library) which was developed in ‘C’ language. In

the context the programmer must have complete knowledge about the native library of the

database which is a complex process.

In later stages all database vendors gathered and developed XOPEN/CLI (Call Level Interface)

software along with Microsoft which is known as ODBC (Open Database Connectivity).

ODBC is having a common API or library for various databases and it is also developed in ‘C’

language and it is a platform dependent.

In later stages SUN micro systems has developed a general specification called JDBC which

contains a common API for all databases with platform independent.

In order to deal with any database to represent the data permanently, we must use driver (a

driver is a software which acts as a middle layer between database and front end application i.e.,

java) of the specific database. In real world we have various drivers are available for various
database products.

Types of DRIVERS:

SUN micro systems has divided various database drivers of various database products into

four types, they are:

1. Type-1 (JDBC-ODBC bridge driver).

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2. Type-2 (Native or partial java drivers).

3. Type-3 (Net protocol or intermediate database server access drivers) and

4. Type-4 (Thin drivers or pure drivers or all java drivers).

Steps for developing a JDBC program:

1. Loading the drivers.

2. Obtain the connection or specify the URL.

3. Pass the query.

4. Process the result which is obtained from database.

5. Close the connection.

Day - 9:

JDBC is the standard specification released by SUN micro systems to develop the

applications in database world. JDBC contains set of interfaces and these interfaces are implemented

by various database vendors and server vendors.

A driver is nothing but a java class which acts as a middle layer between java program and

database program. As on today all the drivers are developed by either database vendors or server

vendors.
For example:

class x implements ___

............;

............;

............;

};

Here, x is driver and ___ is JDBC interface.

In database world, each and every database vendor has developed their drivers and released

to the market in the form of jar files.

TYPE-1 DRIVERS

These are developed by SUN micro systems. The name of the Type-1 driver is

JdbcOdbcDriver. The driver JdbcOdbcDriver is found in a package called sun.jdbc.odbc. Using this

driver we can develop only 2-tier applications (a java program and database). This type of driver is

purely implemented in ‘C’ language and this driver is platform dependent in nature.

Loading the drivers:

Loading the drivers is nothing but creating an object of appropriate Driver class. In order to

load the drivers we have two ways, they are:

1) Using Class.forName

For example:

Class.forName (Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver);

Class.forName (oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver);

2) Using DriverManager.registerDriver
DriverManager class contains the following method which will load the driver at

runtime.

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For example:

public static void registerDriver (java.sql.Driver);

Driver is an interface which is implemented by various database vendors and server

vendors. If the appropriate driver object is created that driver object will act as a middle

layer between program and database. If the driver is not found we get an exception called

java.sql.SQLException

For example:

DriverManager.registerDriver (new Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver);

[for oracle driver is – classes111.jar]

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How to obtain the connection: After loading the drivers, it is required to obtain the connection

from the database.

Syntax or URL for obtaining connection:

Here, jdbc is the main protocol which takes java request and hand over into database

environment through Data Source Name. odbc is the sub protocol which takes the database result

and gives to java environment. Data Source Name is the configuration tool in the current working

machine through which the data is passing from java environment to database and database to java
environment.

In order to obtain the connection from the database, as a part of jdbc we have a predefined

class called java.sql.DriverManager which contains the following methods:

1. public static Connection getConnection (String URL);

2. public static Connection getConnection (String URL, String username, String password);

Method-1, we use to obtain the connection from those databases where there is no

username and password databases. Method-2 is used for those databases where there is username

and password.

For example:

Connection con1=DriverManager.getConnection (“jdbc : odbc : Access”);

Connection con2=DriverManager.getConnection (“jdbc : odbc : oracle”,”scott”,”tiger”);

Pass the query: A query is nothing but a request or question to the database.

Queries are of three types; they are static query, dynamic or pre-compiled query and stored

procedures.

STATIC QUERY: Static query is one in which the data is passed in the query itself.

For example:

1. select * from Student where marks>50;

2. insert into Student values (100, ‘abc’, 90.86);

In order to execute static queries we must obtain an object of java.sql.Statement interface.

In the interface java.sql.Connection we have the following method for obtaining an object of

Statement interface.

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For example:

Statement st=con1.createStatement ();

On database three categories of operations takes place, they are insertion, deletion and

updation. In order to perform these operations we must use the following method which is present

in Statement interface.

Here, String represents either static insertion or static deletion or static updation. The return

type int represents the status of the query. If the query is not successful it returns zero and if the

query is successful it returns non-zero.

Write a jdbc program which will insert a record in the Student database?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class InsertRec

public static void main (String [] args)

try

Driver d=new Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver ();

DriverManager.registerDriver (d);

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

int i=st.executeUpdate ("insert into student values (10,'suman',60.87);");

System.out.println (i+" ROWS SELECTED...");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

System.out.println ("DRIVER CLASS NOT FOUND...");

};

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Processing the query result:

In order to execute the select statement or in order to retrieve the data from database we

must use the following method which is present in java.sql.Statement interface.

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Here, String represents a query which contains select statement. executeQuery returns an

object of ResultSet to hold the number of records returned by select statement. ResultSet is an

interface whose object contains all the records returned by a query and it will point to just before

the first record.

For example:

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery (“select * from Student”);

The ResultSet object is pointing by default just before the first record, in order to bring first
record we must use the below given method. Method returns true when rs contains next record

otherwise it returns false.

public boolean next ();

In order to obtain the data of the record (collection of field values) we must use the

following method:

public String getString (int colno);

Whatever the data retrieving from the record that data will be treated as string data.

For example:

String s1=rs.getString (1);

String s1=rs.getString (2);

String s1=rs.getString (3);

Write a java program to retrieve the data from emp database?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class SelectData

public static void main (String [] args) throws Exception

DriverManager.registerDriver (new Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver ());

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from dept");

while (rs.next ())

{

System.out.println (rs.getString (1)+" "+rs.getString (2)+" "+rs.getString (3));

con.close ();

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};

ResultSet:

1. An object of ResultSet allows us to retrieve the data by default only in forward direction but

not in backward direction and random retrieval.

2. Whenever we get the database data in ResultSet object which will be temporarily

disconnected from the database.

3. ResultSet object does not allows us to perform any modifications on ResultSet object.

4. Hence, the ResultSet is by default non-scrollable disconnected ResultSet.

DYNAMIC or PRE-COMPILED QUERIES:

1. Dynamic queries are those for which the data is passed at runtime.

2. To execute dynamic queries we must obtain an object of PreparedStatement.

Differentiate between Statement and PreparedStatement?

Answer:

Statement PreparedStatement
1. This interface is used for executing static

queries.

1. This interface is used for executing

dynamic queries.

2. When we execute static queries with

respect to Statement object;

compilation, parsing and execution of

the query takes place each and every

time.

2. When we execute dynamic queries using

PreparedStatement object; compilation,

parsing and execution of the query takes

place first time and from second time

onwards only execution phase takes

place.

3. There is a possibility of loosing

performance of a jdbc program. Since,

compilation, parsing and execution

taking place each and every time.

3. We can get the performance of jdbc

program. Since, compilation and parsing

takes place only one time.

In order to obtain an object of PreparedStatement we must use the following method:

Here, String represents dynamic query.

For example:

PreparedStatement ps=con.prepareStatement (“select * from dept where deptno=?”);

Here, the ‘?’ is known as dynamic substitution operator or positional parameter. The

position of the positional parameters must always starts from left to right with the numbers 1,

2......n.

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In order to set the values to the positional parameters, we must use the following methods which

are present in prepared statement interface.

public void setByte (int, byte);

public void setShort (int, short);

public void setInt (int, int);

public void setLong (int, long);

public void setFloat (int, float);

public void setDouble (int, double);

public void setChar (int, char);

public void setString (int, string);

In general PreparedStatement interface contains the following generalized method to set the values

for positional parameters.

public void setXXX (int, XXX);

Here, int represents position number of the positional parameter. XXX represents value of

either fundamental data type or string or date.

For example:

ps.setInt (1, 10);

In order to execute the DCL statements (select) and DML statements (insert, delete and update) we

must use the following methods which are present in PreparedStatement interface.

public int executeUpdate (); Dynamic DML/DDL

public ResultSet executeQuery (); Dynamic DCL (select)

For example:

ResultSet rs=ps.executeQuery ();

Close connection

For example:

con.close ();

Day - 12:

Write a java program to insert a record in dept database by accepting the data from keyboard at

runtime using dynamic queries?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

import java.io.*;

class InsertRecRun
{

public static void main (String [] args)

try

DriverManager.registerDriver (new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver ());

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

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Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:

BudDinu","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION OBTAINED...");

PreparedStatement ps=con.prepareStatement ("insert into dept values (?,?,?)");

DataInputStream dis=new DataInputStream (System.in);

System.out.println ("ENTER DEPARTMENT NUMBER : ");

String s1=dis.readLine ();

int dno=Integer.parseInt (s1);

System.out.println ("ENTER DEPARTMENT NAME : ");

String dname=dis.readLine ();

System.out.println ("ENTER LOCATION NAME : ");

String loc=dis.readLine ();

ps.setInt (1, dno);

ps.setString (2, dname);

ps.setString (3, loc);

int i=ps.executeUpdate ();

System.out.println (i+"ROW(s) INSERTED...");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

e.printStackTrace ();

}// main

};// InsertRecRun

Write a java program to retrieve the records from a specified database by accepting input from

keyboard?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

import java.io.*;

class SelectDataRun

public static void main (String [] args)

try

Class.forName ("Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

PreparedStatement ps=con.prepareStatement ("select * from dept where deptno");

DataInputStream dis=new DataInputStream (System.in);

System.out.println ("ENTER DEPARTMENT NUMBER : ");

String s1=dis.readLine ();

int dno=Integer.parseInt (s1);

ps.setInt (1, dno);

ResultSet rs=ps.executeQuery ();

while (rs.next ())

System.out.print (rs.getString (1)+" "+rs.getString (2)+" "+rs.getString (3));

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

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e.printStackTrace ();

}// main

};// SelectDataRun
TYPE – 4 DRIVERS

In order to avoid the disadvantages of Type-1 drivers, we have to deal with Type-4 drivers.

Disadvantages of Type-1:

1. Since, it is developed in ‘C’ language; this type of driver is treated as platform dependent.

2. These are a waste of memory space. Since, we are creating a DSN (Data Source Name) for

each and every database connection and it leads to less performance.

3. We are unable to develop 3-tier applications.

Advantages of Type-4:

1. This driver gives affective performance for every jdbc application. Since, there is no DSN.

2. Since, this driver is developed in java by database vendors, internally JVM need not to

convert platform dependent to platform independent.

The only disadvantage of Type-4 is we are unable to develop 3-tier applications.

Type-4 drivers are supplied by Oracle Corporation by developing into java language.

OracleDriver is the name of Type-4 driver which is released by Oracle Corporation in the form of

classes111.jar

When we want to make use of Type-4 driver as a part of a java program, we must first set classpath

for oracle driver by using the following:

set CLASSPATH=C:\oracle\ora92\jdbc\lib\classes111.jar;.;

For example:

Class.forName (“oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver”);

In order to obtain the connection from oracle database we must follow the following syntax:
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For example:

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection (“jdbc : oracle : thin :@ localhost

: 1521 : AshaKrishna”, “scott”, “tiger”)

In order to obtain port number and service ID of oracle database we must look for tnsnames.ora

which is found in C:\oracle\ora92\network\admin

Day - 13:

STORED PROCEDURES:

In general, we are performing the database operations by using ordinary SQL statements.

When we want to execute n number of SQL statements through java program, the java environment

is executing those queries one at a time which leads to lack of performance to a jdbc application.

In order to improve the performance of jdbc application, it is recommended to write all n

number of SQL statements in a single program (in case of oracle it is called PL/SQL program) and that

program will execute at a time irrespective of number of SQL statements which improves the

performance of a java application.

A program which contains n number of SQL statements and residing a database

environment is known as stored procedure.

Stored procedures are divided into two types, they are procedure and function.

• A procedure is one which contains block of statements which will return either zero or more

than one value.

Syntax for creating a procedure:

create or replace procedure <procedure name> (parameters if any)

as/is
local variables;

begin

block of statements;

end;

In order to call a procedure from java environment we must call on the name of procedure.

For example:

create or replace procedure proc1

as

i out number;

a out number;

b number;

c number;

x in out number;

begin

i:=40+42;

b:=10;

c:=20;

a:=b+c;

x:=x+b+c;

end;

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Create an oracle procedure which takes two input numbers and it must return sum of two numbers,

multiplication and subtraction?

Answer:

create or replace procedure proc2 (a in number, b number, n out number, n2 out

number, n3 out number)

as

begin

n1:=a+b;

n2:=a*b;

n3:=a-b;

end;

• A function is one which contains n number of block of statements to perform some

operation and it returns a single value only.

Syntax for creating a function:

create or replace function (a in number, b in number) return <return type>

as

n1 out number;

begin

n1:=a+b;

return (n1);

end;

In order to execute the stored procedures from jdbc we must follow the following steps:
1. Create an object of CallableStatement by using the following method:

Here, String represents a call for calling a stored procedure from database environment.

2. Prepare a call either for a function or for a procedure which is residing in database.

Syntax for calling a function:

“{? = call <name of the function> (?,?,?....)}”

For example:

CallableStatement cs=con.prepareCall (“{? = call fun1 (?,?)}”);

The positional parameters numbering will always from left to right starting from 1. In the

above example the positional parameter-1 represents out parameter and the positional parameter-2

and parameter-3 represents in parameters.

Syntax for calling a procedure:

“{call <name of the procedure> (?,?,?....)}”

For example:

CallableStatement cs=con.prepareCall (“{call fun1 (?,?,?,?,?)}”);

3. Specify which input parameters are by using the following generalized method:

Public void setXXX (int, XXX);

For example:

cs.setInt (2, 10);

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cs.setInt (3, 20);

4. Specify which output parameters are by using the following generalized method:
In jdbc we have a predefined class called java.sql.Types which contains various data types of

jdbc which are equivalent to database data types.

Java Jdbc Database

int INTEGER number

String VARCHAR varchar2

Short TINY INTEGER number

Byte SMALL INTEGER number

All the data members which are available in Types class are belongs to public static final

data members.

For example:

cs.registerOutParameter (1, Types.INTEGER);

5. Execute the stored procedure by using the following method:

For example:

cs.execute ();

6. Get the values of out parameters by using the following method:

public XXX getXXX (int);

Here, int represents position of out parameter. XXX represents fundamental data type or

string or date.

For example:

int x=cs.getInt (1);

System.out.println (x);

Day - 14:

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of function?

Answer:

StuFun:

create or replace function StuFun

(a in number, b in number, n1 out number) return number

as

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n2 number;

begin

n1:=a*b;

n2:=a+b;

return (n2);

end;

FunConcept.java:

import java.sql.*;

import java.io.*;

class FunConcept

{
public static void main (String [] args)

try

DriverManager.registerDriver (new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver ());

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:

BudDinu","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION OBTAINED...");

DataInputStream dis=new DataInputStream (System.in);

System.out.println ("ENTER FIRST NUMBER : ");

String s1=dis.readLine ();

System.out.println ("ENTER SECOND NUMBER : ");

String s2=dis.readLine ();

int n1=Integer.parseInt (s1);

int n2=Integer.parseInt (s2);

CallableStatement cs=con.prepareCall ("{?=call ArthFun (?,?,?)}");

cs.setInt (2, n1);

cs.setInt (3, n2);

cs.registerOutParameter (1, Types.INTEGER);

cs.registerOutParameter (4, Types.INTEGER);

cs.execute ();

int res=cs.getInt (1);

int res1=cs.getInt (4);

System.out.println ("SUM OF THE NUMBERS : "+res);

System.out.println ("MULTIPLICATION OF THE NUMBERS : "+res1);

catch (Exception e)

e.printStackTrace ();

}// main

}// FunConcept

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of procedure?

Answer:

StuPro:

create or replace procedure StuPro

(no in number, name in varchar2, loc1 out varchar2)

as

begin

select dname, loc into name, loc1 from dept

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where deptno=no;

insert int abc values (no, name, loc1);

end;

ProConcept.java:
import java.sql.*;

import java.io.*;

class ProConcept

public static void main (String [] args)

try

DriverManager.registerDriver (new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver ());

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:

BudDinu","scott","tiger");

DataInputStream dis=new DataInputStream (System.in);

System.out.println ("ENTER DEPARTMENT NUMBER : ");

String s1=dis.readLine ();

int n1=Integer.parseInt (s1);

CallableStatement cs=con.prepareCall ("{call StuPro (?,?,?)}");

cs.setInt (1,n1);

cs.registerOutParameter (2, Types.VARCHAR);

cs.registerOutParameter (3, Types.VARCHAR);

cs.execute ();

String res=cs.getString (2);

String res1=cs.getString (3);

System.out.println ("DEPARTMENT NAME : "+res);

System.out.println ("DEPARTMENT LOCATION : "+res1);

}

catch (Exception e)

System.out.println (e);

}// main

}// ProConcept

Retrieving the data from CONVENTIONAL DATABASE (MS-Excel):

In real world applications, there is a possibility of retrieving the data from conventional data

bases like ms-excel.

Steps for retrieving data from ms-excel:

1. Create an excel sheet, enter the column names along with data, rename the sheet1 as user

defined name which is treated as table name.

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2. Save the excel sheet in a current working directory.

For example:

D:\advanced\jdbc\stbook.xls

3. Create DSN for excel

4. Use xldsn while obtaining a connection from excel.

For example:

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnetion (“jdbc : odbc : xldsn”);

NOTE: In order to refer excel sheet name as a database sheet name we should use the format

[<sheet name> $]

Write a jdbc program to retrieve the data from excel?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class XSelect

public static void main (String [] args)

try

DriverManager.registerDriver (new Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver ());

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:xldsn");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from [student$]");

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while (rs.next ())

{
System.out.println (rs.getString (1)+" "+rs.getString (2)+" "+rs.getString (3));

con.close ();

catch (SQLException sqle)

sqle.printStackTrace ();

}// main

};// XSelect

Day - 15:

Metadata:

Data about data is known as metadata. Metadata can be obtained at two levels, they are

user database details and universal database details.

Obtaining user database details:

In order to obtain user database details we must follow the following procedure:

1. Obtain an object of ResultSetMetaData by using the following method which is present in

ResultSet.

For example:

ResultSetMetaData rsmd=rs.getMetaData ();

2. In general every user database contains number of columns, name of the columns and type

of columns. In order to obtain the above information we must use the following methods

which are present in ResultSetMetaData interface.

public int getColumnCount ();

public String getColumnName ();

public String getColumnLabel ();

public String getColumnType ();

Obtaining universal database details:

When we get a connection from the database we can come to know which database we are using.

To obtain information about universal database we must use the following steps:

1. Obtain an object of DatabaseMetaData by calling the following method which is present in

Connection interface.

For example:

DatabaseMetaData dmd=con.getMetaData ();

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2. In general every universal database contains database name, database version, driver name,

driver version, driver major version and driver minor version. To obtain these information,

DatabaseMetaData interface contains the following methods:

public String getDatabaseProductName ();

public String getDatabaseProductVersion ();

public String getDriverName ();

public String getDriverVersion ();

public String getDriverMajorVersion ();

public String getDriverMinorVersion ();

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of DatabaseMetaData and ResultSetMetaData?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class MetaData

public static void main (String [] args)

try

DriverManager.registerDriver (new Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver ());

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc : odbc : oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

// UNIVERSAL DATABASE DETAILS

DatabaseMetaData dmd=con.getMetaData ();

System.out.println ("DATABASE NAME : "+dmd.getDatabaseProductName ());

System.out.println ("DATABASE VERSION : "+dmd.getDatabaseProductVersion ());

System.out.println ("NAME OF THE DRIVER : "+dmd.getDriverName ());

System.out.println ("VERSION OF THE DRIVER : "+dmd.getDriverVersion ());

System.out.println ("MAJOR VERSION OF DRIVER : "+dmd.getDriverMajorVersion ());

System.out.println ("MINOR VERSION OF DRIVER : "+dmd.getDriverMinorVersion ());

// USER DATABASE DETAILS

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from dept");

ResultSetMetaData rsmd=rs.getMetaData ();

System.out.println ("NUMBER OF COLUMNS : "+rsmd.getColumnCount ());

for (int i=1; i<=rsmd.getColumnCount (); i++)

System.out.println ("NAME OF THE COLUMN : "+rsmd.getColumnName (i));

System.out.println ("TYPE OF THE COLUMN : "+rsmd.getColumnType (i));

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

e.printStackTrace ();

}// main

};// MetaData

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Write a java program which points the data of a table along with its column names?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class Table

public static void main (String [] args)

{
try

DriverManager.registerDriver (new Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver ());

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from dept");

ResultSetMetaData rsmd=rs.getMetaData ();

System.out.println ("==================================================");

// PRINTING COLUMN NAME

for (int i=1; i<=rsmd.getColumnCount (); i++)

System.out.print (rsmd.getColumnName (i)+" ");

System.out.println ("");

System.out.println ("==================================================");

// PRINTING THE DATA OF THE TABLE

while (rs.next ())

for (int j=1; j<=rsmd.getColumnCount (); j++)

System.out.print (rs.getString (j)+" ");

System.out.println ("");
}

con.close ();

catch (SQLException sqle)

sqle.printStackTrace ();

}// main

};// Table

Day - 16:

Developing flexible jdbc applications:

When we write any jdbc application, we use to specify the specific details regarding driver

names, URL, which database we are using and table names. When we want to change the jdbc

application for some other details regarding driver name, URL, etc., we must change into java

program and we need to compile which leads to higher maintenance activities.

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In order to avoid recompiling a jdbc application we must develop a flexible jdbc application

with the help of resource bundle file or properties file.

A resource bundle file or properties file is one which contains the data in the form of (key,

value) pair.

For example:
<file name>.<rbf/prop>

NOTE: After creating resource bundle file that file must be stored into current working directory.

How to read the data from RESOURCE BUNDLE FILE:

1. In order to read the data from resource bundle file, open the resource bundle file in read

mode with the help of FileInputStream class.

For example:

FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream (“db.prop”);

2. Since files does not support to read the data separately in the form of (key, value). Hence, it

is recommended to get the data of the file we must create an object of a predefined class

called java.util.Properties

For example:

Properties p=new Properties ();

3. In order to link ‘fis’ and ‘p’ objects we must use the following method:

For example:

p.load (fis);

4. Obtain the property value by passing property name by using the following method:

public Object get (String);

public Object getProperty (String);

Here, String represents property name or key name.

For example:

String dname= (String) p.get (“Dname”);

String url= (String) p.get (“URL”);

String username= (String) p.get (“Uname”);

String password= (String) p.get (“Pwd”);

String table= (String) p.get (“Tablename”);

Here, Dname, URL, Uname, Pwd and Tablename are the property names present in resource

bundle file. dname, url, username, password and table are the property values present in resource

bundle file.

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of resource bundle file or how to develop a

flexible jdbc application along with its metadata?

Answer:

rbfdb.prop:

Dname=oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver

URL=jdbc:oracle:thin:@127.0.0.1:1521:oradsn

Uname=scott

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Pwd=tiger

Tablename=student

RBFConcept:

import java.sql.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

class RBFConcept

public static void main (String [] args)

{
try

FileInputStream fis=new FileInputStream ("rbfdb.prop");

Properties p=new Properties ();

p.load (fis);

String dname= (String) p.get ("Dname");

String url= (String) p.get ("URL");

String username= (String) p.get ("Uname");

String password= (String) p.get ("Pwd");

String tablename= (String) p.get ("Tablename");

// loading drivers and obtaining connection

Class.forName (dname);

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection (url, username, password);

System.out.println ("CONNECTION CREATED...");

// executing query

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from"+tablename);

ResultSetMetaData rsmd=rs.getMetaData ();

// printing column names

System.out.println ("=================================");

for (int i=1; i<=rsmd.getColumnCount (); i++)

System.out.print (rsmd.getColumnName (i)+" ");

}
System.out.println ("");

System.out.println ("=================================");

// printing the data

while (rs.next ())

for (int j=1; j<=rsmd.getColumnCount (); j++)

System.out.print (rs.getString (j)+" ");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

e.printStackTrace ();

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}// main

};// RSFConcept

Scrollable ResultSet’s and Updatable ResultSet’s:

Whenever we create an object of ResultSet by default, it allows us to retrieve in forward

direction only and we cannot perform any modifications on ResultSet object. Therefore, by default

the ResultSet object is non-scrollable and non-updatable ResultSet.

Day - 17:

Scrollable ResultSet:

A scrollable ResultSet is one which allows us to retrieve the data in forward direction as well

as backward direction but no updations are allowed. In order to make the non-scrollable ResultSet as

scrollable ResultSet as scrollable ResultSet we must use the following createStatement which is

present in Connection interface.

Type represents type of scrollability and Mode represents either read only or updatable. The

value of Type and value of Mode are present in ResultSet interface as constant data members and

they are:

int Type

TYPE_FORWARD_ONLY 1

TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE 2

int Mode

CONCUR_READ_ONLY 3

For example:

Statement st=con.createStatement (ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE,

ResultSet.CONCUR_READ_ONLY);

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery (“select * from student”);

Whenever we create a ResultSet object, by default, constant-1 as a Type and constant-2 as a

Mode will be assigned.

The following methods which are available in ResultSet interface which allows us to retrieve the data

either in forward direction or in backward direction or in random retrieval:

public boolean next (); 1

public void beforeFirst (); 2

public boolean isFirst (); 3

public void first (); 4

public boolean isBeforeFirst (); 5

public boolean previous (); 6

public void afterLast (); 7

public boolean isLast (); 8

public void last (); 9

public boolean isAfterLast (); 10

public void absolute (int); 11

public void relative (int); 12

• Method-1 returns true when rs contains next record otherwise false.

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• Method-2 is used for making the ResultSet object to point to just before the first record (it is

by default).

• Method-3 returns true when rs is pointing to first record otherwise false.

• Method-4 is used to point the ResultSet object to first record.

• Method-5 returns true when rs pointing to before first record otherwise false.

• Method-6 returns true when rs contains previous record otherwise false.

• Method-7 is used for making the ResultSet object to point to just after the last record.

• Method-8 returns true when rs is pointing to last record otherwise false.

• Method-9 is used to point the ResultSet object to last record.

• Method-10 returns true when rs is pointing after last record otherwise false.

• Method-11 is used for moving the ResultSet object to a particular record either in forward

direction or in backward direction with respect to first record and last record respectively. If

int value is positive, rs move in forward direction to that with respect to first record. If int

value is negative, rs move in backward direction to that with respect to last record.

• Method-12 is used for moving rs to that record either in forward direction or in backward

direction with respect to current record.

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of scrollable ResultSet?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class ScrollResultSet

public static void main (String [] args)

try

Class.forName ("Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

Statement st=con.createStatement (ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_INSENSITIVE, ResultSet.

CONCUR_READ_ONLY);

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from emp");

System.out.println ("RECORDS IN THE TABLE...");

while (rs.next ())

{

System.out.println (rs.getInt (1)+" "+rs.getString (2));

rs.first ();

System.out.println ("FIRST RECORD...");

System.out.println (rs.getInt (1)+" "+rs.getString (2));

rs.absolute (3);

System.out.println ("THIRD RECORD...");

System.out.println (rs.getInt (1)+" "+rs.getString (2));

rs.last ();

System.out.println ("LAST RECORD...");

System.out.println (rs.getInt (1)+" "+rs.getString (2));

rs.previous ();

rs.relative (-1);

System.out.println ("FIRST RECORD...");

System.out.println (rs.getInt (1)+" "+rs.getString (2));

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con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

System.out.println (e);
}

}// main

};// ScrollResultSet

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Updatable ResultSet:

Whenever we create a ResultSet object which never allows us to update the database

through ResultSet object and it allows retrieving the data only in forward direction. Such type of

ResultSet is known as non-updatable and non-scrollable ResultSet.

In order to make the ResultSet object as updatable and scrollable we must use the following

constants which are present in ResultSet interface.

int Type

TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE

int Mode

CONCUR_UPDATABLE

The above two constants must be specified while we are creating Statement object by using

the following method:

For example:

Statement st=con.createStatement (ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE,

ResultSet.CONCUR_UPDATABLE);

On ResultSet we can perform the following three operations, they are inserting a record,
deleting a record and updating a record.

Steps for INSERTING a record through ResultSet object:

1. Decide at which position we are inserting a record by calling absolute method.

For example:

rs.absolute (3);

2. Since we are inserting a record we must use the following method to make the ResultSet

object to hold the record.

For example:

rs.moveToInsertRow ();

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3. Update all columns of the database or provide the values to all columns of database by using

the following generalized method which is present in ResultSet interface.

For example:

rs.updateInt (1, 5);

rs.updateString (2, “abc”);

rs.updateInt (3, 80);

4. Upto step-3 the data is inserted in ResultSet object and whose data must be inserted in the

database permanently by calling the following method:

It throws an exception called SQLException.

For example:

rs.insertRow ();

Steps for DELETING a record through ResultSet object:

1. Decide which record you want to delete.

For example:

rs.absolute (3); // rs pointing to 3rd record & marked for deletion

2. To delete the record permanently from the database we must call the following method

which is present in ResultSet interface.

For example:

rs.deleteRow ();

Steps for UPDATING a record through ResultSet object:

1. Decide which record to update.

For example:

rs.absolute (2);

2. Decide which columns to be updated.

For example:

rs.updateString (2, “pqr”);

rs.updateInt (3, 91);

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3. Using step-2 we can modify the content of ResultSet object and the content of ResultSet

object must be updated to the database permanently by calling the following method which
is present in ResultSet interface.

For example:

rs.updateRow ();

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of updatable ResultSet?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class UpdateResultSet

public static void main (String [] args)

try

Class.forName ("Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

Statement st=con.createStatement (ResultSet.TYPE_SCROLL_SENSITIVE, ResultSet.

CONCUR_UPDATABLE);

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from emp1");

rs.next ();

rs.updateInt (2,8000);

rs.updateRow ();

System.out.println ("1 ROW UPDATED...");

rs.moveToInsertRow ();
rs.updateInt (1, 104);

rs.updateInt (2, 2000);

rs.insertRow ();

System.out.println ("1 ROW INSERTED...");

rs.absolute (2);

rs.deleteRow ();

System.out.println ("1 ROW DELETED...");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

e.printStackTrace ();

}// main

};// UpdateResultSet

NOTE:

The scrollability and updatability of a ResultSet depends on the development of the driver of

the driver vendors. OracleDriver and JdbcOdbcDriver will support the concept of scrollability and

updatability of a ResultSet but there may be same drivers which are available in the industry which

are not supporting the concept of scrollability and updatability.

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BATCH PROCESSING

In traditional jdbc programming, to perform any transaction (insert, update and delete) we

must send a separate request to database. If there is ‘n’ number of transactions then we must make

‘n’ number of request to the database and finally it leads to poor performance.

Disadvantages of NON-BATCH PROCESSING applications:

1. There is a possibility of leading the database result in inconsistent in the case of interrelated

transactions.

2. Number of Network Round Trips or to and fro calls are more between frontend and backend

application.

To avoid the above disadvantages we must use batch processing.

Batch processing is the process of grouping ‘n’ number of interrelated transactions in a

single unit and processing at a same time.

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Advantages of BATCH PROCESSING:

1. Batch processing always leads consistency of the database.

2. Number of network round trips or to and fro calls will be reduced.

Steps for developing BATCH PROCESSING application:

1. Every batch processing application must contain only DML (insert, delete and update)

statements.

2. Set the auto commit as false. Since, in jdbc environment by default auto commit is true. In

order to make auto commit as false we must use the following method:

For example:

con.setAutoCommit (false);
3. Prepare set of SQL DML statements and add to batch.

For example:

st.addBatch (“insert into dept values (10,”abc”,”hyd”)”);

4. Execute batch of DML statements by using the following method:

For example:

int res []=st.executeBatch ();

This method returns individual values of DML statements.

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5. After completion of batch of statements, commit the database by using the following

method:

For example:

con.commit ();

6. If a single batch statement is not executing then we must rollback the database if required to

its original state by using the following method:

For example:

con.rollback ();

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of Batch processing?

Answer:
import java.sql.*;

class BatchProConcept

public static void main (String [] args) throws Exception

Class.forName ("Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

con.setAutoCommit (false);

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

st.addBatch ("insert into student values (3, 'j2ee')");

st.addBatch ("delete from student where sno=1");

st.addBatch ("update student set sname='java' where sno=2");

int res []=st.executeBatch ();

for (int i=0; i<res.length; i++)

System.out.println ("NUMBER OF ROWS EFFECTED : "+res [i]);

con.commit ();

con.rollback ();

con.close ();

}// main

};// BatchProConcept

With batch processing we can obtain effective performance to the jdbc applications by
executing group of SQL DML statements.

Write a java program to create a table through frontend application?

Answer:

import java.sql.*;

class CreateTable

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public static void main (String [] args)

try

Class.forName ("Sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");

System.out.println ("DRIVERS LOADED...");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:oradsn","scott","tiger");

System.out.println ("CONNECTION ESTABLISHED...");

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

int i=st.executeUpdate ("create table kalyan (eno number (4), ename varchar2 (15))");

System.out.println ("TABLE CREATED...");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

{
e.printStackTrace ();

}// main

};// CreateTable

Dealing with DATE

• In order to deal with java date or frontend application date we should use a class called

java.util.Date

• In order to deal with database date or backend application date we should use a class called

java.sql.Date

• java.sql.Date is the subclass of java.util.Date

Converting java.util.Date into java.sql.Date:

When we are dealing with frontend application we must always take an object of

java.util.Date for representing date and time information but when we are dealing with database

date’s we must take an object of java.sql.Date

In order to convert java.util.Date into java.sql.Date we have two ways:

First way:

Read the date in string format

For example:

System.out.println (“ENTER THE DATE IN DD-MM-YYYY”);

String d1=dis.readLine ();

To convert string date into java.sql.Date we have the following method:

For example:
java.sql.Date sd=java.sql.Date.valueOf (d1);

Second way:

In order to convert string date into java.util.Date we must use the following class:

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For example:

SimpleDateFormat sdf=new SimpleDateFormat (“DD-MM-YYYY”);

java.util.Date ud=sdf.parse (d1);

To convert java.util.Date into java.sql.Date we must use the following statement:

For example:

java.sql.Date sd=new java.util.Date (ud.getTime ());

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SERVLETS

Any company want to develop the website that can be developed in two ways, they are

static website and dynamic website.

• A static website is one where there is no interaction from the end user. To develop static

website we can use the markup languages like HTML, DHMTL, XML, JavaScript etc.

• A dynamic website is one in which there exist end user interaction. To develop dynamic

websites, in industry we have lot of technologies such as CGI (Common Gateway Interface),

java, dot net, etc.

In the recent years SUN micro systems has developed a technology called Servlets to
develop the dynamic websites and also for developing distributed applications.

A distributed application is one which always runs in the context of browser or www. The

result of distributed application is always sharable across the globe. To develop distributed

application one must follow the following:

Client-Server architecture:

• 2-tier architecture (Client program, Database program).

• 3-tier or MVC (Model [Database] View [JSP] Controller [Servlets]) architecture (Client

program, Server program, Database program).

• n-tier architecture (Client program, Firewall program, Server program, Database program).

To exchange the data between client and server we use a protocol caller http which is a part

of TCP/IP.

• A client is the program which always makes a request to get the service from server.

• A server is the program which always receives the request, process the request and gives

response to ‘n’ number of clients concurrently.

A server is the third party software developed by third party vendors according to SUN micro

systems specification. All servers in the industry are developed in java language only. The basic

purpose of using server is that to get concurrent access to a server side program.

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According to industry scenario, we have two types of servers; they are web server and

application server.

WEB SERVER
1. A web server is one which always

supports http protocol only.

2. Web server does not contain enough

security to prevent unauthorized

users.

3. Web server is not able to provide

enough services to develop effective

server side program.

4. For examples Tomcat server, web

logic server, etc.

APPLICATION SERVER

1. Any protocol can be supported.

2. An application server always provides

100% security to the server side

program.

3. An application server provides effective

services to develop server side program.

4. For examples web logic server, web

sphere server, pramathi server, etc.

NOTE: Web logic server acts as both web server and as well as application server.

In the initial days of server side programming there is a concept called CGI and this was

implemented in the languages called C and PERL. Because of this approach CGI has the following

disadvantages.
1. Platform dependency.

2. Not enough security is provided.

3. Having lack of performance. Since, for each and every request a new and separate process is

creating (for example, if we make hundreds of requests, in the server side hundreds of new

and separate processes will be created)

To avoid the above problems SUN micro system has released a technology called Servlets.

A servlet is a simple platform independent, architectural neutral server independent java

program which extends the functionality of either web server or application server by running in the

context of www.

Advantages of SERVLETS over CGI:

1. Servlets are always platform independent.

2. Servlets provides 100% security.

3. Irrespective of number of requests, a single process will be created at server side. Hence,

Servlets are known as single instance multiple thread technology.

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Servlets is the standard specification released by SUN micro systems and it is implemented

by various server vendors such as BEA corporation (Web logic server), Apache Jakarta (Tomcat

server).

In order to run any servlet one must have either application server or web server. In order to

deal with servlet programming we must import the following packages:

javax.servlet.*;

javax.servlet.http.*;

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Servlet Hierarchy:

• In the above hierarchy chart Servlet is an interface which contains three life cycle methods

without definition.

• GenericServlet is an abstract class which implements Servlet interface for defining life cycle

methods i.e., life cycle methods are defined in GenericServlet with null body.

• Using GenericServlet class we can develop protocol independent applications.

• HttpServlet is also an abstract class which extends GenericServlet and by using this class we

can develop protocol dependent applications.

• To develop our own servlet we must choose a class that must extends either GenericServlet

or HttpServlet.

LIFE CYCLE METHODS of servlets:

In servlets we have three life cycle methods, they are

public void init ();

public void service (ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res);

public void destroy ();

public void init ():

Whenever client makes a request to a servlet, the server will receive the request and it

automatically calls init () method i.e., init () method will be called only one time by the server

whenever we make first request.

In this method, we write the block of statements which will perform one time operations,

such as, opening the file, database connection, initialization of parameters, etc.

public void service (ServletRequest, ServletResponse):

After calling init () method, service () method will be called when we make first request from

second request to further subsequent requests, server will call only service method. Therefore,
service () method will be called each and every time as and when we make a request.

In service () method we write the block of statements which will perform repeated

operations such as retrieving data from database, retrieving data from file, modifications of

parameters data, etc. Hence, in service () method we always write business logic.

Whenever control comes to service () method the server will create two objects of

ServletRequest and ServletResponse interfaces.

Object of ServletRequest contains the data which is passed by client. After processing client

data, the resultant data must be kept in an object of ServletResponse.

An object of ServletRequest and ServletResponse must be used always within the scope of

service () method only i.e., we cannot use in init () method and destroy () method.

Once the service () method is completed an object of ServletRequest and an object of

ServletResponse will be destroyed.

public void destroy ():

The destroy () method will be called by the server in two situations; they are when the

server is closed and when the servlet is removed from server context. In this method we write the

block of statements which are obtained in init () method.

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NOTE: Life cycle methods are those which will be called by the server at various times to perform

various operations.

Write a servlet which displays a message “I LOVE MY MOM”?

Answer:

import javax.servlet.*;
import java.io.*;

public class First extends GenericServlet

public First ()

System.out.println ("I AM FROM DEFAULT CONSTRUCTOR...");

public void init ()

System.out.println ("I AM FROM init METHOD...");

public void service (ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException

System.out.println ("I LOVE MY MOM...");

System.out.println ("I AM FROM service METHOD...");

public void destroy ()

System.out.println ("I AM FROM destroy METHOD...");

};

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web.xml:

1. Whenever client makes a request to a servlet that request is received by server and server

goes to a predefined file called web.xml for the details about a servlet.
2. web.xml file always gives the details of the servlets which are available in the server.

3. If the server is not able to find the requested servlet by the client then server generates an

error (resource not found) [A resource is a program which resides in server].

4. If the requested servlet is available in web.xml then server will go to the servlet, executes

the servlet and gives response back to client.

Every web.xml will contain the following entries:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>Asha</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>First</servlet-class>

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</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

< servlet-name>Asha</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>Krishna</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

• While server is executing web.xml control goes to <url-pattern> of <servlet-mapping>

tag. If the requested url and <url-name> web.xml is same then control goes to <servlet-

class> tag of <servlet> and takes the <servlet-name> and executes.

• If the <url-pattern> is not matching, server generates an error.

How to execute the servlets:

In order to execute a servlet we must follow the following directory structure:

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Steps for DEVELOPING a servlet:

1. Import javax.servlet.*, javax.servlet.http.* and other packages if required.

2. Choose user defined class.

3. Whichever class we have chosen in step-2 must extend either GenericServlet or HttpServlet.

4. Override the life cycle methods if required.

FLOW OF EXECUTION in a servlet:

1. Client makes a request. The general form of a request is http://(IP address or DNS

[Domain Naming Service] name of the machine where server is installed) :

(port number of the server) / (Document root) : (Resource name).

For example:

http://localhost:7001/DateSer/suman

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2. Server receives the request.

3. Server will scan web.xml (contains declarative details) if the requested resource is not

available in web.xml server generates an error called resource not available otherwise server

goes to a servlet.
4. Server will call the servlet for executing.

5. Servlet will execute in the context of server.

6. While server is executing a servlet, server loads an object of servlet class only once (by

calling default constructor).

7. After loading the servlet, the servlet will call init () method only once to perform one time

operations.

8. After completion of init () method, service () method will be called each and every time. As

long as we make number of requests only service () method will be called to provide

business logic.

9. Servlet will call destroy () method either in the case of servlet is removed or in the case of

server is closed.

HOW TO EXECUTE a servlet:

1. Prepare a directory structure.

2. Write a servlet program save it into either document root or document root\SRC.

3. Compile a servlet by setting a classpath.

For Tomcat:

Set classpath=

4. Copy *.class file into document root/WEB-INF/classes folder and write web.xml file.

5. Start the server and copy document root into:

6. Open the browser and pass a request or url

Write a servlet which displays current system date and time?

Answer:

Servlet program: (Since, it’s a package to compile use javac –d . DateServ.java)

package ds;

import javax.servlet.*;
import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class DateServ extends GenericServlet

public DateServ ()

System.out.println ("SERVLET LOADED...");

public void init ()

System.out.println ("I AM FROM init METHOD...");

public void service (ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

Date d=new Date ();

String s=d.toString ();

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pw.println ("<h1> WELCOME TO SERVLETS <h1>");

pw.println ("<h2> CURRENT DATE & TIME IS : "+s+"<h2>");

}
public void destroy ()

System.out.println ("I AM FROM destroy METHOD...");

};

web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>kalyan</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>ds.DateServ</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>kalyan</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/suman</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

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HttpServlet:

• HttpServlet is the sub-class of GenericServlet.

• HttpServlet contains all the life cycle methods of GenericServlet and the service () method of

GenericServlet is further divided into the following two methods, they are

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse) throws ServletException, IOException

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest, HttpServletResponse) throws ServletException, IOException

• Whenever client makes a request, the servlet container (server) will call service () method,

the service () method depends on type of the method used by the client application.

• If client method is get then service () method will call doGet () method and doGet () method

internally creates the objects of HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse. Once doGet ()

method is completed its execution, the above two objects will be destroyed.

LIMITATIONS of get method:

1. Whatever data we sent from client by using get method, the client data will be populated or

appended as a part of URL.

For example:

http://localhost:7001/servlet/DDservlet?uname=scott&pwd=tiger

2. Large amount of data cannot be transmitted from client side to server side.

• When we use post method to send client data, that data will be send as a part of method

body and internally the service () method will called doPost () method by creating the

objects of HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse.

ADVANTAGES of post method:

1. Security is achieved for client data.

2. We can send large amount of data from client to server.

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• HttpServletRequest extends ServletRequest and HttpServletResponse extends

ServletResponse.

• HttpServlet, HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse belong to a package called

javax.servlet.http.*
• The request which we make from the client side that requests are known as http requests

where as the responses which are given by a servlet are known as http responses.

NOTE: All real world applications always extends HttpServlet only and it is always recommended to

overwrite either doGet () method or doPost () method.

Associated with servlet we have three names which are specified in web.xml, they are public

URL name (known to everybody), deployer URL name or dummy name (known to that person who

is deploying) and secret or internal URL name (known to servlet container or server).

• The purpose of <servlet-mapping> is that it maps public URL name to deployer URL name.

• The purpose of <servlet> is that it maps deployer URL name to actual Servlet class name.

Write a servlet which retrieves the data from database?

Answer:

Servlet program:

package ddrs;

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.sql.*;

import java.io.*;

public class RetrieveDataBaseServ extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res)

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

try

{
DriverManager.registerDriver (new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver ());

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("oracle:jdbc:thin:@localhost:1521:

Hanuman", "scott","tiger");

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from emp");

while (rs.next ())

pw.println (rs.getString (1)+" "+rs.getString (2));

catch (Exception e)

res.sendError (504,"PROBLEM IN SERVLET...");

};

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web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>Babu</servlet-name>

<serclet-class>ddrs.RetrieveDataBaseServ</servlet-class>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>Babu</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>Dinesh</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

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In the above program we are making use of ‘n’ number of servlet classes, OracleDriver class;

it is required to set the classpath for servlet-Api.jar and classes111.jar

For weblogic:

set classpath=F:\bea\weblogic81\server\lib\weblogic.jar;F:\oracle\ora92\jdbc\

lib\classes111.jar;

For Tomcat:

set classpath=F:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\common\

lib\servlet-api.jar;F:\oracle\ora92\jdbc\lib\classes111.jar;

When we run the above program on weblogic, it is not necessary to copy classes111.jar into

lib folder of document root. Since, the weblogic server itself contains an existing jar file called

ojdbc14.jar to deal with OracleDriver.

How to generate a war file:

A war file is the compressed form of ‘n’ number of .class files, web.xml, *.html files and the

jar files available in lib folder.

Syntax:

jar cfv (name of the war file) WEB-INF [*.html] [*.jsp]

Here, in cfv, ‘c’ represents create, ‘f’ represents file and ‘v’ represents verbose (used to

compress)
Copy the war file from the current directory and paste it into applications folder of weblogic

or webapps folder of Tomcat.

ServletConfig (one per SERVLET):

• ServletConfig is an interface which is present in javax.servlet.* package.

• The purpose of ServletConfig is to pass some initial parameter values, technical information

(driver name, database name, data source name, etc.) to a servlet.

• An object of ServletConfig will be created one per servlet.

• An object of ServletConfig will be created by the server at the time of executing public void

init (ServletConfig) method.

• An object of ServletConfig cannot be accessed in the default constructor of a Servlet class.

Since, at the time of executing default constructor ServletConfig object does not exist.

By default ServletConfig object can be accessed with in init () method only but not in doGet

and doPost. In order to use, in the entire servlet preserve the reference of ServletConfig into

another variable and declare this variable into a Servlet class as a data member of

ServletConfig.

For example:

class x extends HttpServlet

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• When we want to give some global data to a servlet we must obtain an object of

ServletConfig.

• web.xml entries for ServletConfig

<servlet>

.............
<init-param>

<param-name>Name of the parameter</param-name>

<param-value>Value of the parameter</param-value>

</init-param>

.............

</servlet>

For example:

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>serv1</servlet-class>

<init-param>

<param-name>v1</param-name>

<param-value>10</param-value>

</init-param>

<init-param>

<param-name>v2</param-name>

<param-value>20</param-value>

</init-param>

</servlet>

The data which is available in ServletConfig object is in the form of (key, vlaue)

OBTAINING an object of ServletConfig:

An object of ServletConfig can be obtained in two ways, they are by calling getServletConfig

() method and by calling init (ServletConfig).

By calling getServletConfig () method:

getServletConfig () is the method which is available in javax.servlet.Servlet interface. This

method is further inherited and defined into a class called javax.servlet.GenericServlet and that

method is further inherited into another predefined class called javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet and it

can be inherited into our own servlet class.

For example:

public class serv1 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

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............

............

ServletConfig config=this.getServletConfig ();

............

............

};

In the above example an object config contains (key, value) pair data of web.xml file which

are written under <init-param> tag of <servlet> tag.

By calling init (ServletConfig):

For example:

public class serv2 extends HttpServlet

{
ServletConfig sc;

public void init (ServletConfig sc)

Super.init (sc); // used for calling init (ServletConfig) method of HttpServlet

this.sc=sc; // ServletConfig object sc is referenced

............

............

};

RETRIEVING DATA from ServletConfig interface object:

In order to get the data from ServletConfig interface object we must use the following

methods:

public String getInitParameter (String); 1

public Enumeration getInitParameterNames (); 2

Method-1 is used for obtaining the parameter value by passing parameter name.

String val1=config.getInitParameter (“v1”);

String val2=config.getInitParameter (“v2”);

String val3=config.getInitParameter (“v3”);

Method-2 is used for obtaining all parameter names and their corresponding parameter values.

For example:

Enumeration en=config.getInitParameterNames ();

while (en.hasMoreElements ())

{
Object obj=en.nextElement ();

String pname= (String) obj;

String pvalue=config.getInitParameter (pname);

out.println (pvalue+” is the value of ”+pname);

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Day - 27:

Serv1.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class Serv1 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

ServletConfig config=getServletConfig ();

String val1=config.getInitParameter ("v1");

String val2=config.getInitParameter ("v2");

String val3=config.getInitParameter ("v3");

String val4=config.getInitParameter ("v4");

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v1 is "+val1+"</h3>");

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v2 is "+val2+"</h3>");

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v3 is "+val3+"</h3>");

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v4 is "+val4+"</h3>");

};

Serv2.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class Serv2 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

ServletConfig config=getServletConfig ();

Enumeration en=config.getInitParameterNames ();

while (en.hasMoreElements ())

Object obj=en.nextElement ();

String pname= (String) obj;

String pvalue=config.getInitParameter (pname);

pw.println ("</h2>"+pvalue+" is the value of "+pname+"</h2>");

};

web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv1</servlet-class>

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<init-param>

<param-name>v1</param-name>

<param-value>10</param-value>

</init-param>

<init-param>

<param-name>v2</param-name>

<param-value>20</param-value>

</init-param>

</servlet>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv2</servlet-class>
<init-param>

<param-name>v3</param-name>

<param-value>30</param-value>

</init-param>

<init-param>

<param-name>v4</param-name>

<param-value>40</param-value>

</init-param>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/firstserv</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/secondserv</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

Develop a flexible servlet that should display the data of the database irrespective driver name, table

name and dsn name?

Answer:

DbServ.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.sql.*;
import java.io.*;

public class DbServ extends HttpServlet

ServletConfig sc=null;

public void init (ServletConfig sc) throws ServletException

super.init (sc);

this.sc=sc;

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

String dname=sc.getInitParameter ("dname");

String url=sc.getInitParameter ("url");

String tab=sc.getInitParameter ("tab");

try

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Class.forName (dname);

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection (url,"scott","tiger");

Statement st=con.createStatement ();

ResultSet rs=st.executeQuery ("select * from "+tab);

while (rs.next ())

pw.println ("<h2>"+rs.getString (1)+""+rs.getString (2)+""+rs.getString (3)+"</h2>");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

res.sendError (503,"PROBLEM IN DATABASE...");

};

web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>DbServ</servlet-class>

<init-param>

<param-name>dname</param-name>

<param-value>oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver ()</param-value>

</init-param>

<init-param>

<param-name>url</param-name>

<param-value>jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:Hanuman</param-value>
</init-param>

<init-param>

<param-name>tab</param-name>

<param-value>emp</param-value>

</init-param>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/dbdata</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

Day - 28:

ServletContext (one per WEB APPLICATION):

• ServletContext is an interface which is present in javax.servlet.* package.

• Whenever we want to give a common data or global data to the group of servlets which

belongs to same web application then we must create an object of ServletContext interface.

• An object of ServletContext will be created by servlet container (server) whenever we deploy

into the server.

• In order to provide a common data to a group of servlets, we must write that data into

web.xml file with the tag called <context-param>...</context-param>. This tag must be

written with in <web-app>...</web-app> before <servlet>.

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• xml entries related to ServletContext interface.

<web-app>

<context-param>

<param-name>Name of the param</param-name>

<param-value>Value of the param</param-value>

</context-param>

<servlet>

..............

..............

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

..............

..............

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

• Whatever the data we write with in <context-param>...</context-param> that data will

be paste automatically in the object of ServletContext interface and this object contains the

in the form of (key, value) pair. Here, key represents context parameter name and value

represents context parameter value.

• The value of key must be always unique; if duplicate values are placed we get recent

duplicate value for the key by overlapping previous values.

For example:

<web-app>

<context-param>

<param-name>driver</param-name>
<param-value>oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver</param-value>

</context-param>

<context-param>

<param-name>url</param-name>

<param-value>jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:Hanuman</param-value>

</context-param>

<servlet>

..............

..............

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

..............

..............

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

Number of ways to OBTAIN AN OBJECT of ServletContext:

In order to get an object of ServletContext we have two ways, they are by calling

getServletContext () method directly and by making use of ServletConfig interface.

By using getServletContext () method:

getServletContext () method is defined in GenericServlet and it is inherited into HttpServlet

and it is further inherited into our own servlet class. Hence, we can call getServletContext () method

directly.

For example:

public class Serv1 extends HttpServlet

{
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public doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException, IOException

...............

...............

ServletContext ctx=this.getServletContext ();

...............

...............

};

By using ServletConfig interface:

In ServletConfig interface we have the following method which gives an object of

ServletContext.

In order to call the above method first we must obtain an object of ServletConfig interface

and later with that object we can call getServletContext () method.

For example:

public class Serv2 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

............

............
ServletConfig config=this.getServletConfig ();

ServletContext ctx=config.getServletContext ();

.............

.............

};

Number of ways to RETRIEVE THE DATA from an OBJECT of ServletContext:

In ServletContext interface we have the following methods to retrieve the value of context

parameter by passing context parameter name.

For example:

ServletContext ctx=getServletContext ();

String val1=ctx.getInitParameter (“v1”);

String val2=ctx.getInitParameter (“v2”);

For example:

ServletContext ctx=getServletContext ();

Enumeration en=ctx.getInitParameterNames ();

While (en.hasMoreElements ())

String cpn= (String) en.nextElement ();

String cpv=ctx.getInitParameter (cpn);

pw.println (cpv+” is the value of ”+cpn);

}
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Differences between ServletConfig and ServletContext interfaces:

ServletConfig

1. An object of ServletConfig exists one

per servlet.

2. An object of ServletConfig will be

created when init (ServletConfig)

method is executed.

3. ServletConfig object contains a

specific data to a particular servlet.

4. The data to a servlet which related to

ServletConfig object must be written

in <init-param>...</init-param>

with in <servlet>...</servlet> of

web.xml

5. An object of ServletConfig will exists

as long as a specific servlet is

executing.

ServletContext
1. An object of ServletContext exists one per

web application.

2. An object of ServletContext will be created

when we deploy the web application in servlet

container or servlet execution environment.

3. ServletContext object contains a common or

global data to ‘n’ number of servlets and ‘n’

number of JSP’s.

4. The common data or global data related to

ServletContext must be written under

<context-param>...</context-param> with

in <web-app>...</web-app> and outside of

<servlet>...</servlet> of web.xml

5. An object of ServletContext will exists until the

entire web application completed its

execution.

Day - 29:

Write a servlet which illustrate the concept of ServletContext?

Answer:

web.xml:

<web-app>

<context-param>

<param-name>v1</param-name>

<param-value>10</param-value>
</context-param>

<context-param>

<param-name>v2</param-name>

<param-value>20</param-value>

</context-param>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv1</servlet-class>

<init-param>

<param-name>v3</param-name>

<param-value>30</param-value>

</init-param>

</servlet>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

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<servlet-class>Serv2</servlet-class>

<init-param>

<param-name>v4</param-name>

<param-value>40</param-value>

</init-param>

</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/firstserv</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/secondserv</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

Serv1.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class Serv1 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

ServletConfig config=getServletConfig ();

ServletContext ctx=config.getServletContext ();

String val1=ctx.getInitParameter ("v1");

String val2=ctx.getInitParameter ("v2");

String val3=config.getInitParameter ("v3");

String val4=config.getInitParameter ("v4");

int sum=Integer.parseInt (val1)+Integer.parseInt (val2);

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v1 is "+val1+"</h3>");

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v2 is "+val2+"</h3>");

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v3 is "+val3+"</h3>");

pw.println ("<h3> Value of v4 is "+val4+"</h3>");

pw.println ("<h2> Sum = "+sum+"</h2>");

};

Serv2.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.util.*;

public class Serv2 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

ServletContext ctx=getServletContext ();

Enumeration en=ctx.getInitParameterNames ();

while (en.hasMoreElements ())

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Object obj=en.nextElement ();

String cpname= (String) obj;

String cpvalue=ctx.getInitParameter (cpname);

pw.println ("</h2>"+cpvalue+" is the value of "+cpname+"</h2>");

};

Handling CLIENT REQUEST FORM data:

• Whenever we want to send an input to a servlet that input must be passed through html

form.

• An html form is nothing but various controls are inherited to develop an application.

• Every form will accept client data end it must send to a servlet which resides in server side.

• Since html is a static language which cannot validate the client data. Hence, in real time

applications client data will be accepted with the help of html tags by developing form and

every form must call a servlet.

Steps for DEVELOPING a FORM:

1. Use <form>...</form> tag.

2. To develop various controls through <input>...</input> tag and all <input> tag must be

enclosed with in <form>...</form> tag.

3. Every form must call a servlet by using the following:

<form name=”name of the form” action=”either absolute or relative address” method=”get or post”>

.....................

.....................
</form>

Write an html program to develop the following form:

Answer:

<html>

<title>About Personal Data</title>

<head><center><h3>Personal Information</h3></center></head>

<body bgcolor="#D8BFD8">

<form name="persdata" action="./DataSer">

<center>

<table bgcolor="#D2B48C" border="1">

<tr>

<th>Enter ur name : </th>

<td><input type="submit" name="persdata_eurn" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th>Enter ur course : </th>

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<td><input type="text" name="persdata_eurc" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align="center"><input type="button" name="persdata_send" value="Send"></td>

<td align="center"><input type="reset" name="persdata_clear" value="Clear"></td>

</tr>

</table>

</center>

</form>

</body>

</html>

Handling HTML DATA in SERVLET:

In order to handle or obtain the data html form in a servlet, we have the following method

which is present in HttpServletRequest.

For example:

String sno1=req.getParameter (“sno”);

String sname1=req.getParameter (“sname”);

String cname1=req.getParameter (“cname”);

req is an object of HttpServletRequest.

NOTE: An object of HttpServletRequest will be created automatically by servlet container and it

contains client requested data.

Day - 30:

Write a servlet which accepts client request and display the client requested data on the browser?

Answer:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class DataServ extends HttpServlet

{

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

String name=req.getParameter ("persdata_eurn");

String cname=req.getParameter ("persdata_eurc");

pw.println ("<center><h3>HELLO..! Mr/Mrs. "+name+"</h3></center>");

pw.println ("<center><h3>Your COURSE is "+cname+"</h3></center>");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

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};

web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>DataServ</servlet-class>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/getdata</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

NOTE:

1. Whenever we are not entering the data in html form that data will be treated as empty

space.

2. Query string represents the data which is passed by client to the servlet through html form.

URI stands for Uniform Resource Indicator which gives the location of servlet where it is

available. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator which gives at which port number, in

which server a particular JSP or servlet is running. ht represents a context path which can be

either a document root or a war file.

Day - 31:

Write a servlet which accepts product details from html form and stores the product details into

database?

Answer:

Product database:

create table Product

pid number (4),

pname varchar2 (15),

price number (6, 2)

);

web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>DatabaServ</servlet-class>

</servlet>

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<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/getdata</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

prodata.html:

<html>

<title>Product Data</title>

<head><center><h2>Product Information</h2></center></head>

<body bgcolor="#BDB76B">

<center>

<form name="prodata" action="./getdata" method="post">

<table border="1" bgcolor="#E9967A">

<tr>
<th>Enter product id : </th>

<td><input type="text" name="prodata_pid" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th>Enter product name : </th>

<td><input type="text" name="prodata_name" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th>Enter product price : </th>

<td><input type="text" name="prodata_price" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<table>

<tr>

<td align="center"><input type="submit" name="prodata_insert" value="Insert"></td>

<td align="center"><input type="reset" name="prodata_reset" value="Clear"></td>

</tr>

</table>

</tr>

</table>

</form>

</center>

</body>

</html>
DarabaServ.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.sql.*;

public class DatabaServ extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

String pid1=req.getParameter ("prodata_pid");

String pname=req.getParameter ("prodata_pname");

String price1=req.getParameter ("prodata_price");

int pid=Integer.parseInt (pid1);

float price=Float.parseFloat (price1);

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try

DriverManager.registerDriver (new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver ());

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:

Hanuman","scott","tiger");
PreparedStatement ps=con.prepareStatement ("insert into Product values (?,?,?)");

ps.setInt (1, pid);

ps.setString (2, pname);

ps.setFloat (3, price);

int i=ps.executeUpdate ();

pw.println ("<h4>"+i+" ROWS INSERTED...");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

res.sendError (503, "PROBLEM IN DATABASE...");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};

VALIDATION of a form:

Develop the following html form and validate that from data by using a servlet?

Validations:

1. stno must contain data and it should contain always int data.

2. sname must contain data and no special characters are allowed.

3. smarks must contain data and it should contain float data.

Answer:

Student database:

create table Student

stno number (3),

stname varchar2 (15),

stmarks number (5,2)

);

web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>ValidationServ</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

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<url-pattern>/validation</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

validpro.html:

<html>
<title>Validation Project</title>

<head><center><h2>Student form validation</h2></center></head>

<body bgcolor="#FFE4C4">

<center>

<form name="validpro" action="./validation" method="post">

<table border="1" bgcolor="A9A9A9">

<tr>

<th>Enter student number : </th>

<td><input type="text" name="validpro_sno" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th>Enter student name : </th>

<td><input type="text" name="validpro_sname" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th>Enter student marks : </th>

<td><input type="text" name="validpro_smarks" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<table>

<tr>

<td><input type="submit" name="validpro_insert" value="Insert"></td>

<td><input type="reset" name="validpro_clear" value="Clear"></td>

</tr>
</table>

</tr>

</table>

</form>

</center>

</body>

</html>

ValidationServ.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.sql.*;

import java.util.*;

public class ValidationServ extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

ArrayList al=new ArrayList ();

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

String sno1=req.getParameter ("validpro_sno");

String sname=req.getParameter ("validpro_sname");

String smarks1=req.getParameter ("validpro_smarks");

int sno=0;
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float smarks=0;

if ((sno1==null)||(sno1.equals ("")))

al.add ("PROVIDE STUDENT NUMBER...");

else

try

sno=Integer.parseInt ("sno1");

catch (NumberFormatException nfe)

al.add ("PROVIDE int DATA IN STUDENT NUMBER...");

if ((sname==null)||(sname.equals ("")))

al.add ("PROVIDE STUDENT NAME...");

if ((smarks1==null)||(smarks1.equals ("")))

{
al.add ("PROVIDE STUDENT MARKS...");

else

try

smarks=Float.parseFloat ("smarks1");

catch (NumberFormatException nfe)

al.add ("PROVIDE float DATA IN STUDENT MARKS...");

if (al.size ()!=0)

pw.println (al);

else

try

Class.forName ("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");

Connection con=DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:oracle:thin:@localhost:1521:

Hanuman","scott","tiger");

PreparedStatement ps=con.prepareStatement ("insert into Student values (?,?,?)");

ps.setInt (1, sno);

ps.setString (2, sname);

ps.setFloat (3, smarks);

int i=ps.executeUpdate ();

if (i>0)

pw.println ("RECORD INSERTED...");

else

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pw.println ("RECORD NOT INSERTED...");

con.close ();

catch (Exception e)

res.sendError (503, "PROBLEM IN DATABASE...");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException
{

doGet (req, res);

};

Day - 32:

Servlet Chaining:

If a client request is processed by group of servlets, then that servlets are known as servlet

chaining or if the group of servlets process a single client request then those servlets are known as

servlet chaining.

In order to process a client request by many number of servlets then we have two models,

they are forward model and include model.

Forward model:

In this model when we forward a request to a group of servlets, finally we get the result of

destination servlet as a response but not the result of intermediate servlets.

Include model:

If a single client request is passed to a servlet and that servlet makes use of other group of

servlets to process a request by including the group of servlets into a single servlet.

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In the above diagram client request goes to servlet s1 and s1 internally includes s2, s3 and s4

servlets and finally result of all these servlets given to the client by a source servlet s1.
NOTE: One servlet can include any number of servlets where as one servlet can forward to only one

servlet at a time.

Steps for DEVELOPING Servlet Chaining:

1. Obtain an object of ServletContext by using in any of the following way:

ServletContext ctx1=getServletContext (); [GenericServlet method]

ServletContext ctx2=config.getServletContext (); [ServletConfig method]

ServletContext ctx3=req.getServletContext (); [HttpServletRequest method]

2. Obtain an object of RequestDispatcher. RequestDispatcher is an interface which is present in

javax.servlet.* package and it is used for forwarding the request and response objects of

source servlet to destination servlet or for including the destination servlet into source

servlet. To obtain an object of RequestDispatcher, the ServletContext contains the following

method:

RequestDispatcher rd=ctx.getRequestDispatcher (“./s2”);

3. Use forward or include model to send the request and response objects. RequestDispatcher

contains the following methods for forwarding or including the request and response

objects.

For example:

rd.forward (req, res) throws ServletException, IOException

rd.include (req, res) throws ServletException, IOException

Day -33:

Write a java program which illustrates the concept of servlet chaining?

Answer:

web.xml:
<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

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<servlet-class>Serv1</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv2</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/s1</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/s2</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

Serv1.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Serv1 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

pw.println ("<h2>I AM FROM Serv1 BEGINNING</h2>");

ServletContext ctx=getServletContext ();

RequestDispatcher rd=ctx.getRequestDispatcher ("/s2");

rd.include (req, res);

pw.println ("<h2>I AM FROM Serv1 ENDING</h2>");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};

Serv2.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class Serv2 extends HttpServlet

{
public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,
IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

pw.println ("<h2>I AM FROM Serv2</h2>");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};

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What is the difference between getRequestDispatcher (String) and getNamedRequestDispatcher

(String)?

Answer:

getRequestDispatcher (String) method takes url-pattern or public-url of web.xml where as

getNamedRequestDispatcher (String) method takes name of the servlet or deployer name of

web.xml

Forwarding or Including request and response of one web-app to another web-app:

In order to achieve forwarding or including the request and response objects of one web

application to another web application, we must ensure that both the web applications must run in
the same servlet container.

1. Obtain ServletContext object for the current web application.

For example:

ServletContext cctx=getServletContext ();

2. Obtain SerletContext object of another web application by using the following method which

is present in ServletContext interface.

For example:

ServletContext octx=cctx.getContext (“./webapp2”);

3. Obtain RequestDispatcher object by using ServletContext object of another web application.

For example:

RequestDispatcher rd=octx.getRequestDispatcher (“/s2”);

4. Use either include of forward to pass request and response objects of current web

application.

For example:

rd. include (req, res);

rd.forward (req, res);

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Day - 34:

Deploying in same servers but from different web applications:

For example:

web.xml (webapp1):

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv1</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/s1</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</wep-app>

Serv1.java (webapp1):

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class Serv1 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

pw.println ("<h2>I AM FROM Serv1 BEGINNING OF webapp1</h2>");

ServletContext cctx=getServletContext ();

ServletContext octx=cctx.getContext ("/webapp2");

RequestDispatcher rd=octx.getRequestDispatcher ("/s2");

rd.include (req, res); // rd.forward (req, res);

pw.println ("<h2>I AM FROM Serv2 ENDING OF webapp1</h2>");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};

web.xml (webapp2):

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv2</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/s2</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

Serv2.java (webapp2):

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;
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public class Serv2 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

pw.println ("<h6>I AM FROM Serv2 OF webapp2</h6>");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};

Forwarding request and response objects of one web application to another web application and

both the web applications are running in different servlet containers:

In order to send the request and response object of one web application which is running in

on servlet container to another web application which is running in another servlet container, we

cannot use forward and include methods.

To achieve the above we must use a method called sendRedirect (String url) method whose

prototype is
The above method is present in HttpServletResponse interface, the parameter String url

represents url of another web application which is running in some other servlet container.

The following diagram will illustrate the concept of sendRedirect method:

1. Make a request to a servlet or JSP which is running in a web application of one container

http://localhost:2008/webapp1/s1 context path or document root of one web application.

2. Servlet of web application of Tomcat will redirect the request of client to another web

application of Weblogic by using the following statement:

Res.sendRedirect (“http://localhost:7001/webapp2/s2”); must be written in

Serv1 of webapp1

3. Browser will send the request to another web application of another servlet container.

For example:

http://localhost:7001/webapp2/s2 which is redirected by Serv1 of webapp1.

4. Webapp1 gives the response of Serv2 only but not Serv1 servlet.

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Deploying in different servers:

For example:

web.xml (webapp1):

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv1</servlet-class>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/s1</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</wep-app>

Serv1.java (webapp1):

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class Serv1 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

pw.println ("<h2>I AM FROM Serv1 OF webapp1</h2>");

res.sendRedirect (“http://localhost:7001/webapp2/s2”);

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};
NOTE: webapp1 must be deployed in Tomcat server.

web.xml (webapp2):

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>Serv2</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/s2</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

Serv2.java (webapp2):

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class Serv2 extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

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res.setContentType ("text/html");
PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

pw.println ("<h6>I AM FROM Serv2 OF webapp2</h6>");

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};

NOTE: webapp2 must be deployed in Weblogic server.

Day - 35:

Develop the following application with the help of request dispatcher by using forward and include

methods?

Answer:

web.xml:

<web-app>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>RecvServ</servlet-class>

</servlet>

<servlet>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<servlet-class>DispServ</servlet-class>

</servlet>
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<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>abc</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/receive</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

<servlet-mapping>

<servlet-name>pqr</servlet-name>

<url-pattern>/display</url-pattern>

</servlet-mapping>

</web-app>

header.html:

<html>

<title>Header</title>

<body bgcolor="#D8BFD8">

<center><hr>

<font color="#990033" size="7">AshaKrishna Technologies<hr>

</font>

</center>

</body>

</html>

login.html:

<html>

<title>Login Page</title>
<body bgcolor="#D87093">

<center>

<form name="header" action="./receive" method="post">

<table bgcolor="#AFEEEE" border="1">

<tr>

<th>Enter user name : </th>

<td><input type="text" name="header_euname" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<th>Enter password : </th>

<td><input type="password" name="header_epwd" value=""></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td align="center"><input type="submit" name="header_login" value="Login"></td>

<td align="center"><input type="reset" name="header_reset" value="Reset"></td>

</tr>

</table>

</form>

</center>

</body>

</html>

footer.html:

<html>

<title>Footer</title>

<body bgcolor="#D8BFD8">
<center><hr>

<font color="#990033" size="3">All copy rights&nbsp;&copy;&nbsp;reserved to BudDinu</hr>

</font>

</center>

</body>

</html>

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RecvServ.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class RecvServ extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

RequestDispatcher rd=req.getRequestDispatcher ("/display");

rd.forward (req, res);

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException
{

doGet (req, res);

};

DispServ.java:

import javax.servlet.*;

import javax.servlet.http.*;

import java.io.*;

public class DispServ extends HttpServlet

public void doGet (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

res.setContentType ("text/html");

PrintWriter pw=res.getWriter ();

String uname=req.getParameter ("header_euname");

String pwd=req.getParameter ("header_epwd");

RequestDispatcher rd1=req.getRequestDispatcher ("header.html");

rd1.include (req, res);

pw.println ("<br><br><br>");

if (uname.equals ("kvr") && pwd.equals ("advanced"))

pw.println ("<center><font color=#ffff66><h3>VALID CREDENTIALS</h3></center>");

else

{
pw.println ("<center><font color=#ffff66><h3>INVALID CREDENTIALS</h3></center>");

pw.println ("</font></br></br></br>");

RequestDispatcher rd2=req.getRequestDispatcher ("footer.html");

rd2.include (req, res);

public void doPost (HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse res) throws ServletException,

IOException

doGet (req, res);

};

NOTE:

1. Whenever we pass a html program as a parameter to getRequestDispatcher method, that

html program will be executed by browser at client side where as whenever we pass a

servlet program or a JSP which will be executed by servlet container or server.

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INTERVIEW QUESTION ON ADVANCE JAVA

*********************************************************

What is a transient variable?

A transient variable is a variable that may not be serialized.

Which containers use a border Layout as their default layout?

The Window, Frame and Dialog classes use a border layout as their default layout.
Why do threads block on I/O?

Threads block on I/O (that is enters the waiting state) so that other threads may execute while the I/O
Operation is performed.

How are Observer and Observable used?

Objects that subclass the Observable class maintain a list of observers. When an Observable object is
updated it invokes the update() method of each of its observers to notify the observers that it has
changed state. The Observer interface is implemented by objects that observe Observable objects.

What is synchronization and why is it important?

With respect to multithreading, synchronization is the capability to control the access of multiple
threads to shared resources. Without synchronization, it is possible for one thread to modify a shared
object while another thread is in the process of using or updating that object's value. This often leads to
significant errors.

Can a lock be acquired on a class?

Yes, a lock can be acquired on a class. This lock is acquired on the class's Class object..

What's new with the stop(), suspend() and resume() methods in JDK 1.2?

The stop(), suspend() and resume() methods have been deprecated in JDK 1.2.

Is null a keyword?

The null is not a keyword.

What is the preferred size of a component?

The preferred size of a component is the minimum component size that will allow the component to
display normally.

What method is used to specify a container's layout?

The setLayout() method is used to specify a container's layout.

Which containers use a FlowLayout as their default layout?

The Panel and Applet classes use the FlowLayout as their default layout.

What state does a thread enter when it terminates its processing?

When a thread terminates its processing, it enters the dead state.

What is the Collections API?

The Collections API is a set of classes and interfaces that support operations on collections of objects.

Which characters may be used as the second character of an identifier, but not as the first character of
an identifier?

The digits 0 through 9 may not be used as the first character of an identifier but they may be used after
the first character of an identifier.

What is the List interface?

The List interface provides support for ordered collections of objects.

How does Java handle integer overflows and underflows?

It uses those low order bytes of the result that can fit into the size of the type allowed by the operation.

What is the Vector class?

The Vector class provides the capability to implement a growable array of objects

What modifiers may be used with an inner class that is a member of an outer class?

A (non-local) inner class may be declared as public, protected, private, static, final, or abstract.

What is an Iterator interface?

The Iterator interface is used to step through the elements of a Collection.

What is the difference between the >> and >>> operators?

The >> operator carries the sign bit when shifting right. The >>> zero-fills bits that have been shifted out.

Which method of the Component class is used to set the position and size of a component?
setBounds() method is used to set the position and size of a component.

What is the difference between yielding and sleeping?

When a task invokes its yield() method, it returns to the ready state. When a task invokes its sleep()
method, it returns to the waiting state.

Which java.util classes and interfaces support event handling?

The EventObject class and the EventListener interface support event processing.

Is sizeof a keyword?

The sizeof operator is not a keyword.

What are wrapped classes?

Wrapped classes are classes that allow primitive types to be accessed as objects.

Does garbage collection guarantee that a program will not run out of memory?

Garbage collection does not guarantee that a program will not run out of memory. It is possible for
programs to use up memory resources faster than they are garbage collected. It is also possible for
programs to create objects that are not subject to garbage collection.

What restrictions are placed on the location of a package statement within a source code file?

A package statement must appear as the first line in a source code file (excluding blank lines and
comments).

Can an object's finalize() method be invoked while it is reachable?

An object's finalize() method cannot be invoked by the garbage collector while the object is still
reachable. However, an object's finalize() method may be invoked by other objects.

What is the immediate superclass of the Applet class?

Panel.

What is the difference between preemptive scheduling and time slicing?

Under preemptive scheduling, the highest priority task executes until it enters the waiting or dead states
or a higher priority task comes into existence. Under time slicing, a task executes for a predefined slice
of time and then reenters the pool of ready tasks.

The scheduler then determines which task should execute next, based on priority and other factors.

Name three Component subclasses that support painting.

The Canvas, Frame, Panel, and Applet classes support painting.

What value does readLine() return when it has reached the end of a file?

The readLine() method returns null when it has reached the end of a file.

What is the immediate superclass of the Dialog class?

Window.

What is clipping?

Clipping is the process of confining paint operations to a limited area or shape.

What is a native method?

A native method is a method that is implemented in a language other than Java.

Can a for statement loop indefinitely?

Yes, a for statement can loop indefinitely. For example, consider the following:

for(;;) ;
What are order of precedence and associativity, and how are they used?

Order of precedence determines the order in which operators are evaluated in expressions.

Associatity determines whether an expression is evaluated left-to-right or right-to-left.

When a thread blocks on I/O, what state does it enter?

A thread enters the waiting state when it blocks on I/O.

To what value is a variable of the String type automatically initialized?

The default value of an String type is null.

What is the catch or declare rule for method declarations?

If a checked exception may be thrown within the body of a method, the method must either catch the
exception or declare it in its throws clause.

What is the difference between a MenuItem and a CheckboxMenuItem?

The CheckboxMenuItem class extends the MenuItem class to support a menu item that may be checked
or unchecked.

What is a task's priority and how is it used in scheduling?

A task's priority is an integer value that identifies the relative order in which it should be executed with
respect to other tasks. The scheduler attempts to schedule higher priority tasks before lower priority
tasks.

What class is the top of the AWT event hierarchy?

The java.awt.AWTEvent class is the highest-level class in the AWT event-class hierarchy.

When a thread is created and started, what is its initial state?

A thread is in the ready state after it has been created and started.

Can an anonymous class be declared as implementing an interface and extending a class?

An anonymous class may implement an interface or extend a superclass, but may not be declared to do
both.

What is the immediate superclass of Menu?

MenuItem.

What is the purpose of finalization?

The purpose of finalization is to give an unreachable object the opportunity to perform any cleanup
processing before the object is garbage collected.

Which class is the immediate superclass of the MenuComponent class?

Object.

What invokes a thread's run() method?

After a thread is started, via its start() method or that of the Thread class, the JVM invokes the thread's
run() method when the thread is initially executed.

What is the difference between the Boolean & operator and the && operator?

If an expression involving the Boolean & operator is evaluated, both operands are evaluated. Then the &
operator is applied to the operand. When an expression involving the && operator is evaluated, the first
operand is evaluated.

If the first operand returns a value of true then the second operand is evaluated. The && operator is
then applied to the first and second operands. If the first operand evaluates to false, the evaluation of
the second operand is skipped.

Name three subclasses of the Component class.

Box.Filler, Button, Canvas, Checkbox, Choice, Container, Label, List, Scrollbar, or TextComponent.

What is the GregorianCalendar class?

The GregorianCalendar class provides support for traditional Western calendars.

Which Container method is used to cause a container to be laid out and redisplayed?

validate() method is used to cause a container to be laid out and redisplayed.

What is the purpose of the Runtime class?

The purpose of the Runtime class is to provide access to the Java runtime system.