Oracle JDeveloper 10g Handbook / Edition 1

by Avrom Roy-Faderman, Paul Dorsey, Peter Koletzke

Overview

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Create web and database applications with Oracle JDeveloper 10g--the complete, integrated Java development environment--with help from this comprehensive, real-world resource. Many chapters contain hands-on practices and source code examples reinforcing vital concepts. It’s all here--from the nuts-and-bolts of J2EE applications, servlets, and JavaServer Pages technology to advanced development using the Oracle Application Development Framework. From the exclusive publishers of Oracle Press books, Oracle JDeveloper 10g Handbook will have you developing Java-based applications in no time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072255836
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	07/27/2004
Series:	Oracle Press
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	856
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x (h) x 2.00(d)

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Dr. Paul Dorsey is the founder and President of Dulcian, Inc. Dulcian specializes in Oracle client-server and web custom application development including developing new projects, auditing existing efforts, and rescuing failed projects. Paul is the Executive Editor of SELECT Magazine. He is the President of the New York Oracle Users’ Group. Paul and Peter Koletzke shared the Pinnacle Publishing Technical Achievement Award at ECO ‘95 for their work on a Forms template. Paul has won best presentation awards at both ECO and IOUW conferences and speaks at numerous Oracle conferences and user group meetings

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Table of Contents

Part I	Overview
1	Overview of Oracle JDeveloper 10g	3
	JDeveloper: Past, Present, and Future	4
	What Is New in JDeveloper 10g?	9
	Creating Application Code in JDeveloper	13
	Hands-on Practice: Build a Client/Server Application Using the JDeveloper Wizards	15
	Hands-on Practice: Create a Simple JSP Page	29
2	The Integrated Development Environment Overview	33
	The JDeveloper 10g IDE	35
	IDE Window	35
	Customizing the IDE	43
	Main Toolbar	44
	Main Menu	45
	The Help System	54
	Software Configuration Management	57
	Hands-on Practice: Set Up CVS Locally	58
3	IDE Tools	63
	Navigators	65
	Structure Window	70
	Component Palette	72
	Property Inspector	73
	Log Window	76
	Code Editor	76
	Debugger	84
	Visual Editors	86
	HTML and UIX Previewers	87
	New Gallery	89
	Data Control Palette	91
	Other Editors	92
	Viewer Windows	95
	SQL Worksheet	97
	Modelers and Diagrammers	98
4	Introduction to the Oracle Application Development Framework	103
	What Is a Framework?	104
	What Is Oracle Application Development Framework?	107
	ADF Architecture Model	110
	ADF Code Libraries	118
	ADF Development Method and IDE Support	120
5	Java Language Concepts for JDeveloper Work	131
	Why Java?	132
	Object Orientation Concepts	136
	Java Language Review	140
	Hands-on Practice: Create Java Class Files	160
6	Naming Conventions	167
	The Importance of Using Naming Conventions	169
	General Naming Convention Considerations and Guidelines	170
	Recognized Naming Conventions in Java	173
	JDeveloper-Specific Naming Conventions	175
7	J2EE Architectures and Deployment Alternatives	181
	An Overview of J2EE	183
	Deploying a J2EE Application	186
	JDeveloper and J2EE	188
	Java Client Architectures	189
	Hands-on Practice: Deploy a Java Application	196
	JavaServer Pages Architecture	204
	Hands-on Practice: Deploy a JSP Application	209
Part II	Business Services
8	Introducing ADF Business Components	223
	Why Use ADF BC?	225
	ADF Business Components, XML, and Java	226
	ADF Business Component Groups	226
	Hands-on Practice: Examine a Default ADF BC Layer	234
9	Creating Business Domain Components	253
	Creating Default Business Domain Components	254
	Entity Attributes	254
	Representing Relationships Between Tables	257
	Representing Oracle Object Types	263
	Business Components and Database Object Generation	264
	Hands-on Practice: Represent the HR Schema	269
10	More Complex Business Rules	287
	Overview of the Entity Classes	288
	Manipulating Attribute Values	291
	Attribute-Level Validation	293
	Entity-Level Validation	298
	The validateEntity() Method	300
	Hands-on Practice: Add Validation to the HR Business Domain Components	302
	Adding Default Values to Entity Attributes	314
	Calculated Transient Attributes	316
	Using Associations in Business Rules	317
	Integrating with Business Logic in the Database	318
	Hands-on Practice: Add More Business Rules to the HR Business Domain Components	321
11	Creating Data Model Components	329
	View Attributes, Entity Attributes, and Caching	330
	Entity Object Usages and Table Aliases	337
	Keys	338
	Refining a View Object's Query	339
	Hands-on Practice: Create View Object Definitions	342
	Representing Relationships Between Query Result Sets	357
	Aggregating Data for Applications	361
	Hands-on Practice: Create View Link and Application Module Definitions	362
12	Exposing ADF BC to Applications	369
	ADF Model Layer Architecture	370
	Creating Data Controls and Bindings	372
	Exposing a View Object Instance to an ADF Application	375
	Accessing a Range of Data	376
	Navigating Through Collections	378
	Creating and Deleting Rows	381
	Accessing Individual Values	381
	Hands-on Practice: Create a Master-Detail JSP Application	381
	Selecting from a List	393
	Managing Transactions	396
	Hands-on Practice: Refine the JSP Application	397
13	Creating Custom Service Methods	407
	Overview of Data Model Component Classes	409
	Custom Service Method Basics	412
	Exposing and Accessing Service Methods	412
	Finding View Object Instances in the Data Model	413
	Retrieving View Rows	414
	Manipulating Data	417
	Restricting a View Object Instance's Cache	418
	Using View Link Definitions in Service Methods	421
	Hands-on Practice: Create and Invoke Service Methods	422
	Dynamically Creating Master-Detail Relationships	436
	Hands-on Practice: Create and Invoke Service Methods to Maintain a Dynamic Master-Detail Relationship	437
14	Business Service Technology Alternatives	445
	Enterprise JavaBeans Technology	446
	Hands-on Practice: Build a Simple EJB Application	457
	TopLink Technology	470
	Hands-on Practice: Build a Simple TopLink Application	475
	Web Services	488
	Hands-on Practice: Create an Application That Uses a Web Service	489
Part III	Java Client and Web Applications
15	Creating Java Client Applications	501
	The JDeveloper IDE for Java Client Development	502
	Building Java Client Applications	503
	Java Client Architecture Decisions	504
	ADF JClient	507
	Working with Swing Components in JDeveloper	510
	Getting the Right Information	518
	Hands-on Practice: Create a Tabbed User Interface Application	520
	Hands-on Practice: Customize the Component Palette and Create a JavaBean	532
16	Layout Managers	543
	How Does This Work in a J2EE Web Application?	545
	Layout Manager and Container Concepts	545
	Overview of the Layout Managers	551
	Multiple Layouts	574
	Hands-on Practice: Work with Layouts	577
17	Working with Struts	591
	Struts Architecture	592
	JDeveloper's Implementation of Struts	598
	Introduction to the Hands-on Practices	606
	Hands-on Practice: Create a Simple Struts Application	607
	Hands-on Practice: Create a Struts Application with Data Actions for Custom Logic	625
18	Working with JSP Pages	637
	JSP Development Requirements	638
	JSP Application Development in JDeveloper	641
	Some ADF BC JSP Coding Techniques	657
	Hands-on Practice: Build JSP Query and Results Pages	663
19	Working with ADF UIX Pages	685
	ADF UIX Overview	686
	UIX Application Development in JDeveloper	693
	Hands-on Practice: Build a UIX Application	699
Part IV	Appendixes
A	Other Resources	715
	Books	716
	Websites	717
B	Java Client User Interface Components	721
	AWT	722
	Code Snippets	724
	JClient Controls	726
	Swing	728
	Swing Containers	730
C	Overview of HTML, JavaScript, and Cascading Style Sheets	733
	HTML	734
	JavaScript in HTML	739
	Cascading Style Sheets	740
D	Overview of JSP, JSTL, and EL Tags	745
	Basic JSP Tags	746
	JSP Standard Tag Library	759
	Index	769