Learn about selecting tools for developing Web applications.
Before you begin
Design a Web application and the required components.
About this task
There are two basic approaches to selecting tools for developing
Web applications:
- You can use one of the available integrated development environments (IDEs).
IDE tools automatically generate significant parts of the servlet and JavaServer
Pages (JSP) code, and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) files. They also contain
integrated tools for packaging and testing the Web application components.
- If you decide to develop Web components without an IDE, you need at least
an ASCII text editor. You can also use tools available in the Java™ SE
Development Kit 6 and in this product to assemble, test, and deploy the Web
application components.
The following steps support the second approach, development without
an IDE.
Procedure
- If necessary, migrate any pre-existing code to the required version
of the servlet and JSP specification.
- Write and compile the components of the Web application.
To access classes that were extended, compile your code using the -classpath
option on the javac compiler. This option allows you to reference
the j2ee.jar file in the product directory:
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For example, to
compile a servlet for WebSphere
® Application Server on Windows
®,
specify:
javac -classpath D:\Program Files\WebSphere\AppServer\lib\j2ee.jar MyServlet.java
- (Optional) Disable JavaServer Pages (JSP) runtime compilation,
if necessary.
What to do next
Assemble the application components in one or more Web modules.