Core Jstl: Mastering the JSP Standard Tag Library

by David Geary and David M. Geary

Core JSTL is an in-depth examination of the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL), which provides a standard set of custom tags--including tags for iteration, accessing URLs, database access, internationalization, and the manipulation and transformation of XML documents--that Web page authors and software developers can use to develop Web sites. The book illustrates JSTL's capabilities with lots of code snippet and examples. These examples...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131001531
• ISBN13: 9780131001534
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Geary Rocks on JSP! Excellent author

I have seen David Geary speak and have read his writing many times and there is no one I know that makes JSP more interesting or more understandable. Core JSTL: Mastering the JSP Standard Tag Library is easily the best book on the subject I have read, or used in practice, or recommended to others. It is clear, concise, and logical. Trust me on this one... you will be a fan of Geary and his books after reading this one.

J2EE Guy

One of the best books i found on JSTL. Provides in-depth knowledge & extensive examples of JSTL. This book helps us to understand why, where and how to use JSTL tags. follows the typical MVC pattern [ a clear separation of View from Model] Though, I am not a great fan of SQL, XML tags, the Core & I18N JSTL tags are not only valuable but also easy to use. Now we could have non-Java programmers to design all of your JSP pages. [our last project leveraged JSTL/ Struts/ Tiles frameworks]

Reliable book from a reliable author

Clear, concise. solid coverage of a core technology for web development in java. This book is at the same time a useful reference and an easy tutorial. Covers the EL scripting language, base, iteration, xml, sql, networking actions.Complete, easy to read and with working example code for EVERY concept. D.Geary and M Hall are the reference authors in the Servlet-JSP World. If you are doing any kind of development using JSP you need this book. 'nuff said.

Core JSTL: Mastering the JSP Standard Tag Library

I was new to JSTL with some JSP/Servlet experiences.This is all I need to get started with JSTL.Lots of example codes to help me understand.I was particulary interested in I18N and Formatting sections and this book covers every area of JSTL including these sections fairy well. (Lots of books tend to cover very lightly on i18n sections)I highly recommend this book! This is my JSTL reference book. I also looked at other JSLT books, but I think this is the best by far.

I love this book!

Among the few books available on JSTL, I chose to buy this book. After 2 visits to a local bookstore, I determined that this book explains the JSTL technology clearer than other JSTL books. Also, the through examples in this book have been well thought out in depth and cover almost all of common usage of JSTL. Particularly, I like the chapters on database programming. The paper quality of this book is also very good unlike other cheap books. One downside is that ...suppose to have the source code listed in the book but I have not been able get on it since I bought the book.