Use this task to provide a summary of the WebSphere® Application
Server extensions that you can use to develop servlets.
About this task
Several WebSphere Application Server extensions
are provided for enhancing your servlets. This task provides a summary
of the extensions that you can utilize.
Procedure
- Review the supported specifications.
Create Java™ components, referring to the Servlet specifications.
The
application server includes its own packages that extend and add to
the Java Servlet Application Programming Interface
(API). These extensions and additions make it easier to manage session
states, create personalized Web pages, generate better servlet error
reports, and access databases. Locate the API documentation for the
application server APIs in the install_root\web\apidocs
directory
for the default installation. All of the public Application Server
APIs are located in the com.ibm.websphere
packages,
however, com.ibm.websphere.servlet package is specific to the product
servlet APIs.
- Use your favorite integrated development environment (IDE),
or a text editor, to develop or migrate code artifacts that meet
the specifications.
- Test the code artifacts.
What to do next
Assemble your code artifacts into a web module using assembly
tools as a prerequisite to deploying the code to the application server.