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Jakarta Commons Online Bookshelf: Module 1
Browsing with HttpClient
Vikram Goyal

2005 | 42 pages
ISBN:
$7.00 PDF ebook  

DESCRIPTION

HttpClient is a feature rich Commons component that provides a way for developers to build their own browsers, web clients and distributed systems. It is a robust system that is extensible and compliant with most HTTP standards.

Even though HttpClient is one of the better-documented Commons component, it lacks a comprehensive manual style information about its capabilities. This module will help you understand the basics behind this component, including detailed information about each of the protocols supported by this component. It discusses this component’s structure and shows how to use the new Preferences architecture. Detailed examples show how to use each of the HttpClient’s features. Covers HttpClient 3.0 Alpha 2.

What's Inside

  • A taste of HttpClient: downloading a web page
  • Reviewing the HttpClient RFCs
  • The HttpClient API
  • HttpClient in action
  • Summary
  • Index

WHAT THE READERS SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK...

"Great stuff! This is the ultimate missing manual to Jakarta Commons."
--Glen Smith, J2EE Consultant, Bytecode Pty Ltd

"...this manuscript is packed with incredibly useful information."
--Dirk Verbeeck, Jakarta Project Management Committee

"...has something for every developer. Well organized and structured."
--Robert Burrell Donkin, Apache Jakarta Commons Committer

"It is extremely well written, has outstanding examples that work, and provides excellent documentation."
--Doug Warren, Software Architect, Leading diversified financial services company

ABOUT THE AUTHOR...

Vikram Goyal, author of Beginning JSP 2.0 and Professional JSP Site Design, regularly writes how-to articles on open source projects. His series of articles on Jakarta Commons was the first such effort to make sense out of the chaotic world of Jakarta Commons. His article series is still reflected in the official main entry page of Jakarta Commons as the only online series covering these components. Vikram is a Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform. Vikram lives in Brisbane, Australia.

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  • Jakarta Commons Online Bookshelf Vikram Goyal - A collection of 14 ebook modules, each focused on one of the main Apache Jakarta Commons components.
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