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
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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
app_server_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.
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Use your favorite integrated development environment (IDE), or a text editor, to develop or
migrate code artifacts that meet the specifications.
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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.