Server User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction 1
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Chapter 1Introduction
Developing Applications for J2EE Servers introduces you to the various technologies
that make up the Java™ 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE™), explains why they
are important, and describes how you can use JBuilder to create J2EE applications
that target your application server. You’ll learn how to configure JBuilder to work with
your server, and how to accomplish the essential programming tasks of running your
applications, debugging them remotely, and deploying them to your server.
Documentation conventions
The Borland documentation for JBuilder uses the typefaces and symbols described in
the following table to indicate special text.
Table 1.1 Typeface and symbol conventions
Typeface Meaning
Bold Bold is used for java tools, bmj (Borland Make for Java), bcj (Borland
Compiler for Java), and compiler options. For example: javac, bmj,
-classpath.
Italics Italicized words are used for new terms being defined, for book titles, and
occasionally for emphasis.
Keycaps This typeface indicates a key on your keyboard, such as “Press Esc to
exit a menu.”
Monospaced type
Monospaced type represents the following:
■ text as it appears onscreen
■ anything you must type, such as “Type Hello World in the Title field
of the Application wizard.”
■ file names
■ path names
■ directory and folder names
■ commands, such as SET PATH
■ Java code
■ Java data types, such as boolean, int, and long.
■ Java identifiers, such as names of variables, classes, package
names, interfaces, components, properties, methods, and events
■ argument names
■ field names
■ Java keywords, such as void and static