Scott -
One thing that the Core Servlets book doesn't do well is explain Java
basics, like what does extends mean or how do method/class declarations
work. It assumes that knowledge. I found Sams "Teach Yourself Java in 21
Days" really helpful; it contains a lot of basic java information that would
address your questions pretty well.
You might want to look at the webapps\examples\web-inf\classes directory of
tomcat for some good basic examples of what servlets look like.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Purcell, Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 5:22 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Code Q.
Hello,
I am learning JSP and have done quite a few examples from the Core Servlets
and JSP book.
I apologize for asking this q here, but I am trying to learn Tomcat and put
my whole picture together, and I figured that
the people on this line, would probably know what these lines mean.
Anyway, I keep typing these few lines but really don't have a grasp of what
they are doing.
I would really like to understand in a 'Laymans' fashion what I am doing and
what these lines do.
public class Hello extends HttpServlet
//I am assuming that the class Hello, that I am creating
// is extending HttpServlet class?
// but what does the extends really mean?
public void doGet(HttpServlet request,
HttpServlet response)
throws ServletException, IOExcedption;
// It looks like I am creating? or calling? a method here. And am I passing
it the HttpServlet class?
I am very confused on this, and would enjoy hearing from someone that
wouldn't mind going over that with me.
Thanks very much,
Sincerely
Scott
