Tutorial Series: J2EE Virtual Shopping Mall

September, 2003

This series of tutorials uses the Virtual Shopping Mall (VSM) sample application to demonstrate programming techniques that take advantage of features defined in the J2EE 1.3 and EJB 2.0 specifications. While describing parts of the larger application, each tutorial is self-contained, and each explains how to use a technique or perform a task.

You can download the complete VSM, including source code and installation instructions, from OTN.

Contents

1. About the Virtual Shopping Mall

2. Design Patterns in the VSM

3. Internationalization Techniques

4. Using Apache Struts Framework

5. Security Features Using JAAS