Implementing Java Servlets

Servlets are Java programs that run on the Domino server in response to a request from a browser, and the result is then returned to the browser. They are loaded when the Web server starts and stay resident on the server. In contrast to applets, which are considered “client-side” programs because they are loaded and run in the browser, servlets are “server-side” programs, in that they are loaded and run within the Domino server.

Domino JSP tag libraries enable designers to create applications that can run on J2EE-compliant Web servers. Domino has two JSP tag libraries that comply with JSP 1.1 and Java Servlet 2.2 specs, and they are

• domtags.tld contains collaboration tags to access back-end objects.

• domutil.tld contains utility tags to perform tasks common to J2EE Web containers.

The file extension .tld stands for Tag Library Descriptor.