Utility Tools
CHAPTER 18
This chapter provides information about the DTDs for the standard J2EE deployment descriptors. It includes these sections:
Each type of J2EE archive has its own corresponding deployment descriptor and DTD:
These DTD files are located in the lib\dtds directory of your J2EE SDK installation. Copies of them are also provided in the Novell exteNd Common\Resources\DTDCatalog directory.
The deployment descriptor DTDs are used when you package J2EE archives. These DTDs (XML document type definitions) describe the structure you must follow when writing deployment descriptors (XML files) to supply declarative data and assembly instructions for your archives.
The deployment descriptors you write must adhere to these guidelines:
DTDs For detailed information on these DTDs (including the elements they define for use in your deployment descriptors):
Go to the table of DTD files at the beginning of this chapter.
Click view to display a DTD file (the copy provided with the Novell exteNd Director development environment).
Read the comments in the DTD file (if you need additional DTD documentation, see the Sun J2EE specifications).
Support for deployment descriptors To learn about development environment support for writing and using deployment descriptors, see:
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