Synopses & Reviews
The Apache Software Foundation's Jakarta Struts remains the most popular Java framework for building enterprise-level Web applications. In the first book to cover the extensive new features of the final release of Struts 1.1, The authors present the technical and conceptual information you need to design, build, and deploy sophisticated Struts 1.1 applications.
You will find thorough coverage of both the Struts Model 2 architecture and the process for building model, view, and controller components. Youll learn to use critical features like Tiles, the Validator, DynaActionForms, plug-ins, security, and internationalization. And youll discover updated and expanded code examples that not only work with the final production release of Struts 1.1, but also demonstrate best programming practices and powerful development techniques.
This book covers everything you need to know about Struts and its supporting technologies, including JSPs, servlets, Web applications, the Jakarta-Tomcat JSP/servlet container, and much more.
What you will learn from this book
- The Jakarta Struts Model 2 architecture and its supporting components
- How to get started with Struts and build your own components
- How to work with the Commons Validator, ActionForms, and DynaActionForms
- Techniques for customizing the Controller
- Ways to maximize your presentation pages with Tiles
- How to internationalize your Struts applications
- Tips for managing errors and debugging Struts applications
- All about eclipse integration, and much more
Who this book is for
This book is for Java developers who want to build sophisticated, enterprise-level Web applications using the final production release of Struts 1.1.
Synopsis
Jakarta Struts is a Java Open Source product created by the Apache Software Foundation.; it is the most popular framework for building enterprise-level Web applications. With Apaches development resources and Suns vocal support, Struts has become a dominant force in Java Web application development.
The first edition of "Mastering Jakarta Struts (released in Sept. 2002) was based on what, at the time, was expected to be the final Struts 1.1 beta. A month after publication of the book, however, the Struts team released another beta with several significant changes. All the other Struts books published to date were published on this second beta.
Two weeks ago, the Struts team released Struts 1.1 Release Candidate. This Release Candidate is the final step before the official, production version of Struts 1.1 is released in May. This new contains several significant changes from the previous beta, including: A New Validation Mechanism Incorporation of the Tiles Templating Project New Controller Customization APIs Dynamic Action Forms Incorporation of the Commons Utility Project
The first edition of "Mastering Jakarta Struts was the first book available on Struts. With this Second Edition, we plan to become the first book on the final version of Struts.
Synopsis
Jakarta Struts Project provides an open source framework for creating Web applications that leverage both the Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages technologies. Struts has received developer support and is quickly becoming a dominant actor in the open source community.
- James Goodwill is a well-respected authority and bestselling author of books on Java Web applications
- Provides a hands-on, code-intensive tutorial on building Java Web applications using the Jakarta Struts Framework
- Companion Web site provides electronic versions of all code examples in the book
Synopsis
What is this book about?The Apache Software Foundation's Jakarta Struts remains the most popular Java framework for building enterprise-level Web applications. In the first book to cover the extensive new features of the final release of Struts 1.1, the authors present the technical and conceptual information you need to design, build, and deploy sophisticated Struts 1.1 applications.
What does this book cover?
This book covers everything you need to know about Struts and its supporting technologies, including JSPs, servlets, Web applications, the Jakarta-Tomcat JSP/servlet container, and much more. Here are just a few of the things you'll find in this book:
- The Jakarta Struts Model 2 architecture and its supporting components
- How to get started with Struts and build your own components
- How to work with the Commons Validator, ActionForms, and DynaActionForms
- Techniques for customizing the Controlle
- Ways to maximize your presentation pages with Tiles
- How to internationalize your Struts applications
- Tips for managing errors and debugging Struts applications
Who is this book for?
This book is for Java developers who want to build sophisticated, enterprise-level Web applications using the final production release of Struts 1.1.
About the Author
James Goodwill is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Virtuas Solutions, LLC, located in Denver, Colorado. With over 10 years of experience, James leads Virtuas' Senior Internet Architects in the development of cutting-edge tools designed for J2EE e-business acceleration.
In addition to his professional experience, James is a member of the JSP 2.0 Expert Group (JSR-152.) He is the author of the best-selling Java titles Developing Java Servlets, Pure JavaServer Pages, Apache Jakarta Tomcat, and Mastering JSP Custom Tags and Tag Libraries. James is also a regular columnist on the Java community Web site, OnJava.com.
More information about James, his work, and his previous publications can be found at his company's web site, www.virtuas.com.
Rick Hightower (www.rickhightower.com) is a developer who enjoys working with Java, J2EE, Ant, Struts, Web Services and XDoclet. Rick is also the CTO of Trivera Technologies (www.triveratch.com), a global training, mentoring, and consulting company focusing on enterprise development. Rick is a regular contributor to IBM developerWorks and has written more than 10 IBM developerWorks tutorials on subjects ranging from EJB to Web Services to XDoclet to Struts to Custom Tags.
While working at eBlox, Rick and the eBlox team used Struts and J2EE to build two frameworks and an ASP (application service provider) for online ecommerce stores. They started using Struts long before the 1.0 release.
Rick recently helped put together a well-received course for Trivera on Struts that runs on Tomcat 4.x, Resin EE 2.x, IBM WebSphere 5.0 (WSAD), JBoss 3.x, and WebLogic 8.1. When not traveling around the country teaching the Trivera Struts course (our bestseller), speaking at conferences about Struts, or doing Struts consulting and mentoring, Rick enjoys drinking coffee at an all night coffee shop and writing code, writing about Struts and other Java, J2EE and XP topics, and writing about himself in the third person.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introducing the Jakarta Struts Project and Its Supporting Components.
Chapter 2: An Overview of the Java Servlet and JavaServer Pages Architectures.
Chapter 3: Getting Started with Struts.
Chapter 4: Actions and ActionServlet.
Chapter 5: Advanced Action Classes.
Chapter 6: Building the Presentation Layer.
Chapter 7: Debugging Struts Applications.
Chapter 8: Working with Custom ActionMappings.
Chapter 9: Internationalizing Your Struts Applications.
Chapter 10: Managing Errors.
Chapter 11: Integrating the Jakarta Commons Database Connection Pool (DBCP).
Chapter 12: Working with the Validator.
Chapter 13: Using Tiles.
Chapter 14: Developing a Complete Struts Application.
Chapter 15: The struts-config.xml File.
Chapter 16: The HTML Tag Library.
Chapter 17: The Tiles Tag Library.
Chapter 18: The Logic Tag Library.
Chapter 19: The Template Tag Library.
Chapter 20: The Bean Tag Library.
Chapter 21: Struts Cookbook.
Index.