Struts in Action Building Web Applications With the Leading Java Framework

Struts solves the most common problems of web development. By basing your application on the Struts framework, you can reuse proven solutions and focus on what's unique to your own case. Struts is an open-source product distributed by the Apache Software Foundation. Struts in Action is a comprehensive introduction to the Struts framework. It covers initial design, data validation, database access, dynamic page assembly, localization, product configuration, and other important areas. It shows you how to use both JSP tags and Velocity templates. It carefully explains the Struts architecture and control flow, as well as how to extend framework classes.Differences between Struts 1.1 and Struts 1.0. are pointed out and a case-study illustrates the 1.0 to 1.1 transition. The book shows you dozens of proven design techniques, patterns, and strategies, many of them not found elsewhere.What's Inside: Struts 1.1 and 1.0 Jakarta Validator and Tile packages Jakarta Scaffold toolkit Velocity templates HTTP, Java Servlets, and JSP tags Dynamic web programming Servlet-centric application design Working with databases and data services Design and development patterns Tons of examplesDumoulin, Cedric is the author of 'Struts in Action Building Web Applications With the Leading Java Framework', published 2002 under ISBN 9781930110502 and ISBN 1930110502.