| This book documents the Struts 1.1 release as of the 1.1-b2 beta and includes the latest features added in 1.1, including DynaForm s, the Validator, and the Tiles tag library. In addition to Struts, a number of other technologies are covered including JBoss, XDoclet, Apache Axis, Jakarta Ant, Cactus, and Jakarta Torque. A companion CD-ROM is provided that contains all code from the book plus copies of all these applications. Specifically, this book -
Leads you through the process of installing and using Struts -
Explains the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern and how Struts implements it -
Reviews and provides working sample code for all the Struts tag libraries -
Covers dynamic form handling and validation using DynaForm s and the Validator -
Explains how to integrate Struts with Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) servers and provides a detailed sample application based on Struts and JBoss -
Covers using Struts with Web services and provides a detailed sample application based on Struts and Apache Axis -
Discusses using Jakarta Ant to build and deploy Struts applications -
Reviews how to test Struts applications using JUnit and the Apache Cactus testing framework |