Struts: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072231319 ISBN 13: 9780072231311

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2004

In his new book, James Holmes, a “Committer” on the Struts development team, provides you with the first comprehensive treatment of Struts 1.1. His coverage begins with a comprehensive tutorial, followed by in-depth coverage of API, config files, Struts’ tag library, and an entire section on end-to-end application development. He also emphasizes ways to handle Struts’ most complex concepts including tiles, validators, security, and internationalization. Insider tips and techniques for making an amazing Struts application take you to that next level of manipulating this cutting-edge framework. Source code is available online.

From the Back Cover:

The Ultimate Struts Resource! Covers Struts 1.2

Use the Struts framework to create flexible, high-performance, business-oriented Web applications that use Java servlets and JavaServer Pages. James Holmes, a committer on the Struts project, provides a comprehensive Struts tutorial that gets you started building real-world applications as quickly as possible. He offers in-depth coverage of the MVC architecture, Validators, Tiles, modules, the Struts Tag Libraries, and JSTL. You’ll also get details on securing and testing your applications as well as expert tips and techniques on how to make a Struts application sizzle.

• Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture
• Take advantage of the built-in validation interface
• Create and reuse a Tiles JSP layout
• Configure and use Struts’ declarative exception handler
• Set up and use modules in your applications
• Use the HTML, Bean, Logic, and Nested Tag Libraries
• Use the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL)
• Work with the Struts, Tiles, and Validator configuration files
• Secure your Struts applications
• Perform a variety of unit tests on Struts applications

Author: James Holmes, a committer on the Struts project, is the creator of the most popular Struts tool, the Struts Console. In 2002, Oracle Magazine gave him the prestigious Java Developer of the Year award for his work with the Struts framework and JDeveloper. Editor: Herb Schildt is the world’s number-one programming author. He is an authority on the C, C++, Java, and C# programming languages, and a master Windows programmer. His books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages.

About the Author:

JAMES HOLMES (Atlanta, GA) is a leading Struts authority. He is a committer on the Struts project and creator of the most popular Struts development tool, Struts Console. Additionally, Oracle Magazine named him "2002 Java Developer of the Year" for his work with the Struts framework and JDeveloper. James is an independent consultant who develops server-side applications for complex transactional environments, including work for ADP, Bank of America, IBM, and UPS. You can contact James at james@jamesholmes.com or visit his Web site at http://www.JamesHolmes.com/.