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Struts Kick Start
By James Turner, Kevin Bedell
Publisher	: Sams Publishing
Date Published	: December 09, 2002
ISBN	: 0-67232-472-5
Pages	: 504

		Copyright
		About the Authors
		Acknowledgments
		We Want to Hear from You!
		Introduction
			Who Should Read This Book?
			What Do You Need to Bring to the Table?
			What Does This Book Cover?
			Tools You'll Need
			How This Book Is Organized
			The Companion Web Site
			Conventions Used in This Book
			Updates and Corrections
		Chapter 1.  Struts in Context
			The Parable of the Carpenter
			What Is Struts?
			State of Struts: Where Things Are Right Now
			Faces Behind the Code: Struts Development
			Where Struts Is Going
			Conclusions
		Chapter 2.  The Model-View-Controller Design Pattern: 'Model 2' JSP Development
			The Model-View-Controller Design Pattern
			The Origins of Model 1 / Model 2
			How Struts Implements the Model 2 Pattern
			Conclusions
		Chapter 3.  Hello World!: A First Struts Application
			Hello World! Application Requirements
			Applying the Model-View-Controller Pattern
			The View Component: The HTML Form and the Form Bean
			MessageResources and Application.properties Files
			The Struts Form Bean: HelloForm.java
			Data Validation and ActionError s
			The Controller Component: HelloAction.java
			The Model Component ( HelloModel.java )
			Passing Data to the View Using Attributes: Constants.java
			Tying It All Together: The struts-config.xml File
			Conclusions
		Chapter 4.  HTTP Protocol: Web Application Communications and Control
			HTTP Protocol and the Request/Response Cycle
			Control Information: HTTP Headers and HTTP Response Codes
			HTTP Cookies and Session/User Management
			Conclusions
		Chapter 5.  JSP, Taglibs, and JSTL: Extending Java onto the Page
			Servlets and JSP
			Object Scoping with JSP
			Hiding Business Logic Using Beans
			JSP Custom Tags
			Web Application Deployment
			JSTL: The Standard Tag Library
			JSP and J2EE: The Big Picture
			J2EE and Struts
			Conclusions
		Chapter 6.  The Sample Application: A Financial Portfolio
			Requirements: Covering Your Rear End
			Starting with the Wireframes
			Developing Use Cases
			Data Sources and Storage
			Choosing Technologies
			Conclusions
		Chapter 7.  View Components: What the End User Sees
			The ActionForm
			JSP Files: The Alpha and the Omega
			The Perils of Automatic Type Conversion
			The html:errors Tag
			Internationalization
			Conclusions
		Chapter 8.  The Controller: Directing the Action
			The Action Class
			Accessing the Session and Other Form Beans
			User Validation and Struts
			Transferring Control Inside and Outside the Application
			Conclusions
		Chapter 9.  Model Components: Modeling the Business
			Well-Designed Models
			Further Isolation Techniques
			Conclusions
		Chapter 10.  The struts-config.xml File: Tying All the Pieces Together
			The struts-config DTD
			The Configuration File in Context
			Conclusions
		Chapter 11.  How the Struts Tag Libraries Work: The View from Inside
			Review of JSP Tag Libraries
			Understanding How Struts Tags Work: The <bean:page> Tag
			Comparison to the Java Standard Tag Library
			Conclusions
		Chapter 12.  Struts HTML Tags: Page Construction and Form Processing
			Struts Tags, JSP Custom Tags, and Java Scriptlets: What's the Right Balance?
			Using Struts HTML Tags to Render Basic HTML Elements
			The Basics of Form Processing
			Check Boxes and Radio Buttons
			Drop Downs and Select/Option Lists
			Input Validation and <html:errors>
			Uploading a File Using <html:file>
			Conclusions
		Chapter 13.  Struts Bean Tags: Storing and Passing Data
			Using Struts Bean Tags That Access Aspects of the Servlet Context
			Using Struts Bean Tags That Access Java Resources
			Using Struts Bean Tags That Access Bean Properties
			Conclusions
		Chapter 14.  Struts Logic Tags: Conditional Presentation Logic
			Using Struts Logic Tags That Perform Conditional Display Based on a Value
			Using Struts Logic Tags That Match Substrings
			Using the Struts Logic Tags for Iteration
			Using the Struts Logic Tags to Test for Absence or Presence of Values
			Using the Struts Logic Tags to Transfer Control
			Conclusions
		Chapter 15.  The Nested and Template Struts Tag Libraries: Handling Subproperties and Inserting Content
			Using the Struts Nested Tags
			Using the Struts Template Tags
			Conclusions
		Chapter 16.  The Struts Tiles Tag Library: Creation Master Document Templates
			A Tiles Overview
			Enabling Tiles
			The Definitions Configuration File
			Writing JSP Files for Tiles
			Modifying Your Actions
			Putting It All Together
			Other Aspects of Tiles
			Conclusions
		Chapter 17.  DynaForm s and the Validator
			DynaForm s: Forms Without Java
			The Validator: Automating Field Checking
			Conclusions
		Chapter 18.  Using Struts with Enterprise JavaBeans
			EJBs Fit with Model Components
			Quick Review of EJB Technologies
			Using Different EJB Types with Struts
			A Struts/EJB Sample Application
			Conclusions
		Chapter 19.  Using Struts with Web Services
			Web Services Fit with Struts Model Components
			A Quick Review of Web Service Technologies
			How to Use Struts with a Web Service
			A Struts/Web Service Sample Application
			Conclusions
		Chapter 20.  Building, Deploying, and Testing Struts Applications
			An Integrated and Incremental Build/Test Cycle: It's Extreme!
			Building and Deploying Struts Applications Using Jakarta Ant
			Developing a build.xml File for Building Struts Applications Using Ant
			Extreme Struts Development with Integrated and Ongoing Testing
			Mock Object Testing Using JUnit, StrutsTestCase, and Ant
			In-Container Testing Using Cactus, JUnit, StrutsTestCase, and Ant
			Conclusions
		Appendix A.  Installing Struts and the Sample Applications from the CD
			Listing of Applications Included on the Companion CD-ROM
			Step 1: Install the JDK and Tomcat
			Step 2: Install MySQL
			Copy the WAR Files to the Tomcat webapps Directory
			Restart Tomcat
		Index