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Strut your stuff with this completely up-to-date guide Struts guru James Holmes has completely revised and updated his definitive, bestselling Struts volume. You will get soup-to-nuts coverage of Struts 1.3, the latest version of the framework used to create flexible, high-performance web applications. The book features insider tips, tricks, and techniques to make Struts applications sizzle.

Acknowledgments

xxi

Part I The Struts Framework

An Introduction to Struts

(8)

A Brief History of Web Application Development

(2)

Two Development Models

(1)

Model 1 Architecture Overview

(1)

Model 2 Architecture Overview

(1)

A Closer Look at the Model-View-Controller Architecture

(1)

Model Components

(1)

View Components

(1)

Controller Components

(1)

Enter Struts

(1)

The Evolution of Struts

(1)

Struts Is Open Source

(1)

Basic Components of Struts

(2)

Base Framework

(1)

JSP Tag Libraries

(1)

Tiles Plugin

(1)

Validator Plugin

(1)

Acquiring Struts

(1)

What You Get (Binary)

(1)

What You Get (Source)

(1)

Getting Started with Struts

(1)

Building a Simple Struts Application

(30)

Application Overview

(21)

The Mini HR Application Files

(2)

index.jsp

(2)

search.jsp

(6)

SearchForm.java

(2)

SearchAction.java

(2)

EmployeeSearchService.java

(2)

Employee.java

(1)

web.xml

(1)

struts-config.xml

(3)

MessageResources.properties

(1)

Compiling, Packaging, and Running the Application

(6)

Downloading and Installing Struts and Tomcat

(1)

Compiling the Application

(2)

Packaging the Application

(1)

Running the Application

(3)

Understanding the Flow of Execution

(3)

The Model Layer

(6)

What Is the Model?

(1)

Model Layer Breakdown

(1)

Struts and the Model

(2)

Using BeanUtils to Transfer Data to Model Classes

(2)

Reviewing the Model Layer of the Mini HR Application

(3)

The View Layer

(18)

Struts and the View Layer

(13)

JSP Pages

(1)

Form Beans

(9)

JSP Tag Libraries

(1)

Resource Bundles

(2)

Reviewing the View Layer of the Mini HR Application

(4)

Alternative View Technologies

(1)

The Controller Layer

(24)

Struts and the Controller Layer

(1)

The ActionServlet Class

(1)

The Request Processing Engine

(4)

Jakarta Commons Chain-Based Request Processing

(1)

RequestProcessor Class-Based Processing

(2)

The Action Class

(14)

Retrieving Values from Form Beans

(2)

Customizing the Response from an Action

(1)

Struts' Built-in Actions

(12)

The ActionForward Class

(1)

Reviewing the Controller Layer of the Mini HR Application

(3)

Validator

(42)

Validator Overview

(1)

Using Validator

(29)

Enabling the Validator Plugin

(1)

Creating Form Beans

(3)

Configuring validator-rules.xml

(1)

Configuring the Application Resource Bundle File

(2)

Configuring validation.xml

(5)

Using Validator's Included Validations

102

(14)

Enabling Client-Side Validations

116

(3)

Creating Custom Validations

119

(5)

Creating a Validation Method

119

(2)

Adding a New Validation Rule

121

(2)

Adding New Validation Definitions

123

(1)

Adding Messages to the MessageResources.properties File

124

(1)

Internationalizing Validations

124

(2)

Adding Validator to the Mini HR Application

126

(5)

Change SearchForm to Extend ValidatorForm

126

(1)

Create a validation.xml File

127

(1)

Add the Validator Plugin to the struts-config.xml File

128

(1)

Add Validation Error Messages to the MessageResources.properties File

129

(1)

Compile, Package, and Run the Updated Application

129

(2)

Tiles

131

(30)

Tiles Overview

133

(1)

Using Tiles

133

(7)

Enabling the Tiles Plugin

133

(1)

Creating Tiles Definitions

134

(4)

Creating Layout JSPs and Using the Tiles Tag Library

138

(1)

Creating Content JSPs

138

(1)

Using the Tiles Definitions

139

(1)

Handling Relative URLS with Tiles

140

(1)

Internationalizing Tiles

140

(3)

Using the Tiles Tag Library

143

(1)

The Tiles Tag Library Tags

143

(10)

The add Tag

145

(1)

The definition Tag

146

(1)

The getAsString Tag

147

(1)

The importAttribute Tag

147

(1)

The initComponentDefinitions Tag

148

(1)

The insert Tag

148

(2)

The put Tag

150

(1)

The putList Tag

151

(1)

The useAttribute Tag

152

(1)

Adding Tiles to the Mini HR Application

153

(8)

Create Layout JSPs

153

(2)

Update Existing JSPs to Work with Layouts

155

(2)

Create a tiles-defs.xml Tiles Configuration File

157

(1)

Update the struts-config.xml Struts Configuration File

158

(2)

Repackage and Run the Updated Application

160

(1)

Declarative Exception Handling

161

(12)

Configuring Struts' Exception Handler

161

(2)

Exception Handling for Committed Responses

162

(1)

Creating a Custom Exception Handler

163

(3)

Create a New Exception Handler Class

164

(2)

Add New Exception Handler Definitions to the Application's Struts Configuration File

166

(1)

Adding Declarative Exception Handling to the Mini HR Application

166

(7)

Create an Application Exception Class

167

(1)

Update SearchAction to Throw an Application Exception

167

(1)

Set Up an Exception Handler in the struts-config.xml Configuration File

168

(2)

Create an Exception Handler JSP

170

(1)

Add an Exception Error Message to the MessageResources.properties File

170

(1)

Recompile, Repackage, and Run the Updated Application

171

(2)

Struts Modules

173

(14)

Using Modules

174

(3)

Creating a Struts Configuration File for Each Module

174

(1)

Configuring the web.xml Deployment Descriptor for Modules

175

(1)

Configuring Links to Access Module-Specific JSPs

176

(1)

Using Validator with Modules

177

(1)

Using Tiles with Modules

177

(1)

Converting the Mini HR Application to Use Modules

178

(9)

Set Up Module Directories and Files

179

(1)

Create a Struts Configuration File for Each Module

180

(1)

Update the Application's web.xml Deployment Descriptor File

181

(2)

Update the index.jsp File to Link to Each of the Modules

183

(1)

Repackage and Run the Updated Application

183

(4)

Part II Applying Struts

Internationalizing Struts Applications

187

(14)

Understanding Java's Internationalization Support

187

(3)

The java.util.Locale Class

188

(1)

The java.util.ResourceBundle Class

189

(1)

The java.text.MessageFormat Class

190

(1)

Understanding Struts' Internationalization Support

190

(4)

Locale

191

(1)

Message Resources

191

(2)

Struts' Tag Library Support for Internationalization

193

(1)

Internationalizing the Mini HR Application

194

(1)

Add Entries for All Application Text to the MessageResources.properties Resource Bundle File

195

(1)

Create a Spanish Version of the MessageResources.properties File

195

(1)

Update JSPs to Retrieve All Application Text from the MessageResources.properties File

196

(2)

Repackage and Run the Updated Application

198

(3)

Securing Struts Applications

201

(24)

Levels of Security

201

(3)

Providing Secure Communications

201

(1)

Authentication and Authorization

202

(1)

Role-Based Access Control

202

(1)

Container- vs. Application-Managed Security

202

(2)

Using Container-Managed Security

204

(7)

205

(5)

Container-Managed Secure Transport

210

(1)

Application-Managed Security

211

(14)

Creating a Security Service

211

(10)

Integrating Struts with SSL

221

(4)

Testing Struts Applications

225

(26)

Types of Testing

225

(1)

Unit Testing

225

(1)

Functional Testing

226

(1)

System Testing

226

(1)

Unit Testing Struts Applications

226

(14)

Testing the Model

227

(3)

Testing Controller Behavior

230

(8)

Testing the View

238

(2)

Use-Case-Driven Testing

240

(5)

Creating Test Cases

241

(1)

Using Canoo WebTest

242

(3)

Testing Application Performance

245

(6)

Part III The Struts Tag Libraries

The HTML Tag Library

251

(60)

Understanding Variables and Scope in JSP Pages

251

(1)

Using the HTML Tag Library

252

(1)

The HTML Tag Library Tags

253

(54)

The base Tag

255

(1)

The button Tag

256

(1)

The cancel Tag

257

(2)

The checkbox Tag

259

(1)

The errors Tag

260

(2)

The file Tag

262

(2)

The form Tag

264

(2)

The frame Tag

266

(4)

The hidden Tag

270

(1)

The html Tag

271

(1)

The image Tag

272

(2)

The img Tag

274

(4)

The javascript Tag

278

(2)

The link Tag

280

(3)

The messages Tag

283

(2)

The multibox Tag

285

(2)

The option Tag

287

(1)

The options Tag

287

(2)

The optionsCollection Tag

289

(1)

The password Tag

290

(2)

The radio Tag

292

(2)

The reset Tag

294

(2)

The rewrite Tag

296

(3)

The select Tag

299

(2)

The submit Tag

301

(1)

The text Tag

302

(2)

The textarea Tag

304

(3)

The xhtml Tag

307

(1)

Common Tag Attributes

307

(4)

The Bean Tag Library

311

(22)

Understanding Variables and Scope in JSPs

311

(1)

Using the Bean Tag Library

312

(1)

The Bean Tag Library Tags

313

(20)

The cookie Tag

314

(2)

The define Tag

316

(2)

The header Tag

318

(2)

The include Tag

320

(1)

The message Tag

321

(2)

The page Tag

323

(1)

The parameter Tag

324

(2)

The resource Tag

326

(1)

The size Tag

327

(2)

The struts Tag

329

(2)

The write Tag

331

(2)

The Logic Tag Library

333

(40)

Understanding Variables and Scope in JSPs

333

(1)

Using the Logic Tag Library

334

(1)

The Logic Tag Library Tags

335

(38)

The empty Tag

337

(1)

The equal Tag

338

(2)

The forward Tag

340

(1)

The greaterEqual Tag

341

(2)

The greaterThan Tag

343

(2)

The iterate Tag

345

(3)

The lessEqual Tag

348

(2)

The lessThan Tag

350

(2)

The match Tag

352

(3)

The messagesNotPresent Tag

355

(1)

The messagesPresent Tag

356

(1)

The notEmpty Tag

356

(1)

The notEqual Tag

357

(3)

The notMatch Tag

360

(2)

The notPresent Tag

362

(3)

The present Tag

365

(2)

The redirect Tag

367

(6)

The Nested Tag Library

373

(8)

Understanding Object Nesting in Struts

373

(1)

Using the Nested Tag Library

374

(1)

The Nested Tag Library Tags

375

(6)

The nest Tag

377

(1)

The root Tag

378

(1)

The writeNesting Tag

379

(2)

Using JSTL with Struts

381

(18)

JSTL Overview

381

(6)

The JSTL Expression Language

382

(3)

The JSTL Tag Libraries

385

(2)

Using JSTL with Struts

387

(12)

JSTL Replacement Examples

389

(3)

Using the Struts EL Tag Libraries

392

(1)

The Struts EL Tag Library Tags

393

(6)

Part IV Struts Configuration Files

The Struts Configuration File

399

(20)

Understanding XML DTDs

399

(1)

Configuring the web.xml Deployment Descriptor

400

(1)

The Struts Configuration File Tags

401

(16)

The action Tag

402

(3)

The action-mappings Tag

405

(1)

The controller Tag

405

(3)

The exception Tag

408

(1)

The form-bean Tag

409

(1)

The form-beans Tag

410

(1)

The form-property Tag

411

(1)

The forward Tag

412

(1)

The global-exceptions Tag

413

(1)

The global-forwards Tag

413

(1)

The message-resources Tag

414

(1)

The plug-in Tag

415

(1)

The set-property Tag

416

(1)

The struts-config Tag

416

(1)

Metadata Tags

417

(1)

Editing Struts Configuration Files with Struts Console

417

(2)

The Tiles Configuration File

419

(10)

Understanding XML DTDs

419

(1)

Enabling the Tiles Plugin

420

(1)

The Tiles Configuration File Tags

421

(6)

The add Tag

422

(1)

The bean Tag

422

(1)

The definition Tag

423

(1)

The item Tag

424

(1)

The put Tag

425

(1)

The putList Tag

425

(1)

The set-property Tag

426

(1)

The tiles-definitions Tag

427

(1)

Metadata Tags

427

(1)

Editing Tiles Configuration Files with Struts Console

428

(1)

The Validator Configuration Files

429

(18)

Two Configuration Files

429

(1)

Understanding XML DTDs

430

(1)

Enabling the Validator Plugin

430

(1)

The Validator Configuration File Tags

431

(12)

The arg Tag

432

(1)

The constant Tag

433

(1)

The constant-name Tag

434

(1)

The constant-value Tag

434

(1)

The field Tag

434

(1)

The form Tag

435

(1)

The form-validation Tag

436

(1)

The formset Tag

436

(2)

The global Tag

438

(1)

The javascript Tag

438

(1)

The msg Tag

439

(1)

The validator Tag

440

(1)

The var Tag

441

(1)

The var-jstype Tag

442

(1)

The var-name Tag

442

(1)

The var-value Tag

443

(1)

Editing Validator Configuration Files with Struts Console

443

(4)

Part V Struts Extensions

Struts Scripting

447

(10)

Bean Scripting Framework Overview

447

(1)

Struts Scripting Overview

448

(1)

Using Struts Scripting

448

(5)

Adding the Struts Scripting .jar Files and Properties File to the Application

449

(1)

Creating Script-Based Actions

450

(1)

Configuring Script-Based Actions in the Application's Struts Configuration File

450

(1)

Predefined Scripting Variables

451

(2)

Using Struts Scripting with the Mini HR Application

453

(4)

Add the Struts Scripting .jar Files and Properties File to the Application

454

(1)

Convert SearchAction to a Groovy Script

454

(1)

Configure the struts-config.xml File

455

(1)

Repackage and Run the Updated Application

456

(1)

The Struts-Faces Integration Library

457

(28)

JSF Overview

457

(1)

Struts-Faces Library Overview

457

(1)

Supported Versions of Struts

458

(1)

Supported Versions of JSF

458

(1)

Using the Struts-Faces Library

458

(4)

Adding the Required .jar Files to the Application

459

(1)

Adding a Servlet Definition for the JSF Controller Servlet to the web.xml File

459

(1)

Configuring Struts to Use a Custom Struts-Faces Request Processor

460

(1)

Using the Struts-Faces and JSF Tag Library Tags to Create JSF-Based User Interfaces

460

(1)

Configuring Forward and Action Definitions in the Application's Struts Configuration File

461

(1)

Known Limitations

461

(1)

The Struts-Faces Tag Library Tags

462

(15)

The base Tag

463

(1)

The commandLink Tag

464

(3)

The errors Tag

467

(2)

The form Tag

469

(1)

The html Tag

470

(1)

The javascript Tag

471

(2)

The loadMessages Tag

473

(1)

The message Tag

474

(2)

The stylesheet Tag

476

(1)

The write Tag

476

(1)

Using the Struts-Faces Library with the Mini HR Application

477

(8)

Add a JSF Implementation's and JSTL .jar Files to the Application

478

(1)

Add a Servlet Definition for the JSF Controller Servlet to the web.xml File

478

(2)

Configure the struts-config.xml File

480

(1)

Update Existing JSPs to Use the Struts-Faces and JSF Tag Library Tags

481

(2)

Repackage and Run the Updated Application

483

(2)

Using AJAX with Struts

485

(12)

AJAX Overview

485

(1)

Integrating AJAX with the Mini HR Application

486

(11)

Add getEmployeeCount() to EmployeeSearchService

486

(1)

Create a CountAction Class

487

(1)

Configure the CountAction Class in the struts-config.xml File

488

(1)

Update search.jsp to Use AJAX

489

(3)

Recompile, Repackage, and Run the Updated Application

492

(5)

Part VI Appendixes

Struts Console Quick Reference

497

(18)

Supported Configuration Files

498

(2)

Acquiring and Installing Struts Console

500

(1)

Using Struts Console as a Stand-Alone Application

500

(1)

Using Struts Console Inside Borland JBuilder

501

(2)

Using Struts Console Inside Eclipse

503

(2)

Using Struts Console Inside IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere

505

(2)

Using Struts Console Inside IntelliJ IDEA

507

(2)

Using Struts Console Inside NetBeans and Sun Java Studio

509

(2)

Using Struts Console Inside Oracle JDeveloper

511

(2)

Configuring the Struts Console Output Options

513

(2)

Third-Party Struts Extensions

515

(2)

Strecks

515

(1)

SSLFXT

515

(1)

Struts Menu

516

(1)

displaytag

516

(1)

stxx

516

(1)

formdef

516

(1)

Struts Layout

516

(1)

Struts Console

516

(1)

Index

517

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Struts: The Complete Reference, 2nd Edition

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