What Does This Book Cover?

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