Chapter 18. Using Struts with Enterprise JavaBeans

IN THIS CHAPTER

• EJBs Fit with Model Components

• Quick Review of EJB Technologies

• Using Different EJB Types with Struts

• A Struts/EJB Sample Application

• Conclusions

In many organizations and for many types of applications, it's common to use Enterprise JavaBeans (EJBs). EJBs are useful for isolating business logic, interfacing to databases, and many other types of applications ” especially those that can benefit from the services provided by EJB containers, such as transactional management and database connection pooling. Upcoming revisions to the EJB specifications will make it even easier to use EJBs to implement Web Services. As a technology, EJBs have matured significantly from where they began a few years ago.

This chapter examines how EJBs fit in the overall Struts framework. It offers design strategies as well as sample code to assist you in getting a Struts/EJB-based application off the ground quickly.