N

M

mapped properties, 57

MappingDispatchAction class, 82–84

mask validation, 111–112

match tag, 352–355

maxlength validation, 112

McClanahan, Craig R., 7, 8

message resources, 191–193

message tag, 321–323, 474–475

MessageFormat class, 190

message-resources tag, 414–415

MessageResources.properties, 32

messages tag, 283–285

messagesNotPresent tag, 355

messagesPresent tag, 356

metadata tags, 417, 427

Mini HR sample application

adding declarative exception handling to, 166–171

adding Tiles to, 153–160

adding Validator to, 126–129

application files, 11–13

compiling, 33–35

Controller layer, 86–87

converting to use modules, 178–184

Employee.java, 27

EmployeeSearchService.java, 25–27

flow of execution, 38–39

index.jsp, 13–15

integrating AJAX with, 486–493

internationalizing, 194–200

MessageResources.properties, 32

Model layer, 44–46

overview, 11

packaging, 35

recompiling, repackaging, and running with AJAX, 492–493

running, 35–37

SearchAction.java, 23–25

SearchForm.java, 21–23

search.jsp, 15–20, 489–492

struts-config.xml, 29–32, 488–489

using Struts Scripting with, 453–456

using the Struts-Faces Integration Library with, 477–483

View layer, 60–64

web.xml, 28–29

Welcome File list, 29

minlength validation, 112–113

Model layer

of the Mini HR sample application, 44–46

overview, 41

and Struts, 42–44

sublayers, 41–42

using BeanUtils to transfer data to Model classes, 42–44

Model-View-Controller architecture. See MVC architecture

modules

configuring links to access module-

specific JSPs, 176–177

configuring the web.xml deployment descriptor, 175–176

converting the Mini HR application to use modules, 178–184

creating a Struts configuration file for each module, 180–181

creating Struts configuration files for, 174–175

overview, 173–174

setting up module directories and files, 179–180

updating the index.jsp file to link to each module, 183

using Tiles with, 177–178

using Validator with, 177

msg tag, 439–440

multibox tag, 285–286

multiple configuration files, support for, 173–174

MVC architecture

controller components, 6

Controller layer, 65–87

model components, 6

Model layer, 41–46

overview, 5–6

view components, 6

View layer, 47–64