Struts: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) - Softcover

Holmes, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072231319 ISBN 13: 9780072231311

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2004

Synopsis

This is the only book on the market that covers every aspect of the Struts framework, and is destined to become the flagship title in the generation of books aimed at Struts 1.1. Written for any of the more than four million Java programmers charged with developing Web applications, this book gives the reader complete coverage of Struts, including a comprehensive tutorial, in-depth coverage of the Struts API, config files, tag library, and application development using Struts. Strutting his stuff, author James Holmes' direct association with Struts and his presence in the Struts community will drive sales to this book.

About this title

About the Author

James Holmes (Atlanta, GA) develops server-side applications for complex transactional environments, such as for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games (when he was 16!), Checkfree, and IBM. Oracle Magazine awarded Holmes’ the prestigious Java Developer of the Year in November 2002 for his work with the Struts Framework & Jdeveloper. Holmes was among 17 other developers worldwide in their StarSelect campaign for OracleWorld 2003 (he was recently in San Francisco to be filmed for the event)―where he spoke on Java development. James is a committer on the Struts project, meaning he is one of a small number of people that direct the development and future of Struts. James is also the creator of the most popular Struts tool: the Struts Console. James’ first book project was as co-author of The Art of Java with Herb Schildt.

From the Back Cover

The Ultimate Struts Resource! Covers Struts 1.2

Use the Struts framework to create flexible, high-performance, business-oriented Web applications that use Java servlets and JavaServer Pages. James Holmes, a committer on the Struts project, provides a comprehensive Struts tutorial that gets you started building real-world applications as quickly as possible. He offers in-depth coverage of the MVC architecture, Validators, Tiles, modules, the Struts Tag Libraries, and JSTL. You'll also get details on securing and testing your applications as well as expert tips and techniques on how to make a Struts application sizzle.

-Understand the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture
-Take advantage of the built-in validation interface
-Create and reuse a Tiles JSP layout
-Configure and use Struts' declarative exception handler
-Set up and use modules in your applications
-Use the HTML, Bean, Logic, and Nested Tag Libraries
-Use the JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL)
-Work with the Struts, Tiles, and Validator configuration files
-Secure your Struts applications
-Perform a variety of unit tests on Struts applications

Author:
James Holmes, a committer on the Struts project, is the creator of the most popular Struts tool, the Struts Console. In 2002, Oracle Magazine gave him the prestigious Java Developer of the Year award for his work with the Struts framework and JDeveloper.
Editor: Herb Schildt is the world's number-one programming author. He is an authority on the C, C++, Java, and C# programming languages, and a master Windows programmer. His books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been translated into all major foreign languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0072231319
• ISBN 13: 9780072231311
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 528