| Struts-based web sites are built from the ground up to be easily modifiable & maintainable, and internationalization & flexibility of design are deeply rooted. Struts uses the Model-View-Controller design pattern to enforce a strict separation between processing logic & presentation logic, and enables efficient object re-use.
The book is written as a structured tutorial, with each chapter building on the last. The book begins by introducing the architecture of a Struts application in terms of the Model-View-Controller pattern. Having explained how to install Jakarta and Struts, the book then goes straight into an initial implementation of the book store. The well structured code of the book store application is explained & related simply to the architectural issues.
Custom Actions, internationalization & the possibilities offered by Taglibs are covered early to illustrate the power & flexibility inherent in the framework. The bookstore application is then enhanced in functionality & quality through the addition of logging & configuration data, and well-crafted forms. At each stage of enhancement, the design issues are laid out succinctly, then the implementation explained.
This combination of theory & practical example lays a solid understanding of both the principles & the practice of building Struts applications. | |
