Head First Servlets and JSP, 2nd Edition

Chapter 14. Patterns and Struts: Enterprise Design Patterns

Someone has done this already. If you’re just starting to develop web applications in Java, you’re lucky. You get to exploit the collective wisdom of the tens of thousands of developers who’ve been down that road and got the t-shirt. Using both J2EE-specific and other design patterns, you can can simplify your code and your life. And the most significant design pattern for web apps, MVC, even has a wildly popular framework, Struts, that’ll help you craft a flexible, maintainable servlet Front Controller. You owe it to yourself to take advantage of everyone else’s work so that you can spend more time on the more important things in life (skiing, golf, salsa dancing, soccer, poker, playing the accordion...).

objectives

J2EE Patterns

11.1	Given a scenario description with a list of issues, select the one of the following patterns that would solve those issues: Intercepting Filter, Model-View-Controller, Front Controller, Service Locator, Business Delegate, and Transfer Object.
11.2	Match design patterns with statements describing potential benefits that accrue from the use of the pattern, for any of the following patterns: Intercepting Filter, Model-View-Controller, Front Controller, Service Locator, Business Delegate, and Transfer Object.

Coverage Notes:

The objectives in this section are covered completely in this chapter. No, make ...