Jakarta Struts Cookbook

Jakarta Struts Cookbook

by Bill Siggelkow
Released February 2005
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9780596007713

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Book description

The Jakarta Struts Framework is a popular open source platform for building web applications from top to bottom with Java. While this popularity has led to a wealth of online and in-print documentation, developers still find themselves faced with a number of common tasks that are not clearly and succinctly explained.In these situations, programmers can now turn to the Jakarta Struts Cookbook an amazing collection of code solutions to common--and uncommon--problems encountered when working with the Struts Framework. Among many other recipes, this book explains how to:

  • display data in complex HTML tables
  • use JSP, the JSTL, and JavaScript in your user interface
  • define static and dynamic action forms
  • validate data and respond to errors
  • use Logging, Validation, and Exception Handling
  • integrate Struts with persistence frameworks like Hibernate and iBATIS
This look-up reference is just what today's time-pressed developers need. With solutions to real-world problems just a few page flips away, information is instantly available. And while the book's solutions focus on getting to the point, each recipe's discussion section imparts valuable concept and insight from a Struts veteran.The Jakarta Struts Cookbook is perfect for independent developers, large development teams, and everyone in between who wishes to use the Struts Framework to its fullest potential. Plus, it s completely up-to-date with the latest versions of Framework, so readers can be sure the information is viable.

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Table of contents

  1. A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
  2. Preface
    1. Audience
    2. Scope and Organization
    3. Assumptions This Book Makes
    4. Conventions Used in This Book
    5. Using Code Examples
    6. Comments and Questions
    7. Safari Enabled
    8. Acknowledgments
  3. 1. Getting Started: Enabling Struts Development
    1. Introduction
    2. 1.1. Downloading Struts
    3. 1.2. Deploying the Struts Example Application
    4. 1.3. Migrating from Struts 1.0 to Struts 1.1
    5. 1.4. Upgrading from Struts 1.1 to Struts 1.2
    6. 1.5. Converting JSP Applications to Struts
    7. 1.6. Managing Struts Configuration Files
    8. 1.7. Using Ant to Build and Deploy
    9. 1.8. Generating Struts Configuration Files Using XDoclet
  4. 2. Configuring Struts Applications
    1. Introduction
    2. 2.1. Using Plug-ins for Application Initialization
    3. 2.2. Eliminating Tag Library Declarations
    4. 2.3. Using Constants on JSPs
    5. 2.4. Using Multiple Struts Configuration Files
    6. 2.5. Factoring Your Application into Modules
    7. 2.6. Using Multiple Resource Bundles
    8. 2.7. Accessing Message Resources from a Database
    9. 2.8. Selectively Disabling Actions
  5. 3. User Interface
    1. Introduction
    2. 3.1. Using JSTL
    3. 3.2. Using the Struts-EL Tags
    4. 3.3. Displaying Indexed Properties
    5. 3.4. Using Indexed Properties on Forms
    6. 3.5. Using Indexed Properties in a JSTL Loop
    7. 3.6. Submitting a Form from an Image
    8. 3.7. Generating JavaScript on the Fly
    9. 3.8. Dynamically Changing Select Options Using JavaScript
    10. 3.9. Generating Dynamic Select List Options
    11. 3.10. Filtering Text Input
    12. 3.11. Generating a Set of Related Radio Buttons
    13. 3.12. Handling Unchecked Checkboxes
    14. 3.13. Handling Date Input Fields
    15. 3.14. Setting Tab Order
    16. 3.15. Generating URLs
    17. 3.16. Adding Request Parameters to a Link
    18. 3.17. Using Frames
    19. 3.18. Defeating Browser Caching
  6. 4. Tables, Sorting, and Grouping
    1. Introduction
    2. 4.1. Creating a Horizontal Bar Chart
    3. 4.2. Creating a Vertical Bar Chart
    4. 4.3. Alternating Table Row Colors
    5. 4.4. Sorting HTML Tables
    6. 4.5. Paging Tables
    7. 4.6. Using the Display Tag Library
  7. 5. Processing Forms
    1. Introduction
    2. 5.1. Creating Dynamic Action Forms
    3. 5.2. Setting DynaActionForm Initial Values
    4. 5.3. Using a List-Backed Form Property
    5. 5.4. Using a Map-Backed Form Property
    6. 5.5. Lazy Dynamic Action Forms
    7. 5.6. Populating Value Objects from ActionForms
    8. 5.7. Automatically Creating ActionForms
  8. 6. Leveraging Actions
    1. Introduction
    2. 6.1. Creating a Base Action
    3. 6.2. Relaying Actions
    4. 6.3. Returning the HTTP Response
    5. 6.4. Writing Thread-Safe Actions
    6. 6.5. Forwarding Requests
    7. 6.6. Including the Response from a Servlet or JSP
    8. 6.7. Changing the Current Module
    9. 6.8. Managing Related Operations from a Central Action
    10. 6.9. Submitting a Form from Localized Form Controls
    11. 6.10. Dispatching to Related Operations with Action Mappings
  9. 7. Execution Control
    1. Introduction
    2. 7.1. Performing Tasks at Application Startup
    3. 7.2. Tracking Client Sessions
    4. 7.3. Monitoring User Logins
    5. 7.4. Forwarding Users to Alternate Destinations
    6. 7.5. Forwarding Users to a Module
    7. 7.6. Creating a Wizard-Style Page Flow
    8. 7.7. Determining the Action Based on User Input
    9. 7.8. Using Wildcards in Action Paths
    10. 7.9. Preventing Double Form Submissions
    11. 7.10. Allowing Users to Upload Files
    12. 7.11. Displaying a File from the Server
  10. 8. Input Validation
    1. Introduction
    2. 8.1. Reusing Validator Attribute Values
    3. 8.2. Validating Using Regular Expressions
    4. 8.3. Validating Dependent Fields in Struts 1.1
    5. 8.4. Validating Dependent Fields in Struts 1.2
    6. 8.5. Validating an Indexed Property
    7. 8.6. Validating Dates
    8. 8.7. Validating Field Equality with a Custom Validator
    9. 8.8. Validating Field Equality in Struts 1.2
    10. 8.9. Validating Two or More Choices
    11. 8.10. Adding a Custom Validation to a Validator Form
    12. 8.11. Validating a Wizard Form
    13. 8.12. Localizing Validation Rules
  11. 9. Exception and Error Handling
    1. Introduction
    2. 9.1. Simplifying Exception Processing in an Action
    3. 9.2. Custom Processing for Declared Exceptions
    4. 9.3. Using Exception Error Codes
    5. 9.4. Using a Global Error Page
    6. 9.5. Reporting Errors and Messages from an Action
    7. 9.6. Formatting Error Messages
  12. 10. Connecting to the Data
    1. Introduction
    2. 10.1. Accessing JDBC Data Sources from an Action
    3. 10.2. Displaying Relational Data
    4. 10.3. Mapping SQL Data to Java Objects
    5. 10.4. Integrating Struts with Hibernate
    6. 10.5. Decoupling Your Application from External Services
    7. 10.6. Integrating Spring with Struts
    8. 10.7. Loading XML Data into Your Application
    9. 10.8. Refreshing Application Data
  13. 11. Security
    1. Introduction
    2. 11.1. Securing Actions Using a Base Action
    3. 11.2. Checking for User Login on Any Struts Reques t
    4. 11.3. Securing a JSP Page
    5. 11.4. Restricting Actions by Role
    6. 11.5. Implementing “Remember Me” Logins
    7. 11.6. Ensuring Security Across Your Entire Application
    8. 11.7. Allowing a User to Log in Automatically
    9. 11.8. Limiting Access for Specific URLs by Role
    10. 11.9. Letting the Container Manage Security
    11. 11.10. Mixing Application-Managed and Container-Managed Security
    12. 11.11. Configuring Actions to Require SSL
    13. 11.12. Limiting the Size of Uploaded Files
  14. 12. Internationalization
    1. Introduction
    2. 12.1. Detecting Browser Language Settings
    3. 12.2. Sharing Message Resources with JSTL
    4. 12.3. Using an Application-Wide Locale
    5. 12.4. Changing Locale on the Fly
    6. 12.5. Creating Localized Messages from an Action
    7. 12.6. Displaying Locale-Specific Text
    8. 12.7. Displaying Locale-Specific Images
    9. 12.8. Supporting Character Sets
    10. 12.9. Localizing Look and Feel
  15. 13. Testing and Debugging
    1. Introduction
    2. 13.1. Deploying an Application Automatically
    3. 13.2. Configuring Struts Logging
    4. 13.3. Adding Logging to Your Own Classes
    5. 13.4. Enabling Remote Debugging
    6. 13.5. Troubleshooting JSP Pages
    7. 13.6. Testing Your Actions with Mock Objects
    8. 13.7. Testing Your Actions in the Container
    9. 13.8. Testing Application Functionality
  16. 14. Tiles and Other Presentation Approaches
    1. Introduction
    2. 14.1. Reusing a Common Page Layout with Tiles
    3. 14.2. Extending Tile Definitions
    4. 14.3. Displaying Tiles Using a Struts Forward
    5. 14.4. Creating Tabbed Panes
    6. 14.5. Using Tiles for I18N
    7. 14.6. Using Tiles in a Modular Application
    8. 14.7. Reusing a Common Page Layout with SiteMesh
    9. 14.8. Integrating JavaServer Faces with Struts
    10. 14.9. Integrating Struts and Velocity
    11. 14.10. Integrating Struts and XSLT
  17. About the Author
  18. Colophon
  19. Copyright

Product information

  • Title: Jakarta Struts Cookbook
  • Author(s): Bill Siggelkow
  • Release date: February 2005
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9780596007713