Part 3. Client-side Spring

Now that you’ve seen how to build the business layer of a Spring application, it’s time to put a face on it.

In chapter 13, “Handling web requests,” you’ll learn the basics of using Spring MVC, a web framework built on the principles of the Spring Framework. You’ll discover Spring MVC’s vast selection of controllers for handling web requests and see how to transparently bind request parameters to your business objects while providing validation and error handling at the same time.

Once a request has been handled, you’ll likely want to show the results to the user. Chapter 14, “Rendering web views,” will pick up where chapter 13 left off by showing you how to match controller output to JSP, Velocity, and FreeMarker views. ...

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