Jakarta Struts For Dummies®

* Shows Java Web developers how to develop Java-based Web applications using the popular open source Jakarta Struts framework* Sun Microsystems estimates that there are three million Java developers* According to the Apache Software Foundation, Struts is rapidly growing in popularity among the Java community and is used by a number of high-profile companies, including Ford, McDonald's, Citigroup, Bank of America, and Federal Express* Provides a quick "jump-start" application to get novices up and running in a hurry* Examines the Model-View-Controller design paradigm, exception handling, plug-ins, tag libraries, and use of tiles to create Web pages* After laying the groundwork, the authors apply the specifics of the Struts framework to a real-life, browser-based Web application that can be modified for other types of data collections* Other topics include using Java Server Faces (JSF) with Struts, handling and validating application errors, securing Struts applications, and managing databases to store data for Struts applications