The Struts framework is based on a classic Model-View-Controller (MVC) design paradigm that combines Java servlets, Java Server Pages (JSP), custom tags, and message resources into a unified framework. Jakarta Struts For Dummies will get you up and running with Struts in a hurry, so you can

• Control the business logic of your applications
• Design the view for JavaServer Pages
• Validate data
• Use tiles to dynamically create pages
• Secure and troubleshoot your applications, and more

Jakarta Struts saves you coding time and helps you create an extensible development environment. Jakarta Struts For Dummies provides the information you need when you need it, and even lets you get your feet wet right away by creating a special “jump start” application in Part I. Jakarta Struts For Dummies helps you

• Understand and apply the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern
• Integrate Struts into a Web application environment
• Use tag libraries to simplify your JSP pages
• Maintain control with effective security features
• Internationalize Web applications with a feature that creates easy-to-update text content, so international viewers can see pages in their own languages
• Represent all types of data, from one or two items to a huge and complex database
• Extend Jakarta’s functionality with plug-ins
• Use logging to help you troubleshoot an application

Loaded with tips, examples, and explanatory sidebars, this plain-English guide to Jakarta Struts will have you creating Web applications with Struts before you can say “Java”.* 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