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Jakarta Struts Cookbook By Bill Siggelkow
February 2005
Pages: 526

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Chapter 1 Getting Started: Enabling Struts Development
1. Introduction
2. Downloading Struts
3. Deploying the Struts Example Application
4. Migrating from Struts 1.0 to Struts 1.1
5. Upgrading from Struts 1.1 to Struts 1.2
6. Converting JSP Applications to Struts
7. Managing Struts Configuration Files
8. Using Ant to Build and Deploy
9. Generating Struts Configuration Files Using XDoclet
Chapter 2 Configuring Struts Applications
1. Introduction
2. Using Plug-ins for Application Initialization
3. Eliminating Tag Library Declarations
4. Using Constants on JSPs
5. Using Multiple Struts Configuration Files
6. Factoring Your Application into Modules
7. Using Multiple Resource Bundles
8. Accessing Message Resources from a Database
9. Selectively Disabling Actions
Chapter 3 User Interface
1. Introduction
2. Using JSTL
3. Using the Struts-EL Tags
4. Displaying Indexed Properties
5. Using Indexed Properties on Forms
6. Using Indexed Properties in a JSTL Loop
7. Submitting a Form from an Image
8. Generating JavaScript on the Fly
9. Dynamically Changing Select Options Using JavaScript
10. Generating Dynamic Select List Options
11. Filtering Text Input
12. Generating a Set of Related Radio Buttons
13. Handling Unchecked Checkboxes
14. Handling Date Input Fields
15. Setting Tab Order
16. Generating URLs
17. Adding Request Parameters to a Link
18. Using Frames
19. Defeating Browser Caching
Chapter 4 Tables, Sorting, and Grouping
1. Introduction
2. Creating a Horizontal Bar Chart
3. Creating a Vertical Bar Chart
4. Alternating Table Row Colors
5. Sorting HTML Tables
6. Paging Tables
7. Using the Display Tag Library
Chapter 5 Processing Forms
1. Introduction
2. Creating Dynamic Action Forms
3. Setting DynaActionForm Initial Values
4. Using a List-Backed Form Property
5. Using a Map-Backed Form Property
6. Lazy Dynamic Action Forms
7. Populating Value Objects from ActionForms
8. Automatically Creating ActionForms
Chapter 6 Leveraging Actions
1. Introduction
2. Creating a Base Action
3. Relaying Actions
4. Returning the HTTP Response
5. Writing Thread-Safe Actions
6. Forwarding Requests
7. Including the Response from a Servlet or JSP
8. Changing the Current Module
9. Managing Related Operations from a Central Action
10. Submitting a Form from Localized Form Controls
11. Dispatching to Related Operations with Action Mappings
Chapter 7 Execution Control
1. Introduction
2. Performing Tasks at Application Startup
3. Tracking Client Sessions
4. Monitoring User Logins
5. Forwarding Users to Alternate Destinations
6. Forwarding Users to a Module
7. Creating a Wizard-Style Page Flow
8. Determining the Action Based on User Input
9. Using Wildcards in Action Paths
10. Preventing Double Form Submissions
11. Allowing Users to Upload Files
12. Displaying a File from the Server
Chapter 8 Input Validation
1. Introduction
2. Reusing Validator Attribute Values
3. Validating Using Regular Expressions
4. Validating Dependent Fields in Struts 1.1
5. Validating Dependent Fields in Struts 1.2
6. Validating an Indexed Property
7. Validating Dates
8. Validating Field Equality with a Custom Validator
9. Validating Field Equality in Struts 1.2
10. Validating Two or More Choices
11. Adding a Custom Validation to a Validator Form
12. Validating a Wizard Form
13. Localizing Validation Rules
Chapter 9 Exception and Error Handling
1. Introduction
2. Simplifying Exception Processing in an Action
3. Custom Processing for Declared Exceptions
4. Using Exception Error Codes
5. Using a Global Error Page
6. Reporting Errors and Messages from an Action
7. Formatting Error Messages
Chapter 10 Connecting to the Data
1. Introduction
2. Accessing JDBC Data Sources from an Action
3. Displaying Relational Data
4. Mapping SQL Data to Java Objects
5. Integrating Struts with Hibernate
6. Decoupling Your Application from External Services
7. Integrating Spring with Struts
8. Loading XML Data into Your Application
9. Refreshing Application Data
Chapter 11 Security
1. Introduction
2. Securing Actions Using a Base Action
3. Checking for User Login on Any Struts Reques t
4. Securing a JSP Page
5. Restricting Actions by Role
6. Implementing "Remember Me" Logins
7. Ensuring Security Across Your Entire Application
8. Allowing a User to Log in Automatically
9. Limiting Access for Specific URLs by Role
10. Letting the Container Manage Security
11. Mixing Application-Managed and Container-Managed Security
12. Configuring Actions to Require SSL
13. Limiting the Size of Uploaded Files
Chapter 12 Internationalization
1. Introduction
2. Detecting Browser Language Settings
3. Sharing Message Resources with JSTL
4. Using an Application-Wide Locale
5. Changing Locale on the Fly
6. Creating Localized Messages from an Action
7. Displaying Locale-Specific Text
8. Displaying Locale-Specific Images
9. Supporting Character Sets
10. Localizing Look and Feel
Chapter 13 Testing and Debugging
1. Introduction
2. Deploying an Application Automatically
3. Configuring Struts Logging
4. Adding Logging to Your Own Classes
5. Enabling Remote Debugging
6. Troubleshooting JSP Pages
7. Testing Your Actions with Mock Objects
8. Testing Your Actions in the Container
9. Testing Application Functionality
Chapter 14 Tiles and Other Presentation Approaches
1. Introduction
2. Reusing a Common Page Layout with Tiles
3. Extending Tile Definitions
4. Displaying Tiles Using a Struts Forward
5. Creating Tabbed Panes
6. Using Tiles for I18N
7. Using Tiles in a Modular Application
8. Reusing a Common Page Layout with SiteMesh
9. Integrating JavaServer Faces with Struts
10. Integrating Struts and Velocity
11. Integrating Struts and XSLT

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started: Enabling Struts Development

Introduction

Downloading Struts

Deploying the Struts Example Application

Migrating from Struts 1.0 to Struts 1.1

Upgrading from Struts 1.1 to Struts 1.2

Converting JSP Applications to Struts

Managing Struts Configuration Files

Using Ant to Build and Deploy

Generating Struts Configuration Files Using XDoclet

Chapter 2 Configuring Struts Applications

Introduction

Using Plug-ins for Application Initialization

Eliminating Tag Library Declarations

Using Constants on JSPs

Using Multiple Struts Configuration Files

Factoring Your Application into Modules

Using Multiple Resource Bundles

Accessing Message Resources from a Database

Selectively Disabling Actions

Chapter 3 User Interface

Introduction

Using JSTL

Using the Struts-EL Tags

Displaying Indexed Properties

Using Indexed Properties on Forms

Using Indexed Properties in a JSTL Loop

Submitting a Form from an Image

Generating JavaScript on the Fly

Dynamically Changing Select Options Using JavaScript

Generating Dynamic Select List Options

Filtering Text Input

Generating a Set of Related Radio Buttons

Handling Unchecked Checkboxes

Handling Date Input Fields

Setting Tab Order

Generating URLs

Adding Request Parameters to a Link

Using Frames

Defeating Browser Caching

Chapter 4 Tables, Sorting, and Grouping

Introduction

Creating a Horizontal Bar Chart

Creating a Vertical Bar Chart

Alternating Table Row Colors

Sorting HTML Tables

Paging Tables

Using the Display Tag Library

Chapter 5 Processing Forms

Introduction

Creating Dynamic Action Forms

Setting DynaActionForm Initial Values

Using a List-Backed Form Property

Using a Map-Backed Form Property

Lazy Dynamic Action Forms

Populating Value Objects from ActionForms

Automatically Creating ActionForms

Chapter 6 Leveraging Actions

Introduction

Creating a Base Action

Relaying Actions

Returning the HTTP Response

Writing Thread-Safe Actions

Forwarding Requests

Including the Response from a Servlet or JSP

Changing the Current Module

Managing Related Operations from a Central Action

Submitting a Form from Localized Form Controls

Dispatching to Related Operations with Action Mappings

Chapter 7 Execution Control

Introduction

Performing Tasks at Application Startup

Tracking Client Sessions

Monitoring User Logins

Forwarding Users to Alternate Destinations

Forwarding Users to a Module

Creating a Wizard-Style Page Flow

Determining the Action Based on User Input

Using Wildcards in Action Paths