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Struts - Web Enterprise Workshop with Jakarta Struts

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Struts - Web Enterprise Workshop with Jakarta Struts Course Overview

Course Code:	JAV0060
Price:	£1750
Duration:	4 Days - custom / on-site options available - please call.
Date:
Who should attend:	Experienced Java programmers who require the skills to develop Web Based applications using the Struts framework.
Prerequisite Skills:	Programming experience with Java is essential. Knowledge of internet technologies helpful (e.g. JSP, Servlets, HTML)

Jakarta Struts is one of the most popular and powerful framework for developing JSP applications. In this Struts training course, experienced Java developers learn how to use Struts and the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern to build scalable, maintainable data-driven Web Applications.

Course Content

This course has been developed for real-world, commercial scenarios by our expert instructors. See below for detailed syllabus. If you have a technical question, please email

What you will learn

1. How to install and set up the Struts framework with Tomcat.
2. How to design and implement a well structured Struts based web application.
3. How to implement and configure your own Struts components.
5. How to provide complex data validation on both the client and the server.
6. How Struts custom tag libraries simplify the development process.
7. How to utilise advanced features such as Validators, Templates
    and Internationalisation.

Hands On Exercises

The delegates will have hands-on experience of building Struts applications, including:

1. Implementing a simple form based web application with JSPs and Struts.
2. Using the Struts custom tag libraries to further improve the structure and maintainability of the application.
3. Design and implement a complex Wizard style application - including techniques for detecting illegal navigation from user.
4. Automating data validation with the Validator plug-in.
5. Template based page generation with the Tiles plug-in.
6. Internationalization of a web application.
8.Integration of Servlets, JSPs and EJBs to form a complete online J2EE application

Struts - Web Enterprise Workshop with Jakarta Struts Training Course Outline

An Overview

Architecting Web Applications
Motivation for Struts
The Struts Architecture
Capabilities and Advantages of Struts

Web Application Fundamentals

HTTP the stateless protocol
Markup languages HTML & XML
The Servlet API
Generating content with JSPs
Managing user sessions

Installing Struts

The Struts application structure
Mapping HTTP requests to User Actions
Running and testing Struts for the first time

Architecting J2EE Web Applications

JSP Model 1 architecture: Page Centric
JSP Model 2 architecture: MVC
The Front Controller design pattern
Managing the Data Tier

Designing a Struts application

Controlling the Users workflow
Identifying User Actions
Managing Data Requirements

Creating Actions

The purpose of Actions
Implementing the execute method
Indicating outcome of Actions
Directing the User's Workflow
Design considerations

The purpose of ActionForms

Defining ActionForms
Using the reset and validate methods
Using DynaActionForms

Error Handling

Signal that an error has occurred
Feeding errors back to the User

Struts HTML Tag Libraries

Generating HTML content
Form processing tags
Check box/radio button tags
Drop down and select/option list tags
Input validation and form errors
File uploading

Struts Bean Tag Libraries

Accessing the Servlet Context
Accessing Java resources
Accessing Bean properties

Struts Logic Tag Libraries

Conditional display based on a value
Tags that match substrings
Tags that control iteration
Test for the absence/presence of values
Tags that transfer control

Implementing a Web Wizard

Design Patterns for Web Wizards
Advanced data handling techniques
Advanced workflow management
Complex User navigation tips and tricks

Validating Input Data

Declarative approach
Using Struts Validator
Configuring the Validator
Specifying validation rules
Client side validation

Using Page Templates

Advantages of templates
Installing the Tiles plug-in
Using The Tiles Custom Tag library
Configuring a Struts Application

Configuring your Web Server

Examining struts-config.xml
Specifying message resource bundles

Internationalisation

Specifying a resource bundle
Generating locale specific messages

Building Testing and Debugging

Integrating with Jakarta's Ant build tool
Logging mechanisms for debugging
Load testing & Unit testing

Struts in the "big picture"

Accessing data sources (JDBC, EJB, JDO)
Generating content dynamically
Applying XSLT transformations
Generating other output formats (e.g. PDF)

Hibernate overview

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