Apache Struts 2 Training

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Class Description

Class Overview

Struts 2, created through a joint effort of the WebWork and Struts communities, is an improved Struts framework for building Java EE web applications. This Struts 2 training class targets Java EE developers.

Class Goals

Learn the mechanics of the Struts 2 framework for building Java EE applications.
Learn to incorporate best practices for building applications with Struts 2.
Learn to work with Struts 2 actions.
Learn to use interceptors to add workflow.
Learn to build data-driven applications with Struts 2.
Learn to use tags to create views.
Learn to integrate Struts 2 with Spring and Hibernate/JPA.
Learn to extend Struts 2 with plug-ins.

Class Outline

Struts 2: the modern web application framework
1. Web applications: a quick study
2. Frameworks for web applications
3. The Struts 2 framework
Saying hello to Struts 2
1. Declarative architecture
2. A quick hello
3. HelloWorld using annotations
Working with Struts 2 actions
1. Introducing Struts 2 actions
2. Packaging your actions
3. Implementing actions
4. Transferring data onto objects
5. File uploading: a case study
Adding workflow with interceptors
1. Why intercept requests?
2. Interceptors in action
3. Surveying the built-in Struts 2 interceptors
4. Declaring interceptors
5. Building your own interceptor
Data transfer: OGNL and type conversion
1. Data transfer and type conversion: common tasks of the web application domain
2. OGNL and Struts 2
3. Built-in type converters
4. Customizing type conversion
Building a view: tags
1. Getting started
2. An overview of Struts tags
3. Data tags
4. Control tags
5. Miscellaneous tags
6. Using JSTL and other native tags
7. A brief primer for the OGNL expression language
UI component tags
1. Why we need UI component tags
2. Tags, templates, and themes
3. UI Component tag reference
Results in detail
1. Life after the action
2. Commonly used result types
3. JSP alternatives
4. Global results
Integrating with Spring and Hibernate/JPA
1. Why use Spring with Struts 2?
2. Adding Spring to Struts 2
3. Why use the Java Persistence API with Struts 2?
Exploring the validation framework
1. Getting familiar with the validation framework
2. Wiring your actions for validation
3. Writing a custom validator
4. Validation framework advanced topics
Understanding internationalization
1. The Struts 2 framework and Java i18n
2. A Struts 2 i18n demo
3. Struts 2 i18n: the details
4. Overriding the framework's default locale determination
Extending Struts 2 with plug-ins
1. Plug-in overview
2. Common plug-ins
3. Internal component system
4. Writing a breadcrumb plug-in
Best practices
1. Setting up your environment
2. Unit-testing your actions
3. Maximizing reuse
4. Advanced UI tag usage
Migration from Struts Classic
1. Translating Struts Classic knowledge
2. Converting by piecemeal
Advanced topics
1. Advanced action usage
2. Dynamic method invocation
3. Using tokens to prevent duplicate form submits
4. Displaying wait pages automatically
5. A single action for CRUD operations
6. Tiles and Struts 2

Class Materials

All students receive a course manual or book and all the class examples.

Students in private onsite classes will also receive:

Struts 2 in Action

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following areas is required:

Basic Java
Java EE

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