Introduction to Apache Struts 2 Course

Course Summary

The Introduction to Apache Struts 2 training course is designed to demonstrate the basics of Apache Struts 2.

The course begins with exploring the leading Model-View-Controller (MVC) web development framework for Java. Next, it explores core struts concepts and then quickly moves into advanced concepts, like bindings and validations. The course concludes with a competitive survey of other MVC-based frameworks like JavaServer Faces (JSF) framework, Spring MVC, and Wicket.

Prerequisites: Assumes students are competent in Java web development using JSP and JavaBeans. This course assumes students are familiar with both HTML and basic Java web development.

Purpose

Learn how to build web applications using Apache Struts 2.

Audience

Experienced Java web developers needing to adopt Struts within their web application.

Role

Software Developer - Web Developer

Skill Level

Intermediate

Style

Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops

Duration

3 Days

Related Technologies

Apache Struts

Java

JSF

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Productivity Objectives:

Describe the motivations for using a model-view-controller framework such as Apache Struts
Identify and implement key Struts Model-View-Controller (MVC) elements
Create an Apache Struts based web application from scratch
Deduce how to migrate a simple JavaServer Packages (JSP)/JavaBeans application to Apache Struts

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What You'll Learn

In the Introduction to Apache Struts 2 training course, you'll learn:

Introduction to Apache Struts2
- What is Apache Struts?
- History of Struts
- Key Struts components
- Installing Struts
- Configuring your IDE and App server to leverage struts
- Migrating from Struts classic to Struts 2
Introduction to the Model-View-Controller design pattern
- Understanding MVC and significance on web development
- Defining a View
- Implementing a Model
- Tying the View and Model together with a Controller
- Understanding how Struts and MVC relate
Building a simple struts app
- Convention over configuration
- Auto-wiring v. Struts-config.xml
- Key struts tag libraries
- Building a simple struts MVC app
Core Struts Controller concepts
- Working with Actions
- Workflows and interceptors
- Data conversion and validation
Building Struts views
- Core view tags
- Control and data tags
- Other view related tag options
- Working with UI components and templates
- Understanding the Struts UI components, tag library, and themes
Working with Struts Models
- Handling form Results, Data validation, and type conversion
- Using built-in convertors and validators
- Custom validators
- Integrating Models with JDBC & JPA
Pulling it all together
- Internationalizing Struts applications
- Working with Struts 2 in an Web 2.0 application
- Best practices