Struts 2 in Action

Table of Contents

Copyright

Brief Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About This Book

About the Title

About the Cover Illustration

1. Struts 2: a brand new framework

Chapter 1. Struts 2: the modern web application framework

1.1. Web applications: a quick study

1.1.1. Using the Web to build applications

1.1.2. Examining the technology stack

1.1.3. Surveying the domain

1.2. Frameworks for web applications

1.2.1. What’s a framework?

1.2.2. Why use a framework?

1.3. The Struts 2 framework

1.3.1. A brief history

1.3.2. Struts 2 from 30,000 feet: the MVC pattern

1.3.3. How Struts 2 works

1.4. Summary

Chapter 2. Saying hello to Struts 2

2.1. Declarative architecture

2.1.1. Two kinds of configuration

2.1.2. Two mechanisms ...