Courses Rational Application Developer (RAD) 7.5 Introduction to Struts 2 Using RAD 7.5 Training

Course #:WA1926

Introduction to Struts 2 Using RAD 7.5 Training

This course introduces the students to Apache Struts 2. During the course, students will learn to design and develop Struts based applications using Rational Application Developer (RAD) 7.5. Many real life, hands-on exercises are used to teach various concepts of Struts.

This course is delivered using the published book “Struts 2 in Action”. Each student will receive a copy of this book along with labs developed by Web Age Solutions.

Topics
	Struts 2 Architecture and Overview Struts Project Configuration Struts 2 Programming Struts 2 Actions Struts 2 Data Transfer with OGNL Struts Tag Libraries JSP Expression Language and JSTL Tag Libraries Validator Framework Struts 2 Plug-ins Migration from Struts 1.x Tiles

What you will learn
	After completing this course, the student should be able to: Understand and explain the Apache Struts 2.x framework Design and build Struts-based applications

Audience
	This course is intended for programmers and designers who want to design and develop applications using the Apache Struts 2.x Model-View-Controller (MVC) framework.

Prerequisites
	A good understanding of HTML. A good understanding of object-oriented programming using Java. Experience with JSPs and Servlets, with some understanding of JavaBeans.

Duration
	Three days.

Outline of Introduction to Struts 2 Using RAD 7.5 Training

1. Introduction to Struts 2
	Objectives The Struts 2 Framework Struts 2 MVC Pattern Struts Declarative Architecture

2. Struts 2 Actions
	Objectives What Does an Action Do? Packaging Actions Implementing Actions ActionSupport Class Transferring Data into Objects Summary

3. Struts Interceptors
	Objectives Intercepting Requests Interceptors in Action Built-in Struts Interceptors Declaring Interceptors Implementing an Interceptor Summary

4. Data Transfer with OGNL
	Objectives Data Transfer and Type Conversion OGNL and Struts 2 Built-in Type Converters Customizing Conversion Summary

5. View Tags
	Objectives Using ValueStack in Tags Struts 2 Tag API Data Tags Control Tags JSTL and Other Tags Using OGNL with Tags Summary

6. UI Component Tags
	Objectives Purpose of UI Component Tags Tags, Templates, and Themes Summary

7. Action Results
	Objectives Life After the Action Common Result Types Alternatives to JSP Global Results Summary

8. Integrating Struts 2 with Spring, Hibernate or JPA
	Objectives Adding Spring to Struts 2 Using JPA or Hibernate with Struts 2 Summary

9. Validation Framework
	Objectives Overview of the Validation Framework Wiring Actions with Validation Custom Validator Validation Inheritance Summary

10. Internationalization
	Objectives Struts 2 and I18N I18N Tags Overriding the Default Locale Summary

11. Struts 2 Plug-ins
	Objectives Plug-in Overview Common Plug-ins Internal Component System Summary

12. Best Practices
	Objectives Setting Up the Environment Unit-testing Actions Maximizing Reuse Advanced UI Tag Usage Summary

13. Migrating from Struts 1.x
	Objectives Translating Struts 1.x Knowledge What Happened to ActionForms? Incremental Conversion Summary

14. Advanced Topics
	Objectives Advanced Action Usage Dynamic Method Invocation Preventing Duplicate Form Submissions Displaying Wait Pages Single CRUD Action Tiles and Struts 2 Summary

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Introduction to Struts 2 Using RAD 7.5 Training

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What you will learn

Audience

Prerequisites

Duration

Outline of Introduction to Struts 2 Using RAD 7.5 Training

1. Introduction to Struts 2

2. Struts 2 Actions

3. Struts Interceptors

4. Data Transfer with OGNL

5. View Tags

6. UI Component Tags

7. Action Results

8. Integrating Struts 2 with Spring, Hibernate or JPA

9. Validation Framework

10. Internationalization

11. Struts 2 Plug-ins

12. Best Practices

13. Migrating from Struts 1.x

14. Advanced Topics

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