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Author: ochikvina Date: 2009-03-05 11:46:03 -0500 (Thu, 05 Mar 2009) New Revision: 14040 Added: trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/master_output.xml Log: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBDS-640 - adding master-output.xml; Added: trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/master_output.xml =================================================================== --- trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/master_output.xml (rev 0) +++ trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/master_output.xml 2009-03-05 16:46:03 UTC (rev 14040) @@ -0,0 +1,1340 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" +"http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" + +[<!ENTITY introduction SYSTEM "modules/introduction.xml"> +<!ENTITY struts_application SYSTEM "modules/struts_application.xml"> +<!ENTITY generating_stub SYSTEM "modules/generating_stub.xml"> +<!ENTITY coding_files SYSTEM "modules/coding_files.xml"> +<!ENTITY compiling_and_running SYSTEM "modules/compiling_and_running.xml"> +<!ENTITY struts_validation SYSTEM "modules/struts_validation.xml"> +<!ENTITY relevant_resources SYSTEM "modules/relevant_resources.xml"> + +<!ENTITY seamlink "../../seam/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY aslink "../../as/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY esblink "../../esb_ref_guide/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY gsglink "../../GettingStartedGuide/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY hibernatelink "../../hibernatetools/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY jbpmlink "../../jbpm/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY jsflink "../../jsf/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY jsfreflink "../../jsf_tools_ref_guide/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY jsftutoriallink "../../jsf_tools_tutorial/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY strutsreflink "../../struts_tools_ref_guide/html_single/index.html"> +<!ENTITY strutstutoriallink "../../struts_tools_tutorial/html_single/index.html"> + +]><book xmlns:diffmk="http://diffmk.sf.net/ns/diff"> + + <bookinfo> + <title>Struts Tools Tutorial</title> + + <author><firstname>Anatoly</firstname><surname>Fedosik</surname></author> + <author><firstname>Olga</firstname><surname>Chikvina</surname></author> + <author&gt;&lt;firstname&gt;Svetlana&lt;/firstname&gt;&lt;surname&gt;Mukhina&lt;/surname&gt;&lt;email&gt;smukhina(a)exadel.com&lt;/email&gt;&lt;/author&gt; + + <pubdate>April 2008</pubdate> + <copyright> + <year>2007</year> + <year>2009</year> + <holder>JBoss, a division of Red Hat</holder> + </copyright> + <releaseinfo> + Version: 3.0.0.GA + </releaseinfo> + +<abstract> + <title></title> + <para> + <ulink url="http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/nightly-docs/en/struts_too... version</ulink> + </para> +</abstract> + + + </bookinfo> + + <toc></toc> + + +<chapter id="introduction" xml:base="file:///home/ochikvina/WORK/for_compare/trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/modules/introduction.xml" xreflabel="introduction"> + <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?> + <chapterinfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>JBoss Tools</keyword> + <keyword>Eclipse</keyword> + <keyword>Java</keyword> + <keyword>JBoss</keyword> + </keywordset> + </chapterinfo> + <title>Introduction</title> + <para>The following chapters describe how to deal with classic/old style of Struts development. We + recommend users to use <ulink url="../../seam/html_single/index.html">JBoss Seam</ulink> to + simplify development, but until then you can read about classical Struts usage here.</para> + + <para>We are going to show you how to create a simple <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Struts application</property> + </emphasis> using the JBoss Tools. The completed application will ask a user to enter + a name and click a button. The resulting new page will display the familiar message, + "Hello &lt;name&gt;!"</para> + <para>This document will show you how to create such an application from the beginning, along the + way demonstrating some of the powerful features of JBoss Tools. With the help of our tutorial you will design the + application, generate stub code for the application, fill in the stub coding, compile the + application, and finally run it all from inside the Eclipse.</para> + + <section> + <title>Other relevant resources on the topic</title> + + <para>All JBoss Developer Studio/JBoss Tools documentation you can find <ulink url="http://docs.jboss.org/tools/">here</ulink>.</p... + <para>The latest documentation builds are available <ulink url="http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/nightly-docs/">her... + + </section> + +</chapter> + + +<chapter id="struts_application" xml:base="file:///home/ochikvina/WORK/for_compare/trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/modules/struts_application.xml" xreflabel="struts_application"> + <?dbhtml filename="struts_application.html"?> + <chapterinfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>JBoss Tools</keyword> + <keyword>Struts</keyword> + <keyword>Struts Application</keyword> + </keywordset> + </chapterinfo> + + <title>Creating a Simple Struts Application</title> + + <para>Firstly, we assume that you have already launched Eclipse with JBoss Tools installed and + also that the <property moreinfo="none">Web Development perspective</property> is the current perspective. (If not, make it + active by selecting <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Window &gt; Open Perspective &gt; Other &gt; Web + Development</property> + </emphasis> from the menu bar.)</para> + + <section id="StartingUp"> + <title>Starting Up</title> + <para>We are first going to create a new project for the application.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Go to the menu bar and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">File &gt; New &gt; Project...</property> + </emphasis>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">JBoss Tools Web &gt; Struts &gt; Struts Project</property> + </emphasis> in the New Project dialog box</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Next </property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter "StrutsHello" as the project name</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Leave everything else as is, and click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Next</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Next</property> + </emphasis> again</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Make sure that <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">struts-bean.tld</property> + </emphasis>, <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">struts-html.tld</property> + </emphasis>, and <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">struts-logic.tld</property> + </emphasis> are checked in the list of included tag libraries and then click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>A "StrutsHello" node should appear in the upper-left Package + Explorer view.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click the plus sign next to <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello</property> + </emphasis> to reveal the child nodes</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click the plus sign next to <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">WebContent</property> + </emphasis> under StrutsHello</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click the plus sign next to <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">WEB-INF</property> + </emphasis> under WebContent</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Then, double-click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">struts-config.xml</property> + </emphasis> node to display a diagram of the Struts application configuration + file in the editing area</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>At this point, its empty except for the background grid lines.</para> + </section> + + <section id="CreatingtheApplicationComponents"> + <?dbhtml filename="CreatingtheApplicationComponents.html"?> + <title>Creating the Application Components</title> + <para>Now, we will design the application by creating the individual components as + placeholders first. (We dont have to complete all of the details inside the components + until afterwards.)</para> + <section id="CreatingJSPPagePlaceholders"> + <title>Creating JSP Page Placeholders</title> + <para>Next, let's create and place two JSP pages. We will not write any code + for the files, but only create them as placeholders so that we can create links to + them in the diagram. We will write the code a little bit later.</para> + <section id="CreatingthePagePlaceholders"> + <title>Creating the Page Placeholders</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Bring the Web Projects view to the front of the Package Explorer view + by selecting the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Web Projects</property> + </emphasis> tab next to that tab.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; WEB-ROOT (WebContent)</property> + </emphasis> folder in the Web Projects view and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">New &gt; Folder...</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">pages</property> + </emphasis> for a folder name and click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>We will keep our presentation files in this folder</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Right-click the pages folder and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">New &gt; Fila &gt; JSP...</property> + </emphasis> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>For Name type in <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">inputname</property> + </emphasis> (the JSP extension will be automatically added to the file), + for Template select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">StrutsForm</property> + </emphasis> and then click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis> button</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click the pages folder again and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">New &gt; File &gt; JSP...</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>For Name type in <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">greeting</property> + </emphasis>, for Template leave as Blank, and then click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis> button</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Just leave these files as is for now.</para> + </section> + <section id="PlacingthePagePlaceholders"> + <title>Placing the Page Placeholders</title> + <para>Lets now place the two pages just created on the diagram.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">struts-config.xml</property> + </emphasis> tab in the Editing area to bring the diagram to the + front</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">inputname.jsp</property> + </emphasis> page in the Web Projects view, drag it onto the diagram, and + drop it</para> + </listitem> + <listitem><para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">greeting.jsp</property> + </emphasis> page in the Web Projects view, drag it onto the diagram, and + drop it to the right of the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">/pages/inputname.jsp</property> + </emphasis> icon with some extra space</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You should now have two JSP pages in the diagram.</para> + </section> + </section> + <section id="CreatinganActionMappings"> + <title>Creating an Action Mappings</title> + <para>Using a context menu on the diagram, we are next going to create an Action + mapping.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click between the two icons and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Add &gt; Action</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter the following values:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <table> + <title>Action values</title> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry>path</entry> + <entry>/greeting</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>name</entry> + <entry>GetNameForm</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>scope</entry> + <entry>request</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>type</entry> + <entry>sample.GreetingAction</entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry>validate</entry> + <entry>&lt;leave blank&gt;</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>("GetNameForm" is the name for a form bean that we will create + later.)</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>The <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">/greeting</property> + </emphasis> action should appear in four places, in the diagram, under the + action-mappings node, under the struts-config.xml node in Tree view, in Web Projects + view and in the Outline view. Also, note the asterisk to the right of the name, + struts-config.xml, in the Outline view showing that the file has been changed, but + not saved to disk.</para> + </section> + <section id="CreatingaLink"> + <title>Creating a Link</title> + <para>Let's now create a link from the inputname.jsp page to the action.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>On the left-hand side of the diagram in the column of icons, click on this + icon:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <figure float="0"> + <title>Create New Connection Icon</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_application/struts_application_1.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>In the connect-the-components mode you are in now, click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">/pages/inputname.jsp</property> + </emphasis> icon in the diagram and then click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">/greeting</property> + </emphasis> action</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>A link will be created from the page to the action.</para> + </section> + <section id="CreatingaForward"> + <title>Creating a Forward</title> + <para>Next, we are going to create a forward for the action.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>On the left-hand side of the diagram in the column of icons, click on this + icon, again:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <figure float="0"> + <title>Create New Connection Icon</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_application/struts_application_1.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">/greeting</property> + </emphasis> action icon in the diagram and then click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">pages/greeting.jsp</property> + </emphasis> icon</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>That's it. A link will be drawn from the actions new greeting + forward to the greeting.jsp JSP page. Note that the forwards name will be + set based on the name of the target JSP file name. If you don't + like it, you can easily change it</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Tree</property> + </emphasis> tab at the bottom of the editor window (between Diagram and + Source)</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Expand the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">struts-config.xml/action-mappings//greeting</property> + </emphasis> node and then select the greeting forward</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the Properties Editor to the right, change the text to + "sayHello" in the Name field</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Diagram</property> + </emphasis> tab at the bottom of the editor window and see how the diagram + is also updated to reflect the change</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="CreatingaGlobalForward"> + <title>Creating a Global Forward</title> + <para>One last component that we need to create in the diagram is a global forward.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Somewhere in the top-left corner of diagram, right-click and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none"> Add &gt; Global Forward...</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">getName</property> + </emphasis> in the Name field</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Change...</property> + </emphasis>button for Path</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the Edit Path window, switch to the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Pages</property> + </emphasis> tab</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Expand the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; WEB-ROOT (WebContent) &gt; pages</property> + </emphasis> node and then select the inputname.jsp page</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Ok</property> + </emphasis>.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Leave the rest of the fields blank and click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">OK</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>A forward object now appears on the diagram and also in the global-forwards folder + in the Outline view.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Tidy up the diagram, by clicking and dragging around each icon, so that + the diagram looks something like this:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <figure float="0"> + <title>Diagram View</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_application/struts_application_2.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + </section> + <section id="CreatingaFormBean"> + <title>Creating a Form Bean</title> + <para>One last thing that we need to do is to create a form bean.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Switch to the Tree viewer in the editor for the struts-config.xml file, by + selecting the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Tree</property> + </emphasis> tab at the bottom of the editor window</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">struts-config.xml &gt; form-beans</property> + </emphasis> and select Create Form Bean</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Enter <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">GetNameForm</property> + </emphasis> in the name field and <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">sample.GetNameForm</property> + </emphasis> for type</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To save your changes to struts-config.xml, select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">File &gt; Save</property> + </emphasis> from the menu bar</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>Note the disappearance of the asterisk next to the name, struts-config.xml.</para> + </section> + </section> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="generating_stub" xml:base="file:///home/ochikvina/WORK/for_compare/trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/modules/generating_stub.xml" xreflabel="generating_stub"> + <?dbhtml filename="generating_stub.html"?> + <chapterinfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>JBoss Tools</keyword> + <keyword>Struts</keyword> + <keyword>Struts Application</keyword> + </keywordset> + </chapterinfo> + + <title>Generating Stub Coding</title> + <para>We are done with designing the application through the diagram. Now we need to write + code for the action component. We also need to write an action class for the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">/greeting</property> + </emphasis> mapping along with a FormBean. To aid in the coding phase, JBoss Developer + Studio can generate Java class stubs for all of the components shown in the diagram.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Switch back to the diagram, by selecting the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Diagram</property> + </emphasis> tab at the bottom of the editor window</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click a blank space in the diagram and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Generate Java Code</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Leave everything as is in the dialog box and click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Generate</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>You should see a screen that says:</para> + <para>Generated classes: 2</para> + <para>Actions: 1</para> + <para>Form beans: 1</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The Java files will be generated in a <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">JavaSource &gt; sample</property> + </emphasis> folder that you can see in the Package Explorer view under the + "StrutsHello" node. One Action stub and one FormBean stub will have + been generated.</para> + </chapter> + +<chapter id="coding_files" xml:base="file:///home/ochikvina/WORK/for_compare/trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/modules/coding_files.xml" xreflabel="coding_files"> + <?dbhtml filename="coding_files.html"?> + <chapterinfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>JBoss Tools</keyword> + <keyword>Struts</keyword> + <keyword>Struts Application</keyword> + </keywordset> + </chapterinfo> + + <title>Coding the Various Files</title> + <para>We will now code both the Java stub classes just generated, the JSP files left in as + placeholders from previous steps, and a new start JSP page we will have to create.</para> + <section id="JavaStubClasses"> + <title>Java Stub Classes</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To finish the two Java classes, switch to the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Package Explorer</property> + </emphasis> view and expand the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">JavaSource &gt; sample</property> + </emphasis> folder</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <section id="GetNameForm.java"> + <title>GetNameForm.java</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Double-click <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">GetNameForm.java</property> + </emphasis> for editing</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>You are looking at a Java stub class that was generated by JBoss + Developer Studio. Now we are going to edit the file</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Add the following attributes at the beginning of the class:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[private String name = ""; + private String greetName = ""; +]]></programlisting> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Inside the reset method, delete the TO DO and throw lines and + add:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[this.name = ""; + this.greetName = ""; +]]></programlisting> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Inside the validate method, delete the TO DO and throw lines and + add:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors(); + return errors; +]]></programlisting> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Source &gt; Generate Getters and Setters...</property> + </emphasis>from the context menu</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the dialog box, check the check boxes for name and greetName, + select First method for Insertion point, and click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">OK</property> + </emphasis> button</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The final GetNameForm.java file should look like this:</para> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[package sample; +import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; +import org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors; +import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping; + +public class GetNameForm extends org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm +{ + + private String name = ""; + private String greetName = ""; + + public String getName() + { + return name; + } + public void setName(String name) + { + this.name = name; + } + + public String getGreetName() + { + return greetName; + } + + public void setGreetName(String greetName) + { + this.greetName = greetName; + } + + public GetNameForm() + { + } + + public void reset(ActionMapping actionMapping, HttpServletRequest request) + { + this.name = ""; + this.greetName = ""; + } + + public ActionErrors validate(ActionMapping actionMapping, + HttpServletRequest request) + { + ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors(); + return errors; + } +} +]]></programlisting> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Save the file</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section id="GreetingAction.java"> + <title>GreetingAction.java</title> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Open GreetingAction.java for editing</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Inside the execute method, delete the TO DO lines and add the + following:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[String name = ((GetNameForm)form).getName(); +String greeting = "Hello, "+name+"!"; +((GetNameForm)form).setName(greeting); +return mapping.findForward(FORWARD_sayHello); +]]></programlisting> + + <para>The final version of GreetingAction.java should look like this:</para> + + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[package sample; +import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; +import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse; +import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm; +import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward; +import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping; + +public class GreetingAction extends org.apache.struts.action.Action +{ + + // Global Forwards + public static final String GLOBAL_FORWARD_getName = "getName"; + + // Local Forwards + public static final String FORWARD_sayHello = "sayHello"; + + public GreetingAction() + { + } + public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, + HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception + { + String name = ((GetNameForm)form).getName(); + String greeting = "Hello, "+name+"!"; + ((GetNameForm)form).setName(greeting); + return mapping.findForward(FORWARD_sayHello); + } +} +]]></programlisting> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Save the file</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Close the editors for the two Java files</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The last thing left to do is to code the JSP files whose editors should still + be open from having been created as placeholders.</para> + </section> + </section> + <section id="JSPPages"> + <title>JSP Pages</title> + <section id="inputname.jsp"> + <title>inputname.jsp</title> + <para>In this page, the user will enter any name and click the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">submit</property> + </emphasis> button. Then, the greeting action will be called through the form.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">inputname.jsp</property> + </emphasis> tab in the Editing area to bring its editor forward</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the Web Projects view, expand <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; Configuration &gt; default + &gt; struts-config.xml &gt; action-mappings</property> + </emphasis> and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">/greeting</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Drag it and drop it between the quotes for the <emphasis role="italic"> + <property moreinfo="none">"action"</property> + </emphasis> attribute to the <emphasis role="bold"> + <property moreinfo="none">&lt;html:form&gt;</property> + </emphasis> element in the Source pane of the editor</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Then type this text on a new line just below this line:</para> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="XML"><![CDATA[Input name: + ]]></programlisting> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>Select the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Visual</property> + </emphasis> pane of the editor</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Then, in the JBoss Tools Palette, expand the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Struts Form</property> + </emphasis> library, select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">text</property> + </emphasis>, and drag it onto the box + <note> + <title>Note:</title> + <para>By default there are only four groups on the JBoss Tools + Palette. If you wish to make some group visible click the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Show/Hide</property> + </emphasis> button on the top of palette and in the prompted + dialog check the group (or groups) you want to be shown.</para> + </note> + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <figure float="0"> + <title>JBoss Tools Palette</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_application/struts_application_3.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>In the Insert Tag dialog box, type in name for property and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the StrutsForm library in the JBoss Tools Palette, select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">submit</property> + </emphasis>, and drag it to right after the text box in the Visual pane + of the editor</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Right-click the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">submit</property> + </emphasis> button and select <emphasis role="bold"> + <property moreinfo="none">&lt;html:submit&gt;</property> + </emphasis> Attributes from the context menu</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>In the Attributes dialog box, select the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">value</property> + </emphasis> field and type in "Say Hello!" for its + value</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>After tidying the page source, the Editor window for the file should look + something like this:</para> + <figure float="0"> + <title>Editor Window</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_application/struts_application_4.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + </section> + <section id="greeting.jsp"> + <title>greeting.jsp</title> + <para>Next, we will fill in the result page.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">greeting.jsp</property> + </emphasis> tab in the Editing area to bring its editor forward</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type in the following code:</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="XML"><![CDATA[<html> +<head> + <title>Greeting</title> +</head> + <body> + <p> + </p> + </body> +</html> +]]></programlisting> + + <para>To complete editing of this file, we will use macros from the JBoss Tools + Palette. This palette is a view that should be available to the right of the + editing area.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Struts Common</property> + </emphasis> folder in the JBoss Tools Palette to open it</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Position the cursor at the beginning of the greeting.jsp file in the + Source pane and then click on bean taglib in the JBoss Tools + Palette</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>This will insert the following line at the top of the file:</para> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[ +<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld" prefix="bean" %> +]]></programlisting> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Struts Bean</property> + </emphasis> folder in the JBoss Tools Palette to open it</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Position the cursor inside the <emphasis role="bold"> + <property moreinfo="none">&lt;p&gt;</property> + </emphasis> element</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on write in the JBoss Tools Palette</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type in "GetNameForm" for the <emphasis role="italic"> + <property moreinfo="none">"name"</property> + </emphasis> attribute and add a <emphasis role="italic"> + <property moreinfo="none">"property"</property> + </emphasis> attribute with "greetName" as its + value</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The editor should now look like this:</para> + <figure float="0"> + <title>Editor Window</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_application/struts_application_5.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + </section> + <section id="index.jsp"> + <title>index.jsp</title> + <para>Finally, we will need to create and edit an index.jsp page. This page will use + a Struts forward to simply redirect us to the getName global forward.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>In the Web Projects view, right-click on <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; WEB-ROOT(WebContent)</property> + </emphasis> node and select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">New &gt; File &gt; JSP..</property> + </emphasis></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Type index for Name and click on the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Finish</property> + </emphasis> button</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>On the JBoss Tools Palette, select the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Struts Common</property> + </emphasis> folder of macros by clicking on it in the palette</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the logic taglib icon</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Press the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Enter</property> + </emphasis> key in the editor to go to the next line</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Back on the palette, select the <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">Struts Logic</property> + </emphasis> folder of macros</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Click on redirect</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Delete the ending tag, put a forward slash in front of the closing + angle bracket, and type "forward=getName" in front of + the slash</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The finished code for the page is shown below:</para> + <programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld" prefix="logic" %> +<logic:redirect forward="getName"/> +]]></programlisting> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>To save all the edits to files, select <emphasis> + <property moreinfo="none">File&gt;Save All</property> + </emphasis> from the menu bar</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + </section> + </chapter> + +<chapter id="compiling_and_running" xml:base="file:///home/ochikvina/WORK/for_compare/trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/modules/compiling_and_running.xml" xreflabel="compiling_and_running"> + <?dbhtml filename="compiling_and_running.html"?> + <chapterinfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>JBoss Tools</keyword> + <keyword>Struts</keyword> + <keyword>Struts Application</keyword> + </keywordset> + </chapterinfo> + + <title>Compiling the Classes and Running the Application</title> + + <para>As this is the Eclipse environment, no explicit compilation step is required. By + default, Eclipse compiles as you go.</para> + + <para>Thus at this point everything is ready for running our application without having to leave JBoss + Developer Studio by using the JBoss Application Server engine that comes with the JBoss + Developer Studio. For controlling JBoss AS within JBoss Developer Studio, there is JBoss + Server view.</para> + <figure float="0"> + <title>JBoss Server Panel</title> + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_application/struts_application_6.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </figure> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Start up JBoss AS by clicking on the icon in JBoss Server view. (If JBoss AS + is already running, stop it by clicking on the red icon and then start it again. + Remember, the Struts run-time requires restarting the servlet engine when any + changes have been made.)</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>After the messages in the Console tabbed view stop scrolling, JBoss AS is + available. At this point, right-click on the getName global forward in the + struts-config.xml diagram view and select Run on Server.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + <para>The browser should appear with the application started.</para> + </chapter> + +<chapter id="struts_validation" xml:base="file:///home/ochikvina/WORK/for_compare/trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/modules/struts_validation.xml" xreflabel="struts_validation"> + <?dbhtml filename="struts_validation.html"?> + <chapterinfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>JBoss Developer Studio</keyword> + <keyword>Struts</keyword> + <keyword>Struts Validation</keyword> + </keywordset> + </chapterinfo> +<title>Struts Validation Examples</title> + +<para><property moreinfo="none">Validation</property> of input is an important part of any Web application. All Apache Jakarta frameworks, +including Struts, can use a common Jakarta Validation Framework for streamlining this aspect of Web +application development. The Validation Framework allows you to define validation rules and then apply these rules on the client-side or the server-side.</para> + + <para>JBoss Developer Studio makes using the <property moreinfo="none">Validation Framework</property> in Struts even easier with the help of a specialized editor for the XML files that controls validation in a project. In this document, we'll show you how this all works by creating some simple client-side validation and server-side validation examples.</para> + +<section id="StartingPoint"> +<?dbhtml filename="StartingPoint.html"?> +<title>Starting Point</title> +<para>The example assumes that you have already created our sample "StrutsHello" application from the +Getting Started Guide for Creating a Struts Application. You should have the JBoss Developer Studio perspective + open on this StrutsHello project.</para> +</section> + +<section id="DefiningTheValidationRule"> +<?dbhtml filename="DefiningTheValidationRule.html"?> +<title>Defining the Validation Rule</title> +<para>In these steps you will set up the validation that can be used for either client-side or +server side validation. You need to enable validation as a part of the project, define an error message, and tie it into an appropriate part of the application.</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click on a "plug-ins" node under the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; Configuration &gt; default &gt; struts-config.xml</property></emphasis> node in the Web Projects view and select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Create Special Plugin &gt; Validators</property></emphasis> from the context menu</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Further down in the Web Projects view, right-click on the +<emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; ResourceBundles</property></emphasis> node and select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none"> New &gt; Properties File...</property></emphasis>from the context menu</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the dialog box, click on the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Browse...</property></emphasis>button next to the Folder field, expand the + JavaSource folder in this next dialog box, select the sample subfolder, and click on the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">OK</property></emphasis> button</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Back in the first dialog box, type in "applResources" for the Name field and click on the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Finish</property></emphasis> button</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Right-click on a newly created file and select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Add &gt; Default Error Messages</property></emphasis> + from the context menu</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Drag up the sample.applResources icon until you can drop it on the resources folder under struts-config.xml</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Select<emphasis><property moreinfo="none"> File &gt; Save </property></emphasis>All from the menu bar</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Select validation.xml under the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; Validation</property></emphasis> node and double-click it to open it with the JBoss Tools XML Editor</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Here you must create a Formset.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the validation.xml file editor click the button <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Create Formset</property></emphasis> on the panel <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Formsets</property></emphasis></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the dialog <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Add Formset</property></emphasis> fill the fields <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Language</property></emphasis> and <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Country</property></emphasis> or just leave them empty to create a default formset. Click <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">OK</property></emphasis></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<figure float="0"> + <title>Create Formset</title> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_validation/struts_validation.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> +</mediaobject> +</figure> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Expand the "form-beans" node under the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; Configuration &gt; default &gt; struts-config.xml node.</property></emphasis> Then, drag the form bean "GetNameForm" and drop it onto a formset in the <property moreinfo="none">XML</property> Editor</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the Validation Editor, expand the formset node, right-click GetNameForm, and select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Create Field...</property></emphasis> from the context menu</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Enter a name for Property in the dialog box. A new property will be created:</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<figure float="0"> + <title>New Property Is Added</title> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_validation/struts_validation_2.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> +</mediaobject> +</figure> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>In the Properties view for the name field to the right of the "tree" for the validation.xml file, click on the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Change...</property></emphasis>button next to the Depends entry field</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the displayed double list, select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">required</property></emphasis> from the left list and then click <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Add</property></emphasis></para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Click <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Ok</property></emphasis></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Right-click name and select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Add Arg...</property></emphasis> from the context menu</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the Add Arg dialog box, click on the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Change...</property></emphasis>button next to the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Key</property></emphasis> field</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>In the Key dialog box that appears now, click on the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Add</property></emphasis> button</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Enter "name.required" in the Name field, and enter a person's name in the Value field</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Click <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Finish</property></emphasis>, then <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Ok</property></emphasis>, and then <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Ok</property></emphasis> again</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">File &gt; Save All</property></emphasis> from the menu bar</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</section> + +<section id="Client-SideValidation"> +<?dbhtml filename="Client-SideValidation.html"?> +<title>Client-Side Validation</title> +<para>Client-side <property moreinfo="none">validation</property> uses a scripting language (like JavaScript) running in the client browser to actually do the <property moreinfo="none">validation</property>. In a Struts application using the <property moreinfo="none">Validation</property> Framework, however, you don't actually have to do any of the script coding. The <property moreinfo="none">Validation</property> Framework handles this.</para> +<para>To see how this works in our application, you'll just need to make a couple of modifications to one of the JSP files.</para> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Double-click inputname.jsp under <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; WEB-ROOT(WebContent) &gt; pages</property></emphasis> to open it for editing</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Find the tag near the top and hit Return to make a new line under it</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>In the JBoss Tools Palette view to the right, open the Struts HTML folder and click on the javascript tag</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Back in the editor, just in front of the closing slash for this inserted tag, hit Ctrl+Space and select "formName" from the prompting menu</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Over in the Web Projects view, select GetNameForm under the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; Configuration &gt; default &gt; struts-config.xml &gt; form-beans</property></emphasis> node, drag it, and drop it between the quotes in the editor</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Modify the <emphasis role="bold"><property moreinfo="none">&lt;html:form&gt;</property></emphasis> tag by inserting this attribute:</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<programlisting format="linespecific" role="XML"><![CDATA[onsubmit="return validateGetNameForm(this)" +]]></programlisting> +<para></para> +<para>The file should now look like this:</para> +<programlisting format="linespecific" role="XML"><![CDATA[ +<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %> +<html:html> +<head> + <title>Input name</title> + <html:javascript formName="GetNameForm"/> +</head> +<body> + <html:form action="/greeting.do" onsubmit="return + <para>validateGetNameForm(this)"></para> + <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> + <tr> + <td><b>Input name:</b></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <html:text property="name" /> + <html:submit value=" Say Hello! " /> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </html:form> +</body> +</html:html> +]]></programlisting> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Select<emphasis><property moreinfo="none"> File &gt; Save </property></emphasis>from the menu bar</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Start JBoss Application Server by clicking on its icon (a right-pointing arrow) in the toolbar</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Click the Run icon or right click your project folder and select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Run As &gt; Run on Server</property></emphasis></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<figure float="0"> + <title>Run Icon</title> +<mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/struts_validation/struts_validation_1.png"></imagedata> + </imageobject> +</mediaobject> +</figure> +<itemizedlist><listitem><para>In the browser window, click on the "Say Hello!" button without having entered any name in the form</para></listitem></itemizedlist> +<para>A JavaScript error message should be displayed in an alert box.</para> +</section> +<section id="Server-SideValidation"> +<?dbhtml filename="Server-SideValidation.html"?> +<title>Server Side Validation</title> +<para>Server side validation does the validation inside the application on the server. In a Struts application using the Validation Framework, you still don't have to do any of the actual validation coding. The Validation Framework handles this. You will though have to make a few changes to the JSP file you modified for client-side validation along with a change to an action and a few changes to the form bean class.</para> +</section> + +<section id="EditingTheJSPFile"> +<?dbhtml filename="EditingTheJSPFile.html"?> +<title>Editing the JSP File</title> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Reopen inputname.jsp for editing</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Delete the <emphasis role="italic"><property moreinfo="none">"onsubmit"</property></emphasis> attribute in the <emphasis role="bold"><property moreinfo="none">&lt;html:form&gt;</property></emphasis> element that you put in for client-side validation</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Add an <emphasis role="bold"><property moreinfo="none">&lt;html:errors&gt;</property></emphasis> tag after the <emphasis role="bold"><property moreinfo="none">&lt;html:form&gt;</property></emphasis> tag</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>The JSP file should now look like this:</para> + +<programlisting format="linespecific" role="XML"><![CDATA[<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %> +<html:html> +<head> + <title>Input name</title> + <html:javascript formName="GetNameForm"/> +</head> +<body> + <html:form action="/greeting.do"> + <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> + <tr> + <td><b>Input name:</b></td> + </tr> + <tr> + <td> + <html:text property="name" /> + <html:submit value=" Say Hello! " /> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + </html:form> + <html:errors /> +</body> +</html:html> +]]></programlisting> + +</section> + +<section id="EditingTheAction"> +<?dbhtml filename="EditingTheAction.html"?> +<title>Editing the Action</title> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>In the Web Projects view, expand the node under the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; Configuration &gt; default &gt; struts-config.xml &gt; action-mappings</property></emphasis> node, right-click the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">/greeting</property></emphasis> action, and then select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Properties...</property></emphasis>from the context menu</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>In the Edit Properties window, insert the cursor into the value column for the input property and click on the <property moreinfo="none">...</property> button</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>In the dialog box, make sure the Pages tab is selected, select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">StrutsHello &gt; WEB-ROOT(WebContent) &gt; pages &gt; inputname.jsp</property></emphasis>, click the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Ok</property></emphasis> button, and then click on the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">Close</property></emphasis> button</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +</section> +<section id="EditingTheFormBean"> +<?dbhtml filename="EditingTheFormBean.html"?> + +<title>Editing the Form Bean</title> +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Right-click the <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">/greeting</property></emphasis> action again and select Open Form-bean Source to open the GetNameForm.java file for editing</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Change the class that it extends from: <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm</property></emphasis> to <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorForm</property></emphasis></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Comment out a validate method</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>The file should now look like this:</para> +<programlisting format="linespecific" role="JAVA"><![CDATA[package sample; +import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest; +import org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors; +import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping; +public class GetNameForm extends + +org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorForm +{ + + private String name = ""; + + /** + * @return Returns the name. + */ + public String getName() + { + return name; + } + + /** + * @param name The name to set. + */ + public void setName(String name) + { + this.name = name; + } + + public GetNameForm () + { + } + + public void reset(ActionMapping actionMapping, + HttpServletRequest request) + { + this.name = ""; + } + + // public ActionErrors validate(ActionMapping actionMapping, + HttpServletRequest request) + { + // ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors(); + // return errors; + // } + } +]]></programlisting> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Select <emphasis><property moreinfo="none">File &gt; Save All </property></emphasis>from the menu bar</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Reload the application into JBoss AS by clicking on the "Change Time Stamp" icon (a finger pointing with a little star) in the toolbar</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Run the application</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>In the browser window, click on the "Say Hello!" button without having entered any name in the form</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> +<para>The error message should appear in a refreshed version of the form.</para> +</section> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="relevant_resources" xml:base="file:///home/ochikvina/WORK/for_compare/trunk/struts/docs/struts_tools_tutorial/en/modules/relevant_resources.xml" xreflabel="relevant_resources"> + <?dbhtml filename="relevant_resources.html"?> + <chapterinfo> + <keywordset> + <keyword>JBoss Tools</keyword> + <keyword>Struts</keyword> + <keyword>Struts Application</keyword> + </keywordset> + </chapterinfo> + + <title>Other Relevant Resources on the topic</title> + + <para>Our reference: <ulink url="../../struts_tools_ref_guide/html_single/index.html">Struts Tools Reference Guide</ulink></para> + <para>Apache Struts: <ulink url="http://struts.apache.org/">Struts Technology</ulink></para> + <para>Struts 2: <ulink url="http://struts.apache.org/2.x/">Apache Struts 2</ulink></para> + <para>Get Started: <ulink url="http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/home.html">Struts Getting + Started</ulink></para> + <para>Struts on IBM: <ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-struts/">St... - + An open-source MVC implementation</ulink></para> + <para>FAQ: <ulink url="http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/faqs.html">Struts FAQ</ulink></para> + <para>Download: <ulink url="http://struts.apache.org/download.cgi#struts206">Release of Apache + Struts</ulink></para> + + <para>Thus, this tutorial should help you to execute the hole development circle for building a + sample Struts-based Web application using <property moreinfo="none">JBoss Tools</property> bundle of Eclipse + plugins starting from organizing a new Struts project and ending with the running and + deploying it onto the <property moreinfo="none">JBoss Server</property>.</para> + + <para>To find out all the features of <property moreinfo="none">JBoss Tools</property> for working with Struts + refer to our <ulink url="../../struts_tools_ref_guide/html_single/index.html">Struts Tools Reference Guide</ulink>. If you + still have questions you are always welcome on <ulink url="http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewforum&... + Tools Forum</ulink>.</para> +</chapter> + + + +</book>