Jakarta Pitfalls: Time-Saving Solutions for Struts, Ant, JUnit, and Cactus (Java Open Source Library)

by Bill Dudney and Jonathan Lehr
January, 2004

Pitfall 2.3, Copy and Paste Validation | Pitfall 4.5, Performing Business Logic in JSPs

The Java.sun.com is pleased to present two excerpts from Jakarta Pitfalls: Time-Saving Solutions for Struts, Ant, JUnit, and Cactus (Java Open Source Library) by Bill Dudney and Jonathan Lehr, published by Wiley.

About the Book

This book documents the common programming mistakes that can occur when working with Java Open Source tools. It not only identifies what can go wrong, but provides refactored solutions for each pitfall complete with code. All of the pitfalls are cross-referenced within the text as well as outlined in a summary table in the back of the book. Each pitfall section also provides some background information and troubleshooting tips so programmers can avoid other errors that may also occur.

About the Chapters

Pitfall 2.3, " Copy and Paste Validation, "addresses a pitfall developers often encounter in implementing ActionForm validation in Struts.

Pitfall 4.5, " Performing Business Logic in JSPs, " describes a pitfall common to many Struts programmers -- coding business logic directly in JSPs.

Ordering Information

Wiley.Com

Amazon.com

Bookpool.com

About the Authors

Bill Dudney is a Java architect with Object Systems Group. He has been building J2EE applications and software for five years and has been doing distributed computing for almost fourteen years.

Jonathan Lehr is an independent consultant with more than twenty years of experience in software development and training. He has designed e-commerce applications for Fortune 100 companies.

More Information

Learn about Jakarta Tag Libs.

Read about embedding Jakarta-Tomcat for web-enabled management.

Pitfall 2.3, Copy and Paste Validation | Pitfall 4.5, Performing Business Logic in JSPs