I've found your article helpful since I was using Struts template facilities.. but it looks like Tiles are one step better. The tileDefinitions.xml is a good solution to all the .jsps it replaces.
The only hitch I've run into is that the Tiles site suggests that Struts contains Tiles. I grabbed the latest release and wound up with the infamous: "ServletException: Cannot find message resources under key org.apache.struts.action.MESSAGE"... although in my case this appears to be related to missing Tiles code (ActionComponentServlet) in the release... a closer look at the Tiles site reveals that the appropriate release was on Dec. 26 and is still merely a nightly build. I guess I'll use the Tiles jars explicitly. Cheers, Jon "Malani, Prakash" wrote: > Hi, > > How are you doing? My article on view component organization with Struts > and Tiles is published in JavaWorld: > http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-2002/jw-0104-tilestrut.html? > > Here is the summary: > Every Web application developer must organize view components, such as > header, body, and footer. Many techniques for organizing these components > exist, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. This article covers > seven available solutions and exposes you to the flexibility of the Tiles > and Struts frameworks. Start with a simple example that illustrates the > problem of organizing view components, then use JavaServer Pages' (JSPs) > built-in mechanisms, like include, to cleanly solve the problem. Move on to > explore other alternatives, using the Tiles framework, and then learn to > leverage the synergy of the Tiles and Struts frameworks. > > Comments and feedback is most welcome, > -Prakash > > ----- > eBuilt, Inc. - Builders of Industrial-Strength e-Business > (http://www.eBuilt.com) > Learn Java! (http://www.cact.csupomona.edu/javacert.html) > Learn Design Patterns! (http://www.cact.csupomona.edu/UML_Specialist.htm) > Want answers to Java, OOAD, UML, Design Patterns, EJBs, JSPs, Servlets, XP, > etc? (http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/bartssandbox) > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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