2007/9/5, Paul Rempel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi there, I'm new to Tiles and I need a system for a Java based web app > to provide customized, configurable and reusable components for within > JSP pages. I've used ASP.NET User Controls (.ascx) files in the past > and I want similar functionality for my Java apps. Tiles seems to be a > good choice
Hey Paul, Tiles is, essentially, a templating engine for the Composite View pattern: http://tiles.apache.org/tutorial/pattern.html Probably you want to check JSF for component-oriented web development. 1. Are there any comparable alternatives to Tiles? Sitemesh, Shale Clay, the old <jsp:include>. 2. Is there a stable release of Tiles 2.0? This is for a mission > ciritical financial application and I need stability above all other > features. 2.0.4 is listed as beta. Are 2.0.1 and 2.0.3 considered > stable? 2.0.1 and 2.0.3 are alpha. The 2.0.4 is the latest and most stable release. We plan to have 2.0.5 released as GA (general availability) but there is a number of issues to solve: https://issues.apache.org/struts/secure/BrowseVersion.jspa?id=10160&versionId=21830&showOpenIssuesOnly=true 3. Where is a good tutorial on using Tiles 2? The one on the > http://tiles.apache.org site is missing most of the pages and doesn't > seem to have a complete working example. I have the test war app > installed that is distribued with Tiles, but I would like a walk through > explaining how things work and the reasoning behind it rather than just > sample code. Currently the only tutorial for Tiles 2 is this: http://tiles.apache.org/tutorial/index.html Ciao Antonio
