Stripes by Example

In this 100-page book, you will find that Stripes provides a very simple learning path, where you do not need to understand the entire framework in order to use it. The concept of this book is exactly that – to get you using the framework and writing code immediately. You will be off and running in no time, and adding to your skill set as we progress.

This book is written with exactly that learning method in mind. No filler, no empty explanations… just code. You won’t be driving solo, however. Each code example is heavily annotated with comments and tips, so that you not only understand each snippet, but can also dive deeper if you so choose.

Stripes is a web framework for the Java programming language. It was initially released in 2005 by Tim Fennell. Despite its growth and maturity, Stripes has always focused on two key principles: simplicity and ease of development. Stripes has also remained a solution for a single application tier: the web-layer. Its purpose is to handle the interaction between a web browser and server-side java code. To tie these concepts together Stripes makes heavy use of Java annotations, which we will see as we learn the various features of Stripes.

What you’ll learn

• How to get started with Stripes, the popular Java-based Web framework
• What are ActionBeans and how to use them
• How to map URLs to methods
• What are JSPs and forms and how to use them
• How to work with data and interact with ActionBeans
• What are validations, resolutions, and annotations and how to use them
• What are interceptors and how to use them
• What is good design and how to apply it using Stripes

Who this book is for

This book is for experienced Java and/or web developers who are new to the Stripes web framework.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction To Stripes
Chapter 2. Getting Started
Chapter 3. ActionBeans.
Chapter 4. Mapping URLs to Methods
Chapter 5. JSPs
Chapter 6. Forms
Chapter 7. Working With Data
Chapter 8. Interaction Between ActionBeans
Chapter 9. Validation
Chapter 10. Resolutions
Chapter 11. Other Annotations
Chapter 12. Internationalization
Chapter 13. Interceptors
Chapter 14. File Uploads
Chapter 15. Good Design
Chapter 16. Next Steps