Welome to Jakarta Struts For Dummies, your plain-English guide to the Java programming framework that everyone is talking about. In this book, we explain how to use Struts to support your Java-based Web development. Jakarta Struts For Dummies gives you all the information you need to start using Jakarta Struts — so that you can create better code right away. You don’t have to read this book from cover to cover. Jakarta Struts For Dummies provides just the information you need, when you need it. If you already have your Web development environment set up, you don’t need to read all of Chapter 2, for example. However, we do suggest that you skim that chapter to understand the environment we use in the book, so that you can adjust your steps accordingly. For additional information, don’t ignore Part V, where we explain ten helpful extensions to Jakarta Struts and ten ways to get more information. In Part VI, we list the syntax of the Struts-EL and JSTL tag libraries and provide a glossary. So that you don’t have to tire out your fingers, you can find code for this book at www.dummies.com/go/jakarta. Keep Jakarta Struts For Dummies handy while you work. You’ll find that it’s a We know that you want an easy-to-understand, logical explanation of how to incorporate Jakarta Struts into your programming environment. Our first assumption is that because you’re a Web developer, you’re not a dummy! We also assume that you know Java and understand how to create JavaServer Pages. You understand also the overall concepts involved in creating a Web application.