Beginners Guide to Java developers design, develop, test, and use web applications using Struts 2 framework No previous knowledge of JavaScript and CSS is required Apply best agile development techniques and TDD techniques Step-by-step instructions and careful explanations with many examples of code In Detail Struts 2.1 is, a modern extensible, agile web application framework web applications suitable for both small and large scale. You will get most of the 2.1 introduction Struts custom tags and learn how they can help in rapid application prototyping and development. A look at the interceptor's Struts 2.1 'is the last piece of the puzzle Struts 2.1, allows you to take advantage of the standard Struts 2 interceptor and apply your own custom behavior. What you will learn from this book? Explore the features of Struts 2.1 for developing your application Enhance your web applications by writing your own custom type of results Create your own type converters to handle custom data types to automatically generate the application and the development documentation of good exception Learn handling practices for your application behavior Implement rich client using JavaScript, DOM, and CSS Create custom themes and templates to create shorter, cleaner JSP page run many types of both tests to prove functionality and to make safe changes Approach This book takes a clear approach, focusing on one topic per chapter, but interspersing other issues in the text of the mainline and detour chapter. Who is this book written for? This book is for Java developers interested in developing web applications using Struts. If you need a comprehensive introduction to Struts 2.1, together with the most important aspect of the additional technology web application development, agile programming practices, making tools, and application life cycle management this book is for you.