Re: Different components needed to build Java Web App - Beginner Question

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=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>

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Date:

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 19:36:50 -0400

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Agapito wrote:

Dear All

I am doing research on the best components to use for building a Web Java
Application that is using a database backend.

So far, this is what I have understood:

1. All my pages will be in JSP. User will enter his choices and the form
button (submit) will invoke related servlet.

2. I should use servlet to connect to database and get results and generate
a JSP with dynamic content.

3. To enable activity of different user interface components (buttons,
textbox, listbox, etc) I should use either Java Server Faces or Struts.

4. For server, I plan to use Sun Application Server PE 9.

I will be deeply grateful for help and clarification, to help me use the
best choices available:

Question 1: Is my understanding correct ? Or there are better ways to go
about building the site?

Question 2: except coding html directly into code of a servlet to generate
JSP, are there any other or better ways to do so?

Question 3: Many advise using Java Server Faces instead of Struts, claiming
that it includes all Struts functionality and more ... is this the case ?

It sounds OK.

But be aware that you will need to learn a lot !!

I would recommend JSF over Struts.

And I would recommend JBoss (or maybe Geronimo) over
SUN Application Server.

Arne