Guides

Our in-depth guides focus on specific areas of the framework, such as Views, the Core framework, and Third-party Extensions.

We started work on a new User Guide, that should simplify learning process. Please feel free to contribute!

DEPRECATED: Core Developers Guide moved to http://struts.apache.org/core-developers/

Struts 2 processes requests using three core types: interceptors, actions, and results. Each may be configured via XML or annotations.

DEPRECATED: Struts 2 Maven Archetypes moved to http://struts.apache.org/maven-archetypes/

Struts 2 Maven Archetypes

DEPRECATED:Tag Developers Guide moved to https://struts.apache.org/tag-developers/

The framework offers a flexible view layer that supports multiple view technologies, including JSP, FreeMaker, and Velocity.

DEPRECATED: Plugin Developers Guide moved to https://struts.apache.org/plugins/

Apache Struts 2 provides a simple plugin architecture so that developers can extend the framework just by adding a JAR to the application's classpath. Since plugins are contained in a JAR, they are easy to share with others. Several plugins are bundled with the framework, and others are available from third-party sources.

Bundled Plugins

For a complete list of bundled and third-party plugins, visit the Plugin Registry..

Source

Building the Framework from Source
- Building with Maven
Creating and Signing a Distribution
Requirements and Use Cases - under construction
Precise Error Reporting
Obtaining an IDEA license
How to Write Doc Comments for the Javadoc Tool (Sun)

Documentation

Core Guide TODOs

Creating Resources
Writing Validators
Writing Type Converters
Actions
Writing Actions
Writing Results

Licensing and Copyright

Errata?

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