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The framework documentation is written for active web developers and assumes a working knowledge about how Java web applications are built. For more about the underlying nuts and bolts, see the Key Technologies Primer.

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Several tutorials are available to help you get started with the framework, from all-purpose "soup to nuts" tutorials to specialty tutorials on portlets and database access.

Primers

Speciality

Examples

Several example applications are bundled with the framework, as ready-to-deploy WARs.

Blank

An "empty" application that you can use as the starting point for your own projects. Showcase

A sampling of common (and not so common) use cases.

MailReader

A simple application that demonstrates best practices.

Portlet

An application demonstrating portlet support

Showcase

A sampling of common (and not so common) use cases.

Other Examples

Simple examples and links to "powered by" sites

For the complete source code to the applications, see the source code distribution.

Books

  • Starting with Struts 2 (Ian Roughley), PDF and print.
  • Struts 2 Design and Programming (Bud Kurniawan), print-only, pre-order only
  • WebWork in Action book (Patrick Lightbody, Jason Carreira), print only.
    • Most of WW2 in Action applies to Struts 2. The Struts 2 package names changed, and we've added some features, but the fundamentals remain the same. From a technical perspective, Struts 2 is WebWork 3.

Other Resources

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Community Wiki

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Errata?

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