STRUTS software was developed by the Apache Software Foundation and is an open source web application framework that is used for developing Java EE web applications. More information can be found on the Apache website or on Wikipedia.

Struts is an Model-View-Controller Framework by the Apache Foundation. Struts comes in two flavors: Struts 1 and Struts 2.

Struts 1 is a framework that was built by Craig McClanahan and then donated to the Apache Foundation in 2000. More information on Struts can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Struts

Struts 2, though it may share the name with the former, is quite different. It is essentially version 2 of the WebWork Framework.

Both are very competent frameworks for Enterprise class java web applications. There seems to be much more information available for Struts 1 than there is for Struts 2, including tutorials and plugins. When planning a new application, be sure to take into account required functionality. Struts may not be the appropriate answer for all applications.

To learn struts your self, you can get best documentation from Apache site

URL: http:/struts.apache.org

Struts 1 and Struts 2 are totally different API. Struts 1 is very famous. Right now lot of development community and teams are building applications using Struts 1.3. I feel it is better to learn Struts 1 in depth. and you can learn yourself struts 2 when it becomes popular.

For live examples, practice and quick learning better to take classes.

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Struts.

Struts is an open source Web application framework developed as Apache Jakarta project

Struts is based on MVC (Model View Controller) framework. It is used to build Web applications based on Servlet and JSP. So Struts application is a genuine Web application.

Struts leverages J2EE design patterns that people find quite useful in building J2EE applications. Because Struts follows these patterns including MVC, Struts is relatively simple to use and learn.

A Composite View is a view built using other reusable subviews. A single change to a sub-view is automatically reflected in every composite view that uses it. Furthermore, the composite view manages the layout of its sub-views and can provide a template, making consistent look and feel feel easier to achieve and modify across the entire application. Struts has its own set of custom tag libraries. Struts also support

utility classes.