Java Server Faces vs. Struts - what happens to the controller logic

[success_ny]

Hi!

I have been using Struts for years. I am now looking into JSF. I have
been told by many people that have used JSF this technology is
basically a replacement for Struts and is likely to replace is
completely soon. From what I have seen so far, JSF provides a very nice
and easy way to create UI pages and connect them with business beans
and other business logic components. However, my question is: how do we
implement the Action (or Controller) in JSF? Do we still need to have a
controller if JSP is used to implement the MVC design paradigm?


Thanks.

 

[success_ny]

Anybody?

 

[Raymond DeCampo]

Hi!

I have been using Struts for years. I am now looking into JSF. I have
been told by many people that have used JSF this technology is
basically a replacement for Struts and is likely to replace is
completely soon. From what I have seen so far, JSF provides a very nice
and easy way to create UI pages and connect them with business beans
and other business logic components. However, my question is: how do we
implement the Action (or Controller) in JSF? Do we still need to have a
controller if JSP is used to implement the MVC design paradigm?

My understanding is that JSF is the equivalent of Struts Tiles. I was
not aware of it encompassing more of what Struts provides.

IMHO, Struts is unlikely to go away completely.

HTH,
Ray

 

[hiwa]

Action or Controller is incarnated via event
mechanism supported my method binding
and, partially, value binding.

Read 12.3 of _JavaServer Faces_ by Hans
Bergsten from O'Reilly.

Other useful links:
http://www.jroller.com/comments/dgeary/Weblog/top_ten_reasons_to_prefer
http://homepage1.nifty.com/algafield/barcia.html
http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jsp?forum=427&thread=553126
http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/craigmcc/20040927