Hello, I'm exercising the 'Casual Friday' rule here to ask some general questions. I apologize in advance if I break any list etiquette, but I subscribed on Monday and have been waiting patiently for Friday so that I can get these questions off my chest. Thanks!
I've been working on Java/JSP for a few years now and I recently decided to try out struts (better late than never). In the past, I would typically write a JDBC wrapper library to help me get to the database, then write all of my code with little abstraction from SQL code. Being a database guy as well, this made sense to me, and I could do quick easy things like a 'QueryToTables' tag that would allow me to paste SQL code right into a JSP and have the results of that query pasted nicely into the output. For updates, I would build the form I needed (using my own custom tags for input fields) and call into my JDBC wrapper to hit stored procedures. I picked up a copy of 'Struts Design and Programming: A Tutorial' and I am learning the details of the libraries, but I've never written a JavaBean (EJB or regular Bean). It seems that EJB isn't necessary, but that regular JavaBeans are used heavily elsewhere. So, I figured I would start trying to figure out smart JavaBean Design (I don't really want to have to refactor/redesign all of my core classes later when I'm more experienced). The problem I have though is that all the books I have laying around seem only to refer to plain ol' JavaBeans as GUI components. If I understand correctly, to make an object a JB, I really only have to have getters/setters for the properties I want to expose, but can I have other methods that do other stuff? What suggestions would you give someone who has never written a JavaBean before that is going to begin working from the ground up on a new project? I figured I would use iBATIS for database persistence, so I've been reading about that as well. I guess I'm just a bit paranoid about writing the 'middle layer' between struts and the SQL code/server, so any advice on gotchas and/or suggestions for struts-friendly 'middle layer' design would be much appreciated. -Wes -- Wes Wannemacher Double A Trailer Sales, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
