If you're a new user of Struts2 and JSP then I suggest you simply start
with JSP as there's far more resources and tutorials available.
You only must become aware of Freemarker once you wish to extend the
default themes.
Within Struts2, by default Freemarker templates are used when rendering
the UI components (ie. the S2 taglib classes that extend AbstractUITag
such as TextField).
eg. if you use the <s:textfield> tag, Struts2 will render it using the
text.ftl template for the specified/current theme.
Eventually you may wish to extend the theme (change with the way
<s:textfield> is rendered) at which time you'll probably create your own
templates for the UI components-of-interested and start using Freemarker.
Eventually may you also wish to create your own taglib UI components
following the the S2 conventions in which case you'd follow the same
template approach (but Struts2 does not preclude you from using any
other JSP/taglib convention).
As mentioned in previous responses and the link below, Struts2 allows
you to use entire Freemarker page results instead of JSP. There are
good technical arguments for using Freemarker instead of JSP, but
generally speaking right now you'll find more people to help, initially
less effort, more jobs and better IDE-support with JSP and almost
everything you learn with JSP can be later be applied within the
Freemarker context.
On 5/17/07, Musachy Barroso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
FreeMarker is a template engine, with it's own syntax. JSP tags can be
used
in FreeMarker, adding some configuration. In the case of Struts tags, no
configuration is required, and you can use them like you would in JSP
except
a few differences, see this for details:
http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/freemarker.html
musachy
On 5/17/07, Jordi Rubio Moreno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm a bit confused. I need to decide if I'll use Freemarker or Struts
> taglibs, and I don't know the differences between both. E.g. what's
the
> difference between <s:iterator> and <@s.iterator>, <s:url> and
<@s.url>,
> etc etc...
>
> I have seen all the tutorials and examples I have found working with
> taglibs, but people says WebWork and Struts 2's choice is
Freemarker...
>
> Please, help me to understand why taglibs or Freemarker :)
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Cheers!
>
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