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;:''This tutorial depends on __Part IV:__ [Configuring Tiles and FormController|ConfiguringTilesSpring].''

;:''This tutorial depends on __Part III:__ [Creating Controllers and JSPs|SpringControllers].''

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This tutorial will show you how to add Validation logic (client and server-side) to the personForm object using Struts' Validator. We'll also create a list screen using the [Display Tag Library|http://displaytag.sf.net] to display all the people in the database.

This tutorial will show you how to add Validation logic (client and server-side) to the Person object using Struts' Validator. We'll also create a list screen using the [Display Tag Library|http://displaytag.sf.net] to display all the people in the database.

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* [1] Add XDoclet Validator to Person.java

* [1] Add XDoclet Validator tags to Person.java

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* [4] Add ''getPeople'' methods to PersonDao and Manager

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To use Commons Validator with Spring MVC, normally you have to write a validation.xml file by hand. However, using XDoclet, it's much easier - we just need to add a couple of ''@spring.validator'' tags to our POJO (Person.java). Let's open it up (src/dao/**/dao/Person.java) and modify your setFirstName and setLastName methods to resemble the following:

To use Commons Validator with Spring MVC, normally you have to write a validation.xml file by hand. However, thanks to XDoclet, it's much easier - you just need to add a couple of ''@spring.validator'' tags to our POJO (Person.java). Let's open it up (src/dao/**/dao/Person.java) and modify your setFirstName and setLastName methods to resemble the following:

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@struts.validator type="required" msgkey="errors.required"

@spring.validator type="required" msgkey="errors.required"

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To enable validation in our personForm.jsp, you'll need to make sure your personForm.jsp has the following at the bottom:

To enable validation in personForm.jsp, you'll need to make sure your personForm.jsp has the following at the bottom:

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%%(border: 1px solid black; margin: 0 auto; height: 202px; width: 423px)

%%(border: 1px solid black; margin: 0 auto; height: 215px; width: 521px)

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person = new Person();

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The reason I'm passing in a person object to the ''getPeople'' method is to allow for filtering (based on values in person) in the future.

The reason I'm passing in a person object to the ''getPeople'' method is to allow for filtering (based on values in person) in the future. Adding this parameter in your getPeople() method signature is optional, but the rest of this tutorial assumes you have done this.

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Save all your files and make sure everything compiles with __ant clean compile__. Now you should be able to run both tests by running the following:

In order for these tests to compile, you need to add the ''getPeople()'' method to the PersonDao and PersonManager interfaces, and their implementations.

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!!Add getPeople() method to DAO and Manager [#4]

Open src/dao/**/dao/PersonDao.java and add the getPeople() method signature:

[{Java2HtmlPlugin

public List getPeople(Person person);

}]

Now add the same method signature to src/service/**/service/__PersonManager.java__. Save all your files and adjust the imports in your tests. Next you need to implement the getPeople() method in your implementation classes. Open src/dao/**/dao/hibernate/PersonDaoHibernate.java and add the following method:

[{Java2HtmlPlugin

public List getPeople(Person person) {

return getHibernateTemplate().find("from Person");

}

}]

You'll notice here that nothing is being done with the ''person'' parameter. This is just a placeholder for now - in the future you may want to filter on it's properties using [Hibernate's Query Language|http://www.hibernate.org/hib_docs/reference/en/html/queryhql.html] (HQL) or using [Criteria Queries|http://www.hibernate.org/hib_docs/reference/en/html/querycriteria.html].

''An example using a Criteria Query:''

[{Java2HtmlPlugin

Example example = Example.create(person)

.excludeZeroes() // exclude zero valued properties

.ignoreCase(); // perform case insensitive string comparisons

try {

return getSession().createCriteria(Person.class)

.add(example)

.list();

} catch (Exception e) {

throw new DataAccessException(e.getMessage());

}

return new ArrayList();

}]

</div>

Now implement the ''getPeople()'' method in src/service/**/impl/PersonManagerImpl.java:

[{Java2HtmlPlugin

public List getPeople(Person person) {

return dao.getPeople(person);

}

}]

After saving all your changes, you should be able to run both tests by executing the following:

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If everything works - ''nice job!'' Now we need to add this ''retrieve all'' functionality to the web tier.

If everything works - ''nice job!'' Now you need to add this ''retrieve all'' functionality to the web tier.

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In the last couple of tutorials, we've been working with the PersonFormController to interact with our HTML form. Now we need to create a new Controller that'll simply handle getting and displaying a list of people in the database. You could also use a

[MultiActionController|http://www.springframework.org/docs/api/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/multiaction/MultiActionController.html] to handle all your List screens.

In the last couple of tutorials, we've been working with the PersonFormController to interact with our HTML form. Now we need to create a new Controller that'll simply handle getting and displaying a list of people in the database.

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;:''You could also use a

[MultiActionController|http://www.springframework.org/docs/api/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/multiaction/MultiActionController.html] to handle all your List screens.''

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;:%%(color: blue)''I copied the testHandleRequest method from UserControllerTest.java and changed the "User" stuff to "Person".''

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package org.appfuse.webapp.action;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import org.appfuse.Constants;

import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;

public class PersonControllerTest extends BaseControllerTestCase {

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}

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This class will not compile until you (1) create the PersonController class and (2) add the PERSON_LIST variable to the src/dao/**/Constants.java file.

This class will not compile until you (1) create the PersonController class and (2) add the PERSON_LIST variable to the src/dao/**/Constants.java file. Some folks have suggested that this class be named ''PersonControllerList'' - the name choice is up to you. I prefer Controller and FormController because it tells me one implements [Controller|http://www.springframework.org/docs/api/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/Controller.html] while the latter extends [SimpleFormController|http://www.springframework.org/docs/api/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/SimpleFormController.html].

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Create src/web/**/action/PersonController.java. It should implement {{org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.Controller}} and resemble the following:

Create src/web/**/action/PersonController.java. It should implement {{org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.Controller}} and read as follows:

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;:%%(color:blue)''I'm going to suggest this class be named PersonListController, so that it parallels PersonFormController.''

Now if you run __ant test-web -Dtestcase=PersonController__, the test should pass. Next, create a URL mapping for this controller. To do this, search for the "urlMapping" bean in web/WEB-INF/action-servlet.xml and add the following line to the "mappings" property:

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Now if you run __ant test-web -Dtestcase=PersonController__, the test should pass. Now we need to create a URL mapping for this controller. To do this, search for the "urlMapping" bean in web/WEB-INF/action-servlet.xml and add the following line to the "mappings" property:

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Let's create the JSP to hold our list and a Tile's definition for it. There should already be a personList.jsp in the ''web/pages'' folder of your project. If it's not there, you can use the ViewGen Tool to create it. To do this from the command-line, navigate to extras/viewgen and run __ant -Dform.name=Person__. This will generate a personList.jsp in extras/viewgen/build.

There should already be a personList.jsp in the ''web/pages'' folder of your project. If it's not there, you can use the ViewGen Tool to create it. To do this from the command-line, navigate to extras/viewgen and run __ant -Dform.name=Person__. This will generate a personList.jsp in extras/viewgen/build.

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Now we need to add a new definition to tiles-config.xml for this list screen. Open web/WEB-INF/tiles-config.xml and add the following XML:

Finally, add the title and heading keys (personList.title and personList.heading) to web/WEB-INF/classes/ApplicationResources_en.properties. Open this file and add the following:

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;:%%(color: blue)''I usually copy an existing list definition - i.e. userList.''

[{Java2HtmlPlugin

</definition>

}]

Finally, we need to add these keys (personList.title and personList.heading) to web/WEB-INF/classes/ApplicationResources_en.properties. Open this file and add the following:

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{{{<verifytitle description="display Person List" text=".*$(personList.title}.*" regex="true"/>}}}

{{{<verifytitle description="display Person List" text=".*${personList.title}.*" regex="true"/>}}}

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To test that displaying this page works, we can create a new JSP test in test/web/web-tests.xml:

To test that displaying this page works, you can create a new JSP test in test/web/web-tests.xml:

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You've completed the full lifecycle of developing a set of master-detail pages with AppFuse and Spring's MVC framework - __Congratulations__! Now the real test is if you can run all the tests in your app without failure. To test, stop tomcat and run __ant clean test-all__. This will run all the unit tests within your project. As a reminder, it should be easy to setup and test AppFuse from scratch using __ant setup-db setup-tomcat test-all__. Also, if you're looking for more robust examples - checkout [StrutsResume].

You've completed the full lifecycle of developing a set of master-detail pages with AppFuse and Spring's MVC framework - __Congratulations__! Now the real test is if you can run all the tests in your app without failure. To test, stop tomcat and run __ant clean test-all__. This will run all the unit tests within your project. As a reminder, it should be easy to setup and test AppFuse from scratch using __ant setup-db setup-tomcat test-all__. Also, if you're looking for more robust examples - checkout [Struts Resume].

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