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| <title>Struts Release Notes (Version 1.0.1)</title> |
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| <body> |
| |
| <section name="Introduction" href="Introduction"> |
| |
| <p>This document contains the release notes for |
| <strong>Version 1.0.1</strong> |
| of the Struts Framework, |
| and covers changes that have taken place since |
| <a href="release-notes-1_0.html">Version 1.0</a> |
| was released. The following sections cover |
| <a href="#New">New Features</a> |
| and |
| <a href="#Changes">Changes</a> |
| to Struts. |
| </p> |
| |
| <p>This version covers bug-fixes only; no new functionality.</p> |
| |
| </section> |
| |
| |
| <section name="What's Included?" href="Included"> |
| |
| <p>The binary distribution of this release includes the following |
| files relevant to Struts 1.0.1:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| <code>INSTALL</code> |
| - Brief installation instructions. See |
| the |
| <code>Struts Documentation Application</code> |
| , or online at |
| <a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/"> |
| http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/</a> |
| for more information. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>LICENSE</code> |
| - The Apache Software Foundation license that |
| defines the terms under which you can use Struts (and |
| other software |
| licensed by Apache). |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>README</code> |
| - A brief introduction to Struts. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>lib/</code> |
| - Directory containing files you will need in |
| your own applications. The individual files of interest |
| are: |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| <code>struts.jar</code> |
| - JAR file that contains the compiled |
| Java classes for version 1.0 of Struts. You must |
| place this file in the |
| <code>/WEB-INF/lib</code> |
| directory of |
| your web application. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>struts-xxxxx.tld</code> |
| - The tag library descriptor files |
| for the Struts 1.0.1 tag libraries (bean, html, |
| logic, and |
| template). You must place these files in the |
| <code>/WEB-INF</code> |
| directory of your web application, and reference |
| them with |
| appropriate |
| <code><taglib></code> |
| directives in your |
| web.xml file. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>jdbc2_0-stdext.jar</code> |
| - The JDBC 2.0 Optional Package |
| API classes (package |
| <code>javax.sql</code> |
| ). You will need to |
| include this file in the |
| <code>/WEB-INF/lib</code> |
| directory |
| of your application, if it is not already made |
| visible to web |
| applications by your servlet container. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>struts-config_1_0.dtd</code> |
| - The document type descriptor |
| (DTD) for the Struts configuration file (which is |
| typically named |
| <code>/WEB-INF/struts-config.xml</code> |
| . Your configuration file |
| will be validated against an internal copy of this |
| DTD -- this |
| copy is available for reference purposes only. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>web-app_2_2.dtd</code> |
| - The document type descriptor (DTD) |
| for web.xml files conforming to the Servlet 2.2 |
| specification. |
| This copy is for reference purposes only. |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>web-app_2_3.dtd</code> |
| - The document type descriptor (DTD) |
| for web.xml files conforming to the Servlet 2.3 |
| specification. |
| This copy is for reference purposes only. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <code>webapps/</code> |
| - Web Application Archive (WAR) files for the |
| web applications that are included with Struts. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The struts 0.5 milestone API release is no longer supported, |
| and has been removed as of Struts 1.1.</p> |
| |
| </section> |
| |
| |
| <section name="What's New?" href="New"> |
| |
| |
| <p>The following new features have been added to the basic |
| controller |
| framework (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.action</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| |
| <p>The following new features have been added to the utility |
| classes |
| (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.util</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>LocalStrings: Correct message regarding replaceable |
| parameter so that it does not append an extraneous |
| character.</li> |
| <li>MessageResources: Escape any single quote characters that |
| are included in the specified message string.</li> |
| <li>Allow a transaction token to be the only parameter in |
| computeParameters().</li> |
| <li>Change RequestUtils to encode ampersands when building a |
| query string.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following new features have been added to the |
| <em>struts-html</em> |
| custom tag library (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.html</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| |
| <p>The following new features have been added to the |
| <em>struts-logic</em> |
| custom tag library (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.logic</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| |
| <p>The following new features have been added to the |
| <em>struts-template</em> |
| custom tag library (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.template</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| |
| <p>The following new features have been added to the Struts |
| Documentation |
| application (and corresponding contents on the Struts web |
| site):</p> |
| |
| </section> |
| |
| |
| <section name="Changes and Bug Fixes" href="Changes"> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes have occurred in the |
| configuration |
| files related to Struts:</p> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes have occurred in the basic |
| controller framework (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.action</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Modify ActionForm class to use ActionServletWrapper rather |
| than expose ActionServlet.</li> |
| <li>Add ActionServletWrapper class. Used by ActionForm to |
| prevent the Public String properties of ActionServlet from |
| being changed via a query string.</li> |
| <li>Unconditionally pass the selected mapping as a request |
| attribute under key Action.MAPPING_KEY, even if no form |
| bean is specified.</li> |
| <li>Avoid a NullPointerException in corner cases caused by |
| failed initialization of ActionServlet.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes have occurred in the file |
| upload |
| package (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.upload</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Fixed lost byte problem in |
| BufferedMultipartInputStream</li> |
| <li>Fixed ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException situations</li> |
| <li>Better reporting for premature closing of input streams |
| while reading multipart requests.</li> |
| <li>Additional fix for file corruption problem with uploads |
| and new line characters.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes have occurred in the |
| utilities |
| (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.util</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Modify RequestUtils class to use ActionServletWrapper |
| rather than expose ActionServlet.</li> |
| <li> |
| <code>ConvertUtils.convertCharacter()</code> |
| will now detect empty strings and return the default |
| value. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes have occurred in the |
| <em>struts-bean</em> |
| custom tag library (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.bean</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Correct the generated scripting variable type when the |
| <bean:cookie>, <bean:header>, or <bean:parameter> |
| tag is used with the "multiple" attribute.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes have occurred in the |
| <em>struts-html</em> |
| custom tag library (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.html</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Fixed FormTag to exclude query string when identifying |
| action mapping name.</li> |
| <li>Correct MultiboxTagdoAfterBody() to return SKIP_BODY |
| instead of SKIP_PAGE.</li> |
| <li>Added the 'align' attribute to the <html:image> |
| tag.</li> |
| <li>On the Options tag, if the property specified by the |
| "property" attribute returns null, it now throws an error |
| message that indicates what the real problem is, rather |
| than causing an NPE.</li> |
| <li>Added 'style' and 'styleClass' attributes for <html:option> |
| and <html:options> tags.</li> |
| <li>Correctly URLEncode the query string parameter value on |
| ImgTag, even if there is only a single parameter.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes have occurred in the |
| <em>struts-logic</em> |
| custom tag library (package |
| <code>org.apache.struts.taglib.logic</code> |
| ): |
| </p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>The |
| <code><html:errors></code> |
| when the property tag is |
| specified, errors are no longer printed if the specified |
| property |
| has no errors. Previously errors were always printed! |
| Future |
| enhancements would include additional attributes to always |
| turn |
| off the header or footer. |
| </li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes to the Struts Documentation |
| application (and corresponding contents on the Struts web |
| site) have |
| occurred:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Add installation notes for Jetty.</li> |
| <li>In the Tag Developers Guide, add more detail regarding |
| file upload requirements.</li> |
| <li>In the Introduction, added references to basic background |
| material.</li> |
| <li>In Building View Components, clarify that additional i18n |
| support may be provided by the browser, and is outside the |
| scope of the framework.</li> |
| <li>In Building Controller Components, document 'validating' |
| init-param, add defaults for various parameters, clarify |
| that some web.xml settings are not Struts-specific.</li> |
| <li>Correct the example page in the User's Guide (Building |
| View Components) to reflect current practice.</li> |
| <li>Revised installation instructions for SilverStream and |
| Resin.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes to the Struts Example |
| Application |
| have occurred:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Remove references to saving database data from "tour" |
| document, since this functionality was removed.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes to the Struts Template |
| Example |
| Application have occurred:</p> |
| |
| |
| <p>The following changes and bug fixes to the Struts Exercise |
| Taglib Example |
| Application have occurred:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li>Added test case for <html:select> using <html:options> |
| based on a collection |
| saved in the page context.</li> |
| </ul> |
| |
| </section> |
| |
| |
| </body> |
| |
| </document> |
