INTERACTIVE WEB SERVICES WITH JAVA

Model-View-Controller

- a software architecture to structure complex Web applications.

The application is structured in three layers:

the model containing all data and operations
- implemented as Java classes
the views creating various presentations
- implemented as JSP pages
the controller receiving requests, updating the model, and delegating to views
- implemented as a single Servlet

The MVC architecture dates back to Smalltalk-80, where it was used for implementing GUIs.

Struts is a framework for implementing MVC architectures in Java, offering: