> Hi, > I think that MVC and Front Controller are slightly different because MVC > (or Model 2) is an "architectural" pattern and Front Controller is a > design pattern. > > Front Controller design pattern is a possible solution for the > Controller "element" inside the MVC pattern.
Right. So, is there an existing implementation of this somewhere or I would have write my own. Thanks, Yaakov. > > BR > Amleto > > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: Chaikin, Yaakov Y (US SSA) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Inviato: luned́ 7 giugno 2004 18.13 > A: Struts Users Mailing List > Oggetto: RE: Front Controller? > > > > Model 2 / MVC / Front Controller are all the same thing. > > Hmm... No, they are not. Front Controller and MVC are similar, but are > NOT the same design patterns! Front Controller is used for a sequence of > predefined steps (like a check out on amazon). MVC is used for > separation of Model (data handling), View (presentation handling), > Conroller (where to go). Whatever it is, those 2 design patterns are not > the same. > > > In Struts the > > "Front Controller" is the "ActionServlet", it > > receives/handles/dispatches every single request that comes into your > > web app. You write actions that are like units of functionality, then > > specify in a mapping file the relationship between URLs and the > Action, > > then depending on where the user is going, the ActionServlet will call > > > the appropriate Action at the appropriate time to handle the user's > request. > > Are you suggesting that Struts gives you the ability to specify a > sequence of actions? If so, I am not following how one would do that. > > >From what I understand Struts would give you the ability to specify > where each action ends up, and in that sense you ARE specifying a > sequence of actions. Is that what you mean? > > Thanks, > Yaakov. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
