Stripes is a presentation framework for developing Java web applications. Its genesis came from the developers' frustration with the amount of configuration needed with Struts. By contrast, Stripes has a simpler configuration method making it easier to use.

As with all model-view-controller frameworks, Stripes uses a controller to coordinate interaction between the back end data (the model) and the front end that people see on their monitor (the view). Separating the functions keeps the code organized and easier to maintain and allows the graphic designers and the Java coders to work somewhat independently of each other.

As with any additional code, there is a cost associated with the framework itself. The goal of Stripes is to make that cost as low as possible.

Stripes is supported on all of our Tomcat hosting plans. To deploy Stripes on your Tomcat 6 from Java Web Hosting either make sure that your war includes the Stripes jars and config files before placing it into webapps where it will autodeploy or:

1. Place your Stripes config files into webapps/WEB-INF.
2. Place stripes.jar and cos.jar into webapps/WEB-INF/lib.
3. Place your classes into webapps/WEB-INF/classes.
4. Place your view files (html, jsp, etc.) into webapps.
5. Use the control panel to restart your Tomcat.

If you are an existing customer needing assistance with Stripes, please contact tech support. If you are a prospective customer, please visit our Java Web Hosting home page for more information on our hosting plans.

For more information on using Stripes, visit the Stripes How To's.

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• Hibernate
• Struts
• Spring
• Stripes
• Liferay
• ICEfaces
• Java Server Faces
• Apache Cocoon

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