Differences between Struts 1.1 and SPF tag library classes

This topic describes the differences between the Apache Struts 1.1 tag libraries and the Struts Portlet Framework tag libraries provided in Rational Developer.

 

Tag class differences

TLD	Tag	Struts 1.1 class	SPF class
struts-bean.tld	include	org.apache.struts.taglib.bean.IncludeTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.bean.IncludeTag
struts-html.tld	cancel	org.apache.struts.taglib.html.CancelTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.CancelTag
	form	org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.FormTag with added attributes: urlType windowState validate
	frame	org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FrameTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.FrameTag
	html	org.apache.struts.taglib.html.HtmlTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.HtmlTag
	javascript	org.apache.struts.taglib.html.JavascriptValidatorTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.JavascriptValidatorTag
	link	org.apache.struts.taglib.html.LinkTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.LinkTag with added attributes: urlType windowState
	rewrite	org.apache.struts.taglib.html.RewriteTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.RewriteTag
struts-logic.tld	forward	org.apache.struts.taglib.logic.ForwardTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.logic.ForwardTag
	redirect	org.apache.struts.taglib.logic.RedirectTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.logic.RedirectTag
struts-nested.tld	form	org.apache.struts.taglib.nested.html.NestedFormTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.nested.html.NestedFormTag
	link	org.apache.struts.taglib.nested.html.NestedLinkTag	com.ibm.struts.taglib.nested.html.NestedLinkTag
struts-template.tld		No difference
struts-tiles.tld		No difference
Additional tag libraries (unique to SPF)
struts-portal-html.tld	body	Not applicable	com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.BodyTag
	head		com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.HeadTag
	script		com.ibm.struts.taglib.html.ScriptTag

 

Related concepts

Struts portlet applications
Creating Struts portlets and projects
Struts-based Web applications - overview

 

Related tasks

Creating Struts portlet projects
Creating Struts portlet JSP files
Creating well-architected Web applications using Struts