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The open source Wicket project is a Java web application framework that takes simplicity, separation of concerns and ease of development to new levels. This book gets you quickly up and running with Wicket and the simple ´wicket-way´ of addressing development.

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The SourceForge open source lightweight Wicket project is a Java web application framework that takes simplicity, separation of concerns and ease of development to a new level. This book takes a no-nonsense approach, jumping directly to the practical aspects of Wicket. Chapters include Developing Wicket Forms; Validation with Wicket; Developing a Simple Application; Providing a Common Layout; Spring Integration; Wicket Localization; Wicket and Ajax; Custom Components and Wicket Extensions, and Unit Testing. Pro Wicket gets you quickly up and running with the framework and the attractively simple ´wicket-way´ of addressing web development requirements.

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Wicket: The First Steps
Validation with Wicket
Developing a Simple Application
Providing a Common Layout to Wicket Pages
Integration with Other Frameworks
Localization Support
Custom Wicket Components and Wicket Extensions
Wicket and Ajax
Additional Wicket Topics

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Karthik Gurumurthy has been associated with the IT industry for more than six years and has employed open source libraries to solve business problems. Karthik also has the experience of having documented a popular open source project: XDoclet2. He has been having a great time with Wicket since day one of adoption and would like to let others know how Wicket succeeds in bringing back the fun that has been missing in the Java web development space. He also contributed to the Wicket project through the Wicket-Spring integration module using Jakarta Commons Attributes.

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