Do I need Struts to get tiles to work?

Question

• what files or plugins do I need to get tiles:insert to work? Do I need struts? I'm about 2 seconds away of just doing JSP include for everything. plz help thx!!

Answer 1

sounds like the decorator pattern would suit you..

check out sitemesh http://www.opensymphony.com/sitemesh/

Answer 2

You do NOT need Struts to use tiles. You can use just plain JSPs. If you need JSP support, copy the tiles-jsp-VERSION.jar to the WEB-INF/lib directory of your web application.