The New Web Application wizard creates a new containing an empty web application. You open the New Web Application wizard by opening the New Project wizard and selecting the Web Application template from the Java Web category.
In the Frameworks page, you choose one or more frameworks that you want to use to provide a structure for your web application.
If you select the JavaServer Faces checkbox, you can set the JSF servlet URL pattern and preferred page language in the Configuration tab. In the Libraries tab, you can specify which registered libraries to use. You can also create a new library and choose whether libraries can be appended.
If you select the Spring Web MVC checkbox, you can set the default dispatcher name and mapping.
When you click Finish, the project is created in your file system and opened in the IDE. The IDE automatically adds the necessary Spring libraries to the project's classpath.
You can view the project's logical structure in the Projects window and its file structure in the Files window.
If you select the Struts checkbox, you can set the servlet name and URL pattern. You can also set the application resource and specify whether the IDE adds Struts TLDs.
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If you select the Hibernate checkbox, you need to provide the database connection for the project by selecting a connection from the drop-down list. The drop-down list contains the database connections registered with the IDE in the Services window. If the desired database connection is not listed, select New Database Connection from the list to create a new connection. When you select the database connection the IDE automatically determines the appropriate database dialect.
The IDE uses the information you supply in this dialog to generate the Hibernate configuration file.
When you click Finish, the project is created in your filesystem and opened in the IDE. You can view its logical structure in the Projects window and its file structure in the Files window.