Struts 2 Configuration Files

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Struts.xml file:

The struts.xml is the core configuration file for struts framework. The struts.xml is used to initialize the resources like Interceptors, Action classes and Results.

Syntax: 

<struts>
 
   <package name="packageName" extends="struts-default">
 
      <action name="actionName" class="actionClass" method="methodName">
            <result name="success">/HelloWorld.jsp</result>
      </action>
 
      //more actions.
 
   </package>
 
   //more packages.
 
</struts>

Commonly used attributes:

1. package attribute: It is used for modularization. You can divide configuration into multiple modules.

2. action attribute: It is a sub-attribute of the package attribute. It represents an action.

3. result attribute: It is a sub-attribute of the action attribute. It is used to control the flow after an action is executed.

web.xml:

The web.xml is known as deployment descriptor. It is used for providing entry point in any web application. In struts 2 we have to define FilterDispatcher class entry in web.xml.

web.xml file example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app version="2.5" 
	xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" 
	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" 
	xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee 
	http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd">
 
 
<filter>
 <filter-name>struts2</filter-name>
 <filter-class>
  org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter
 </filter-class>
</filter>
 
<filter-mapping>
  <filter-name>struts2</filter-name>
  <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>
 
<welcome-file-list>
  <welcome-file>login.jsp</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>
 
</web-app>

 
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