Struts 2 Zero Configuration by convention approach

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A struts application without using struts.xml file is also known as application with Zero Configuration.
Note: Put the view files inside the WEB-INF/content folder. The view file name must follow the below pattern:
View file name: Request name-String returned by action class.

Struts 2 Zero Configuration by convention approach example:

login.jsp

<%@ taglib uri="/struts-tags" prefix="s"%>
<html>
  <head>
   <title>
      Struts 2 zero configuration by convention approach example
   </title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h3>
     This is a zero configuration by convention approach example.
    </h3>
 
    <s:property value="message" /> <br/>
 
    <s:form action="login">
    	<s:textfield name="userName" label="UserName" />
    	<s:password name="password" label="Password" />
	<s:submit value="login" align="center"/>
    </s:form>
 
  </body>
</html>

web.xml

<?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>

Login.java

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionSupport;
 
/**
 * This class is used as an action class.
 * @author w3schools
 */
public class Login extends ActionSupport{
	//data members
	private String userName;
	private String password;
	private String message;
 
	//business logic
	public String execute(){
		if(userName.equals("jai") && password.equals("1234")){
			setMessage("Hello " +userName + ",
                                You are successfully logged in.");
			return SUCCESS;
		}else{
			setMessage("Invalid username or password.");
			return ERROR;
		}		
	}	
 
	//getter setters
	public String getUserName() {
		return userName;
	}
	public void setUserName(String userName) {
		this.userName = userName;
	}
	public String getPassword() {
		return password;
	}
	public void setPassword(String password) {
		this.password = password;
	}
	public String getMessage() {
		return message;
	}
	public void setMessage(String message) {
		this.message = message;
	}
}

login-error.jsp

<jsp:include page="/login.jsp"></jsp:include>

login-error.jsp

<%@ taglib uri="/struts-tags" prefix="s"%>
<html>
	<head>
		<title>Struts 2 zero configuration by 
                convention approach example</title>
	</head>
	<body>
		<h3>This is a zero configuration by 
                    convention approach example.</h3>
 
		<s:property value="message" />
 
	</body>
</html>

Output:

struts 24 login
 
Enter UserName: jai and Password: 1234
struts 24 value
 
Click on login button.
struts 24 final
 
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