The forward is for when you do not need to execute any Action code before showing a page, but still want the request to go through the Struts request processor instead of having the user go directly to the jsp.
Hubert On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 15:15:52 -0600, Scott Purcell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you Hubert, > > That has been screwing me up for the past day. The docs for <action > attribute> says there is a forward, but if the forward is used, it does not > use the action? This seems kind of strange, but I got it working now. > > Thanks, > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Hubert Rabago [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 3:08 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: Does not call action? > > You probably meant to do something this: > > <action > path="/manageAssets" > type="com.skp.action.LoginAction"> > <forward name="success" path="/jsp/admin/manageAssets.jsp" > redirect="true" /> > </action> > > ... where LoginAction would return mapping.findForward("success"); > > The way you wrote it told Struts that for requests that match > "/manageAssets", it should automatically redirect the request to the > "/jsp/admin/manageAssets.jsp" > > Hubert > > On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:55:42 -0600, Scott Purcell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have this in my struts-config.xml file > > > > <action > > path="/manageAssets" > > type="com.skp.action.LoginAction" > > forward="/jsp/admin/manageAssets.jsp" redirect="true" /> > > > > When I call the container with "/action/manageAssets" it just forwards to > > the jsp page and does not use the type? I put a bunch of println statements > > in com.skp.action.LoginAction but it is not called? Could I be missing > > something? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Scott K Purcell | Developer | VERTIS | > > 555 Washington Ave. 4th Floor | St. Louis, MO 63101 | > > 314.588.0720 Ext:1320 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.vertisinc.com > > <http://www.vertisinc.com/> > > > > Vertis is the premier provider of targeted advertising, media, and > > marketing services that drive consumers to marketers more effectively. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
