Ah ha. Found it. Looks like the dev guys accounted for this.
You can see how in org.apache.struts.validator.Resources.
public static ActionMessage getActionMessage(Validator validator,
HttpServletRequest request, ValidatorAction va, Field field) {
Msg msg = field.getMessage(va.getName());
if ((msg != null) && !msg.isResource()) {
return new ActionMessage(msg.getKey(), false);
}
So if you've configured your validation.xml field entry to indicate that the
message isn't a resource, Struts creates an ActionMessage which interprets
it as a literal value, not as a key into a resource bundle.
Certainly is nice to have the i18n option when you need it, but when you
know you don't, it's quite a bit of clutter to support.
Thanks!
Stu
