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+    <h1 id="using-field-validators">Using Field Validators</h1>
+
+<p>#####Description#####</p>
+
+<p>The followings show a simple example using Struts’ Field Validators</p>
+
+<p><strong>Step 1</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the jsp page</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=fieldValidatorsExample|lang=xml|javadoc=false|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/validation/fieldValidatorsExample.jsp</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
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+
+<p><strong>Step 2</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the action class</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=fieldValidatorsExample|javadoc=false|lang=java|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/FieldValidatorsExampleAction.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>Step 3</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the validator.xml.</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=fieldValidatorsExample|javadoc=false|lang=xml|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/FieldValidatorsExampleAction-submitFieldValidatorsExamples-validation.xml</span><span
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+    <h1 id="using-non-field-validators">Using Non Field Validators</h1>
+
+<p>#####Description#####</p>
+
+<p>The followings show a simple example using Webwork’s Non Field 
Validators</p>
+
+<p><strong>Step 1</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the jsp page</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=nonFieldValidatorsExample|lang=xml|javadoc=false|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/validation/nonFieldValidatorsExample.jsp</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>Step 2</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the action class</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=nonFieldValidatorsExample|javadoc=false|lang=java|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/NonFieldValidatorsExampleAction.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>Step 3</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the validator.xml.</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=nonFieldValidatorsExample|javadoc=false|lang=xml|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/NonFieldValidatorsExampleAction-submitNonFieldValidatorsExamples-validation.xml</span><span
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+
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+
+<p>The followings show a simple example using Webwork’s Field Validators</p>
+
+<p><strong>Step 1</strong></p>
+
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+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=visitorValidatorsExample|lang=xml|javadoc=false|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/validation/visitorValidatorsExample.jsp</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>Step 2</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the action class.</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=visitorValidatorsExample|javadoc=false|lang=java|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/VisitorValidatorsExampleAction.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>Step 3</strong></p>
+
+<p>Create the validator.xml.</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=visitorValidatorsExample|javadoc=false|lang=xml|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/org/apache/struts2/showcase/validation/VisitorValidatorsExampleAction-submitVisitorValidatorsExamples-validation.xml</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
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+    <h1 id="validation-annotation">Validation Annotation</h1>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=description|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.Validation</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>#####Usage#####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=usage|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.Validation</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>#####Parameters#####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=parameters|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.Validation</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>#####Examples#####</p>
+
+<p><strong>An Annotated Interface</strong></p>
+
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    <p>Mark the interface with @Validation()</p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p>Apply standard or custom annoations at method level</p>
+  </li>
+</ul>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=example|javadoc=true|lang=java|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.Validation</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>An Annotated Class</strong></p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=example2|javadoc=true|lang=java|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.Validation</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<blockquote>
+
+</blockquote>
+
+<blockquote>
+
+</blockquote>
+
+<blockquote>
+  <p>When multiple methods are used to map different actions on the same 
class, and one of them is annotated with <em>@Validations</em> , those 
validators will be triggered for all the actions, unless they are annotated 
with @SkipValidation or <em>validateAnnotatedMethodOnly</em>  is set to 
<em>true</em>  in the “validation” interceptor, like:</p>
+</blockquote>
+
+<blockquote>
+
+  <p>&lt;interceptor-ref name=”validation”&gt;
+    &lt;param name=”validateAnnotatedMethodOnly”&gt;true&lt;/param&gt;
+    &lt;param 
name=”excludeMethods”&gt;input,back,cancel,browse&lt;/param&gt;
+&lt;/interceptor-ref&gt;</p>
+
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+
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class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=description|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
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class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=parameters|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
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class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=extending|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor</span><span
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+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=description|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.ValidationParameter</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
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class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=usage|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.ValidationParameter</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
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+
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class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=parameters|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.ValidationParameter</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
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+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=example|javadoc=true|lang=java|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.annotations.ValidationParameter</span><span
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+<article class="container">
+  <section class="col-md-12">
+    <a href="index.html" title="back to Core Developers Guide"><< back to Core 
Developers Guide</a>
+    <h1 id="validation">Validation</h1>
+
+<p>Struts 2 validation is configured via XML or annotations. Manual validation 
in the action is also possible, and may be combined with XML and 
annotation-driven validation.</p>
+
+<p>Validation also depends on both the</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>validation
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>and</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>workflow
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>interceptors (both are included in the default interceptor stack). The</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>validation
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>interceptor does the validation itself and creates a list of field-specific 
errors. The</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>workflow
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>interceptor checks for the presence of validation errors: if any are found, 
it returns the “input” result (by default), taking the user back to the 
form which contained the validation errors.</p>
+
+<p>If we’re using the default settings <em>and</em>  our action doesn’t 
have an “input” result defined <em>and</em>  there are validation (or, 
incidentally, type conversion) errors, we’ll get an error message back 
telling us there’s no “input” result defined for the action.</p>
+
+<p><strong>CONTENTS</strong></p>
+
+<p>####Using Annotations####</p>
+
+<p><a href="validation-annotation.html">Annotations</a> can be used as an 
alternative to XML for validation.</p>
+
+<p> </p>
+
+<p>####Bean Validation####</p>
+
+<p>With struts 2.5 comes the Bean Validation Plugin. That is an alternative to 
the classic struts validation described here. See the <em>Plugin Page</em>  for 
details.</p>
+
+<p>####Examples####</p>
+
+<p>In all examples given here, the validation message displayed is given in 
plain English - to internationalize the message, put the string in a properties 
file and use a property key instead, specified by the ‘key’ attribute. It 
will be looked up by the framework (see <a 
href="localization.html">Localization</a>).</p>
+
+<ol>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="basic-validation.html">Basic Validation</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="client-side-validation.html">Client-side Validation</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><em>AJAX Validation</em></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="using-field-validators.html">Using Field Validators</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="using-non-field-validators.html">Using Non Field 
Validators</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="using-visitor-field-validator.html">Using Visitor Field 
Validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><em>How do we repopulate controls when validation fails</em>  (FAQ 
entry)</p>
+  </li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>####Bundled Validators####</p>
+
+<p>When using a Field Validator, Field Validator Syntax is 
<strong>ALWAYS</strong> preferable than using the Plain Validator Syntax as it 
facilitates grouping of field-validators according to fields. This is very 
handy especially if a field needs to have many field-validators which is almost 
always the case.</p>
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<ol>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="conversion-validator.html">conversion validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="date-validator.html">date validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="double-validator.html">double validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="email-validator.html">email validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="expression-validator.html">expression validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="fieldexpression-validator.html">fieldexpression 
validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="int-validator.html">int validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="regex-validator.html">regex validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="required-validator.html">required validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="requiredstring-validator.html">requiredstring validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="short-validator.html">short validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="stringlength-validator.html">stringlength validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="url-validator.html">url validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="visitor-validator.html">visitor validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p><a href="conditionalvisitor-validator.html">conditionalvisitor 
validator</a></p>
+  </li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>####Registering Validators####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=javadoc|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>The following list shows the default validators included in the framework 
and is an example of the syntax used to declare our own validators.</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:lang=xml|url=struts2/core/src/main/resources/com/opensymphony/xwork2/validator/validators/default.xml</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>The validators.xml used to reference a DTD hosted by Opensymphony, the 
original location of the XWork project. Since the the move to Apache Struts, 
DTDs were changed. Please ensure in your projects to include the DTD header as 
described in the examples found here</p>
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>The validators.xml containing custom validators needs to contain a copy of 
the default validators. No DTD was used in validators.xml. See: <a 
href="http://struts\.apache\.org/2\.x/docs/release\-notes\-208\.html\#ReleaseNotes2\.0\.8\-MigrationfrompreviousReleases";>http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/release-notes-208.html#ReleaseNotes2.0.8-MigrationfrompreviousReleases</a></p>
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>####Turning on Validation####</p>
+
+<p>The default interceptor stack, “defaultStack”, already has validation 
turned on. When creating your own interceptor-stack be sure to include 
<strong>both</strong> the</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>validation
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>and</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>workflow
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>interceptors. From</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>struts-default.xml
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>:</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre 
class="highlight"><code>&lt;interceptor-stack name="defaultStack"&gt;
+   ...
+   &lt;interceptor-ref name="validation"&gt;
+      &lt;param name="excludeMethods"&gt;input,back,cancel,browse&lt;/param&gt;
+   &lt;/interceptor-ref&gt;
+   &lt;interceptor-ref name="workflow"&gt;
+      &lt;param name="excludeMethods"&gt;input,back,cancel,browse&lt;/param&gt;
+   &lt;/interceptor-ref&gt;
+&lt;/interceptor-stack&gt;
+
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>Beginning with version 2.0.4 Struts provides an extension to XWork’s</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre 
class="highlight"><code>com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.ValidationInterceptor
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>interceptor.</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>&lt;interceptor 
name="validation" 
class="org.apache.struts2.interceptor.validation.AnnotationValidationInterceptor"/&gt;
+
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>This interceptor allows us to turn off validation for a specific method by 
using the</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre 
class="highlight"><code>@org.apache.struts2.interceptor.validation.SkipValidation
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+<p>annotation on the action method.</p>
+
+<p>####Validator Scopes####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=fieldValidators|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=nonFieldValidators|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>#####Notes#####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=validatorsNote|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>####Defining Validation Rules####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=validationRules1|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=exValidationRules1|lang=xml|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=validationRules2|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>In this context, “Action Alias” refers to the action name as given in 
the Struts configuration. Often, the name attribute matches the method name, 
but they may also differ.</p>
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>####Localizing and Parameterizing Messages####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=validationRules3|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=exValidationRules3|javadoc=true|lang=xml|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=validationRules4|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=exValidationRules4|javadoc=true|lang=xml|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/ValidatorFactory.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>####Validator Flavor####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=validatorFlavours|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>####Non-Field Validator Vs Field-Validator validatortypes####</p>
+
+<p>There are two ways you can define validators in your -validation.xml 
file:</p>
+
+<ol>
+  <li>
+    <validator>
+
+</validator>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <field-validator>
+
+</field-validator>
+  </li>
+</ol>
+<p>Keep the following in mind when using either syntax:</p>
+
+<p>Non-Field-Validator: The &lt;validator&gt; element allows you to declare 
both types of validators (either a plain Validator a field-specific 
FieldValidator).</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>&lt;validator 
type="expression&gt; 
+    &lt;param name="expression"&gt;foo gt bar&lt;/param&gt; 
+    &lt;message&gt;foo must be great than bar.&lt;/message&gt; 
+&lt;/validator&gt; 
+
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>&lt;validator 
type="required"&gt; 
+    &lt;param name="fieldName"&gt;bar&lt;/param&gt; 
+    &lt;message&gt;You must enter a value for bar.&lt;/message&gt; 
+&lt;/validator&gt; 
+
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p><strong>field-validator</strong>: The &lt;field-validator&gt; elements are 
basically the same as the &lt;validator&gt; elements except that they inherit 
the fieldName attribute from the enclosing &lt;field&gt; element. 
FieldValidators defined within a &lt;field-validator&gt; element will have 
their fieldName automatically filled with the value of the parent &lt;field&gt; 
element’s fieldName attribute. The reason for this structure is to 
conveniently group the validators for a particular field under one element, 
otherwise the fieldName attribute would have to be repeated, over and over, for 
each individual &lt;validator&gt;.</p>
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>It is always better to defined field-validator inside a 
&lt;field&gt; tag instead of using a &lt;validator&gt; tag and supplying 
fieldName as its param as the xml code itself is clearer (grouping of field is 
clearer)</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>Note that you should only use FieldValidators (not plain Validators) within 
a block. A plain Validator inside a &lt;field&gt; will not be allowed and would 
generate error when parsing the xml, as it is not allowed in the defined dtd 
(xwork-validator-1.0.2.dtd)</p>
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>Declaring a FieldValidator using the &lt;field-validator&gt; syntax:</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>&lt;field 
name="email_address"&gt; 
+    &lt;field-validator type="required"&gt; 
+        &lt;message&gt;You cannot leave the email address field 
empty.&lt;/message&gt; 
+    &lt;/field-validator&gt; 
+    &lt;field-validator type="email"&gt; 
+        &lt;message&gt;The email address you entered is not 
valid.&lt;/message&gt; 
+    &lt;/field-validator&gt; 
+&lt;/field&gt; 
+
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>The choice is yours. It’s perfectly legal to only use elements without 
the elements and set the fieldName attribute for each of them. The following 
are effectively equal:</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code>&lt;field 
name="email_address"&gt; 
+    &lt;field-validator type="required"&gt; 
+        &lt;message&gt;You cannot leave the email address field 
empty.&lt;/message&gt; 
+    &lt;/field-validator&gt; 
+    &lt;field-validator type="email"&gt; 
+        &lt;message&gt;The email address you entered is not 
valid.&lt;/message&gt; 
+    &lt;/field-validator&gt; 
+&lt;/field&gt; 
+ 
+&lt;validator type="required"&gt; 
+    &lt;param name="fieldName"&gt;email_address&lt;/param&gt; 
+    &lt;message&gt;You cannot leave the email address field 
empty.&lt;/message&gt; 
+&lt;/validator&gt; 
+&lt;validator type="email"&gt; 
+    &lt;param name="fieldName"&gt;email_address&lt;/param&gt; 
+    &lt;message&gt;The email address you entered is not valid.&lt;/message&gt; 
+&lt;/validator&gt; 
+
+</code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>####Short-Circuiting Validator####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=shortCircuitingValidators1|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=exShortCircuitingValidators|lang=xml|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=shortCircuitingValidators2|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=scAndValidatorFlavours1|1=javadoc|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=exScAndValidatorFlavours|lang=xml|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=scAndValidatorFlavours2|1=javadoc|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>####How Validators of an Action are Found####</p>
+
+<div class="highlighter-rouge"><pre class="highlight"><code><span 
class="p">{</span><span 
class="err">snippet:id=howXworkFindsValidatorForAction|javadoc=true|url=com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator/Validator.java</span><span
 class="p">}</span><span class="w">
+</span></code></pre>
+</div>
+
+<p>####Writing custom validators####</p>
+
+<p>If you want to write custom validator use on of these classes as a starting 
point:</p>
+
+<ul>
+  <li>
+    <p>com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.ValidatorSupport</p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p>com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.FieldValidatorSupport</p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    <p>com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.RangeValidatorSupport</p>
+  </li>
+  <li>
+    
<p>com.opensymphony.xwork2.validator.validators.RepopulateConversionErrorFieldValidatorSupport</p>
+  </li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>####Resources####</p>
+
+<p><a 
href="http://today\.java\.net/pub/a/today/2006/01/19/webwork\-validation\.html";>WebWork
 
Validation</a>^[http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2006/01/19/webwork-validation.html]</p>
+
+  </section>
+</article>
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