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Don Brown updated WW-1323:
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Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
We should consider this for 2.0.0
> FilterDispatcher accepts ".action" in the action name, but the AJAX
> validation code doesn't
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>
> Key: WW-1323
> URL: http://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/WW-1323
> Project: Struts 2
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: Dispatch
> Affects Versions: WW 2.2.2
> Environment: Any platform (tested on Tomcat 5.5 running on Kubuntu
> Linux - Dapper Drake Beta).
> Reporter: Vitor Souza
> Priority: Minor
> Fix For: 2.0.0
>
>
> See forum discussion at:
> http://forums.opensymphony.com/thread.jspa?messageID=61695
> When we use WW HTML form tag, the correct way to do it is write the action
> name without the ".action" extension, which will be added automatically by
> the JSP tag in the generated HTML tag:
> <#-- Using freemarker --#>
> <@ww.form action="myaction" method="post" validate="true" theme="ajax">
> However, if you do write the ".action" extension:
> <@ww.form action="myaction.action" method="post" validate="true" theme="ajax">
> The FilterDispatcher works anyway, dispatching the request to the correct
> action. However, the validation framework generates a JavaScript code WITH
> the ".action" extension:
> var containingForm = document.getElementById("myaction.action");
> Which doesn't work, since it's server counterpart is listening only for calls
> to "myaction", with no extension.
> This is not a bug, but I think technologies (programming languages,
> frameworks, etc.) should strive to maintain orthogonality: if something works
> in a certain manner in one part, the user expects it to work in the same
> manner in all other parts.
> This can confuse begginners, since when you write a HTML form (without JSP
> tags), you have to put the .action extension. Some people are used to it and
> they keep using it since the FilterDispatcher doesn't mind, but when the
> validation doesn't work, the last thing they suspect on is the action
> property of the ww:form tag.
> This is just a suggestion. I leave the decision to the development team.
> Thanks!
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