If you want validation like in struts1 you can implement the interface com.opensymphony.xwork2.Validateable in your Action class. The method validate() is the same as in your struts1 FormBean.
But maybe that's a bit old fashioned :) Regards -- Markus Stauffer On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Jeromy Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nicole Luneburg wrote: >> >> >> >> <s:form action=3D"myaction" method=3D"post" validate=3D"true"> >> > > The validate attribute here is used to enable client-side validation only. > That will only work if you include the <s:head> attribute in the page. > > >> >> >> My setup is that I have an Action class, which uses a Form to set and get >> f= ield values from the JSP page. >> >> In Struts1 I was using the validate(...) method in the Form class. >> >> It seems none of the Struts2 validation examples on the net are working >> for= me. >> >> > > You haven't mentioned whether you're using XML validation or > annotation-based validation. If by not working you mean "does nothing", > then your XML file is probably incorrectly named or your missing an > annotation. (You need to enable this separately from client-side > validation) > > Whatever the case, the main difference between Struts1 and Struts2 here is > that Struts2 performs validation on the Object, not on the form parameters. > That means, to check that "fieldName" is non-blank, it will call > getFieldName() after setFieldName() was called by the ParametersInterceptor. > > A common problem is to forget the getter, but in that case Struts will keep > returning INPUT (validation failed) instead of invoking your action. > > Hope that helps, > Jeromy Evans > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
