If the result is "get" and the source action is target is "save", then
the "target" action has to be "save-get" (yours is "get").

musachy

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Edward Song <edward.s...@nuhorizons.com> wrote:
> Thanks Musachy for your prompt response.
>
> Makes total sense.
>
> However, I now tried the following based on your reply....
>
> GetAction.execute() returns ActionSupport.SUCCESS.
> forwards to....
> get-success.jsp  (renamed get.jsp, so that it would not be found in the
> instance below)
>
> SaveAction.execute() returns "get"  (in hopes of chaining GetAction)
>
> However, after SaveAction.execute(), I get an exception stating that the
> result "get" is not found.
> "No result defined for action com.company.web.actions.SaveAction and result
> get"
>
> Note that, both of these guys are in the same package, and therefore in the
> same namespace.
> Through the config-browser, I did verify that "get" is not one of the listed
> result types not found.
>
> Ed
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Musachy Barroso <musa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The problem in your case, is that Convention tries to find
>> "get-get.jsp" and then tries "get.jsp", which it will find, so it will
>> never chain to the action, but rather dispatch to the jsp. Chaining
>> only works when no result is found.
>>
>> musahcy
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Musachy Barroso <musa...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Yes, you can chain actions if they are in the same package:
>> >
>> >
>> http://cwiki.apache.org/WW/convention-plugin.html#ConventionPlugin-Chaining
>> >
>> > musachy
>> >
>> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Edward Song
>> > <edward.s...@nuhorizons.com> wrote:
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> This question concerns the Convention Plugin, specifically in regards to
>> >> Action Chaining.
>> >>
>> >> I am using Struts 2.1.6
>> >>
>> >> I have the following package structure.
>> >>
>> >>  com.company.web.actions.administrators.GetAction
>> >> (/administrators/get)
>> >>  com.company.web.actions.administrators.SaveAction
>> >> (/administrators/save)
>> >>
>> >> After SaveAction.execute(), I wanted to use action chaining and forward
>> >> to GetAction.execute().
>> >>
>> >> I was able to get this to work via annotations in my SaveAction class.
>>  The
>> >> execute() method returns ActionSupport.SUCCESS.
>> >>
>> >> @Results({
>> >>
>> >> @Result(name=ActionSupport.*SUCCESS*, type="chain", location="get")
>> >>
>> >> })
>> >> However, it seems through the examples, that annotations may not be
>> required
>> >> for simple action chaining.
>> >> Can we return an action name, effectively chainining the actions
>> together?
>> >> I had attempted returning "get" in my SaveAction.execute(), thinking
>> that it
>> >> would action chain GetAction.
>> >> The result was forwarded to my /WEB-INF/content/administrators/get.jsp,
>> but
>> >> never actually ran GetAction.execute() .
>> >>
>> >> Any idea as to what my SaveAction.execute() method should return to
>> >> accomplish simple action chaining without the annotation above?
>> >>
>> >> Thank you in advance.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > "Hey you! Would you help me to carry the stone?" Pink Floyd
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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