The org.apache.struts.actions.ForwardAction Class
The ForwardAction class provides a mechanism for forwarding
to a specified URL. As explained earlier, in an MVC Web
application, all requests to the application are supposed
to flow through the Controller servlet. This ensures that
the Controller layer of the application has an opportunity
to prepare any resources that may be needed to handle the
request (i.e., selecting the correct module and so on).
ForwardAction is provided as a simple utility action that
can be used for scenarios in which you simply want to link
to a JSP page. Of course, linking directly to the JSP would
be a violation of the MVC principles because all requests
are supposed to be routed through the Controller.
ForwardAction can be used to create links to JSPs so that
you don’t have to create an action whose only
responsibility is to forward a request every time you want
to link to a JSP. With ForwardAction, you simply create an
action mapping in the Struts configuration file and specify
the location to which the action will forward.
To use ForwardAction, simply create action mapping entries
in the Struts configuration file, as shown next:
Once configured in the Struts configuration file,
LocaleAction can be put to use. Simply create a link to the
action and specify the locale settings that will be set and
a page to forward to. Locale settings are specified with
two request parameters: language and country. The page to
forward to after setting the locale is specified with the
page request parameter. The following URL illustrates how
to use the request parameters:
http://localhost:8080/MiniHR/SwitchLocale.do?
country=MX&language=es&page=/Menu.do
This example URL sets the country to MX and the language to
es. The /Menu.do page will be forwarded to after the new
locale has been set.
Cheers,
Happy Coding :-)
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