Let's configure a basic validation workflow, step by step.

Step 1

Create the input form.

Step 2

Create the Action class.

Step 3

Create the validators. The validation.xml format is either <ActionClassName>-validation.xml or <ActionClassName>-<ActionAliasName>-validation.xml.

Step 4

Make sure there is a result for "input" listed in the struts.xml for when the validation fails:

<action name="HelloWorld" class="tutorial.HelloWorld">
<result name="success">/tutorial/createconfirm.jsp</result>
<result name="error">/tutorial/error.jsp</result>
<result name="input">/tutorial/create.jsp</result>
</action>

If you don't have this, you'll get a: "No result defined for action xxx.xxx.tutorial.HellowWorld and result input" error