Struts2 velocity tag problem (org.apache.velocity.exception.ParseErrorException: Encountered "#end)

Hi all,

I am trying a very simple struts2 (2.1.6) application using velocity (1.6.2 and tools 2.0 beta4) ,

It's nothing more than a simple form with a single textfield.

The code follows

when I call this velocity file I get the following error

org.apache.velocity.exception.ParseErrorException: Encountered "#end\n" at /velocityArea/ammaMessage.vm[line 24, column 5] Was expecting one of: <EOF> "(" ... <RPAREN> ... <ESCAPE_DIRECTIVE> ... <SET_DIRECTIVE> ... "##" ... "\\\\" ... "\\" ... <TEXT> ... "*#" ... "*#" ... <STRING_LITERAL> ... <IF_DIRECTIVE> ... <STOP_DIRECTIVE> ... <INTEGER_LITERAL> ... <FLOATING_POINT_LITERAL> ... <WORD> ... <BRACKETED_WORD> ... <IDENTIFIER> ... <DOT> ... "{" ... "}" ...

java.lang.RuntimeException: org.apache.velocity.exception.ParseErrorException: Encountered "#end\n" at /velocityArea/ammaMessage.vm[line 24, column 5]
Was expecting one of:
    <EOF> 
    "(" ...
    <RPAREN> ...
    <ESCAPE_DIRECTIVE> ...
    <SET_DIRECTIVE> ...
    "##" ...
    "\\\\" ...
    "\\" ...
    <TEXT> ...
    "*#" ...
    "*#" ...
    <STRING_LITERAL> ...
    <IF_DIRECTIVE> ...
    <STOP_DIRECTIVE> ...
    <INTEGER_LITERAL> ...
    <FLOATING_POINT_LITERAL> ...
    <WORD> ...
    <BRACKETED_WORD> ...
    <IDENTIFIER> ...
    <DOT> ...
    "{" ...
    "}" ...
    
	at org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityView.getTemplate(VelocityView.java:858)
	at org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityView.getTemplate(VelocityView.java:809)
	at org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityViewServlet.getTemplate(VelocityViewServlet.java:287)
	at org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityViewServlet.handleRequest(VelocityViewServlet.java:248)
	at org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityViewServlet.doRequest(VelocityViewServlet.java:215)
	at org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityViewServlet.doGet(VelocityViewServlet.java:181)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.doFilter(StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter.java:73)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:233)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:191)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:128)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:293)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:849)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:454)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
Caused by: org.apache.velocity.exception.ParseErrorException: Encountered "#end\n" at /velocityArea/ammaMessage.vm[line 24, column 5]
Was expecting one of:
    <EOF> 
    "(" ...
    <RPAREN> ...
    <ESCAPE_DIRECTIVE> ...
    <SET_DIRECTIVE> ...
    "##" ...
    "\\\\" ...
    "\\" ...
    <TEXT> ...
    "*#" ...
    "*#" ...
    <STRING_LITERAL> ...
    <IF_DIRECTIVE> ...
    <STOP_DIRECTIVE> ...
    <INTEGER_LITERAL> ...
    <FLOATING_POINT_LITERAL> ...
    <WORD> ...
    <BRACKETED_WORD> ...
    <IDENTIFIER> ...
    <DOT> ...
    "{" ...
    "}" ...
    
	at org.apache.velocity.Template.process(Template.java:141)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceManagerImpl.loadResource(ResourceManagerImpl.java:446)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.resource.ResourceManagerImpl.getResource(ResourceManagerImpl.java:354)
	at org.apache.velocity.runtime.RuntimeInstance.getTemplate(RuntimeInstance.java:1400)
	at org.apache.velocity.app.VelocityEngine.getTemplate(VelocityEngine.java:422)
	at org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityView.getTemplate(VelocityView.java:853)
	... 22 more

It seems the problem is near

#end

tag ,
but I don't know how to solve this,
waiting for your reply..

regards

T.Thamilvaanan

I'm not overly-familiar with the Velocity support, but it seems like you're using a random syntax.

http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/velocity-tags.html

Thanks for reply ,David,
ya
Before writing my code I refered that page.

They mentioed there as

Some VM tags require an #end statement while others do not. The inconsistency arises from a limitation in Velocity where tags must declare if they are a block or inline tag up front. As such, by default all tags are inline except for a few key ones, such as the form tag.

So obviouly I need #end tag ,and I also tried without that, then the tags were just ignored and printed as it is.

You're using dollar signs--that's Velocity-speak for variables, not tags. Try following the syntax from the doc page, which uses number/pound signs, "#".

The example given:See the difference?

Thanks David,

Its a grate mistake I made........

I made the changes ...........and tried again..........

But the result is same as it is before...................

Wating.................

Post the exact contents of the Velocity page, the configuration of the action you're using, and the Struts 2 version.

The web.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app version="2.5" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd">

<filter>
    <filter-name>struts</filter-name>
    <filter-class>org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ng.filter.StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter
</filter-class>
</filter>

<filter-mapping>
    <filter-name>struts</filter-name>
    <url-pattern>*.vm</url-pattern>
        </filter-mapping>

<servlet>
        <description>This wil handle all servelet examples</description>
        <servlet-name>Velocity</servlet-name>
        <servlet-class>org.apache.velocity.tools.view.VelocityViewServlet</servlet-class>
    </servlet>
    <servlet-mapping>
        <servlet-name>Velocity</servlet-name>
        <url-pattern>*.vm</url-pattern>
    </servlet-mapping>
    <session-config>
        <session-timeout>
            30
        </session-timeout>
    </session-config>
    <welcome-file-list>
        <welcome-file>index.jsp</welcome-file>
    </welcome-file-list>
    </web-app>

The struts2 form

The struts.xml

I am using
Apache Tomcat/6.0.20
J.D.K 1.6.0_14

Struts 2.1.6
Velocity 1.6.2 and velocity-tools-2.0-beta4

..................................................................

And you're reaching that page through the action via a method that returns the string "SUCCESS" (which is not the default, btw)?

And also the index.jsp

from where i call struts2-velocity form this page...

Acually David,

I am calling the struts2-velocity page from index.jsp.....

And getting the error when I call........

i.e. no anyother actions involed in this application.........

I don't believe that will work, but I could be mistaken.

As far as I know for the Struts 2 tags to work the page would have to be reached via an action.

ohhhh..........

this is a new news for me ..............

...this may be the case.............

I try to call this page form an action......................

Really coundnt belive this rule .......

Ok David

I try and let you know again

Thanks

Yes David,

you are right and genious........

I could call the same program through an action and its displayed properly...........

Thanks

Great; glad to hear it works :)