Struts2 Issue with localization: Messages not picked up from properties file for forward actions.

[kartik krishnan]

Newbie question here: I am sure I have missed something but I have pored through the Struts localization tutorial http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/localization.html but I can not find a resolution.


In my package structure, I have package.properties file with the following
key value pair:

username=User Name
password=Password

In my simple login page: the form elements are defined with a key look up..

<s:form action="login.action" method="POST" validate="true">
    <s:textfield name="username" key="username" />
    <s:password name="password" key="password"></s:password>
    <s:submit value="Login" name="login" />
  </s:form>

In my struts.xml, I have defined the action mapping. The first action is a forward action
to the login page.

  
<action name = "login_input">
          <result>/login.jsp</result>
</action>
<action name = "login" class="gov.nasa.spacebook.LoginAction" method="authenticate">
          <result name="input">/login.jsp</result>
          <result name="success">/login_success.jsp</result>
          <result name="error">/login.jsp</result>
</action>

When I try to load the login_input action, I don't see the messages picked up from package.properties. But when I submit the form and it fails validation, it is picked up from the resource bundle. What is it that I have to do in order to have the messages picked up from resource bundle for a forward action?

Any advice would be useful.

Thanks,

Kartik

[David Newton]

The forward action isn't in the same package as your action--it's an XW2/S2 class.

[kartik krishnan]

David Newton wrote:The forward action isn't in the same package as your action--it's an XW2/S2 class.

Hi David,

I don't know what that means. Does that mean the forward action does not know where to pick up the messages?

Kartik

[David Newton]

I18N messages are placed in package hierarchy: if your actions are in com.foo.bar, and that's where the package.properties file is, an action from com.opensymphony.xwork2 or org.apache.struts2 wouldn't have access to the same resources. You'll need to either change the package structure, use a locally-packaged forward action, set up a default resource file, or etc.

[kartik krishnan]

Hi David,

How do you configure global resources? I looked at this link and I did not find anything useful.

http://struts.apache.org/2.0.14/docs/localization.html

[David Newton]

See this, on that page.