one action class entry for multiple action paths in struts

[Jack Sully]

I would want to make a single action class entry in struts config for multiple action paths because i want to call the same action class to cater to these requests. so instead of making multiple action entries in struts-config, can i make single entry and the path attribute be filled with all the action paths that i want the action to be called for? I hope the question is clear. Thanks in advance.

[David Newton]

Which version of Struts?

[Jack Sully]

I am using version 1.2.
To give a more clear picture, this is what i am looking for.

I need to navigate from one page to another, but the links are language specific but the jsp that caters to all these requests is one and the same. So if a english user clicks on "show items" link it would read something like /en/showitems/ (this calls ShowCatalogue action class). if a german user clicks on "show items" link, the link would read something line /de/showitems/ (this calls ShowCatalogue action class). I hope it is more clear now.

I would like to add one more question out here. Is it compulsory to put the properties files in the WEB-INF/classes folder? i tried putting them in other folders but they are not recognized. Secondly i want to move away from classes folder is because during building of the project, the properties files are deleted. So kindly guide me on this one too. thanks in advance.

[David Newton]

Not sure why the property files would be deleted, unless you mean you're building directly to /WEB-INF/classes. In that case, the property files should be put in the source directory|ies and moved as part of the build.

I don't have a good answer for changing the links, but if it's locale-specific then you could always just build the links using the user's locale.

[Jack Sully]

i tried puttting the properties files in src folder but they are not recognized at all. secondly i can make the URLs but then i need an action entry in the struts config for the same. So if i support 10 languages on my site then i will have to have 10 different action mappings in the struts config pointing to the same action class. I hope this is clear. thanks for the guidance. :-)