problem in excluding the parameter in validation interceptor

[rajiv shrestha]

my action file is:

package action;

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionSupport;

public class SampleAction extends ActionSupport{

private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

public void validate()
{
System.out.println("validate() method called");
}

public String populate()
{
System.out.println("populate() method called");
return "populate";
}

public String execute()
{
System.out.println("execute() method called");
return SUCCESS;
}
}



in struts.xml:

<action name="*Sample" method="{1}" class="action.SampleAction">
<interceptor-ref name="defaultStack">
<param name="validation.excludeMethods">populate</param>
</interceptor-ref>
<result name="populate">/first.jsp</result>
<result name="success">/success.jsp</result>
</action>


i think the output must be:

populate() method called
validate() method called
execute() method called

but it gave

validate() method called
populate() method called
validate() method called
execute() method called

i am trying to to validate only during execution of exclude() method.

------ need help ------
thnx in advance

[Anbarasu Aladiyan]

Hi Rajiv Shrestha Welcome to JavaRanch

You can use

@SkipValidation

to skip validation for a particular method.
In case of validation using xml file, using <actionClass>-<actionAlias>-validation.xml naming we can make the validation to work only for a particular method.

You struts.xml file configuration for excluding validation for methods also differs from struts2 documentations.

[Rajkumar Kathiresan]

Hope you misunderstand the concept of Interceptors. Interceptors are called before and after the execution of the method.
And its the exact syntax for excluding the method from validation
<param name="excludeMethods">populate</param>
otherwise you can use the solution suggested by "Anbarasu"

let me know if you need any assistance