struts2 doubt regarding result name="input"

[Dilip Mallik]

Hi All,

I am using struts2 2.0.6 ,

I want to know that when the result="input" is matched.

I have an Index.jsp page there I have a link to Login.jsp

when I click on login link Login page appears now after filling the login page and clicking on submit button my LoginAction class is called and returns success on successful validation else returns error.

so my doubt is in the struts.xml why we add

<result ="input">

Please clarify my doubt and If any thing else is required to make my question clear then Please tell me.

Thanks
Dilip

[David Newton]

I'm not sure what you're asking.

The "input" result is the default result returned by the framework when there is a validation error.

[Dilip Mallik]

Thanks David,
I got it that if there is an error then the framework returns result="input" by default

<action name="doLogin" class="net.roseindia.Login">
<result name="input">/pages/login.jsp</result>
<result name="error">/pages/login.jsp</result>
<result>/pages/loginsuccess.jsp</result>
</action>

Now David
in the above mapping of result if the action class returns "error then the framework will map the result with name="error" so why there is a result name="input" and when this will be matched by framework

[David Newton]

I already told you: "input" is returned by the framework on validation errors.

If you're not using the validation framework, and no action methods return "input", then I have no idea why you'd define an "input" result--only whoever put it in there can answer that.

[Dilip Mallik]

Thanks David

I am learning struts2 and I found the example from a site but the tags were not explained that why they are there . Thats why I asked,

Anyway thanks a lot for answering so soon