struts2 :placing actionname-validation.xml file in the classes directory

[paddy Mahadeva Iyer]

Hi,

I am writing a web application using struts 2 and am using the xml validation to validate one of my forms. I am able to validate the form successfully by placing it in the same directory as in my action class. But I need to place the validation xml file in the

   /WEB-INF/classes 

directory in my tomcat server.

But when i place it there the validation does not happen.

Do I need any specific configuration to be done?


Thanks in advance
Paddy

[David Newton]

Validation files need to follow the same package hierarchy as the actions they're intended to validate.

Why do you need to place the validation file in a place it won't work?

[paddy Mahadeva Iyer]

Hi,
In my project we are trying to consolidate all configuration files (by configuration I mean xml and properties files) in the classes directory and lot let them spread across with the class files. I therefore need to put them in a single directory at the root level. Preferably the classes directory,


Thanks
Paddy

[David Newton]

Well, that's not how the action-specific validation file work. I don't know of any trivial workaround. IMO it doesn't make much sense to throw them into a single directory--the idea is to keep related functionality *together*, and since the validation files are tied closely to the action they validate, they're in the "right" spot.

Some build environments (like Maven) would have a separate directory for non-Java files, but even then they'd still be in the required package hierarchy.