struts-config's data-source tag

[shashanka jena]

We are puting the database connectivity code in a file named OracleDs(jndi name) and this file is read through lookup() method of IntialContext class.This OracleDs file is inside deploy folder of JBoss server.
My question is if I will write the database connectivity code in strut-config.xml file's <data-source> tag then whether it is required to remove the OracleDs file from deploy folder of the server.

[Merrill Higginson]

A DataSource delcared through the struts <data-source> tag and a DataSource accessed through JNDI have nothing to do with each other. Furthermore, the struts DataSource utility has been deprecated. It is no longer supported in the latest version of Struts.

I'd recommend that you continue accessing your DataSource through a JNDI lookup and avoid using the struts DataSource utility.