Difference between action.xml and struts-config.xml

[De Smet Koen <Ko...@capco.com>]

Hello,
 
We're looking at struts for a few days now and it looks good, but I was
wondering the following:
 
What's the difference between action.xml and struts-config.xml for the
action mapping? I see that in both files you nearly define the same things.
 
Can somebody explain us the difference please?
 
Thanks,
 
 
Koen De Smet
The Capital Markets Company
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Re: Difference between action.xml and struts-config.xml

[Pierre Métras <ge...@sympatico.ca>]

Hi Koen,

Use the struts-config.xml if you want to create a new application. It's the
new version 1.0 file format used by struts. For compatibility with version
0.5, Struts can read the old action.xml file. The version you choose to use
is defined in web.xml:

    <servlet>
      <servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
      <servlet-class>org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet</servlet-class>
      <init-param>
        <param-name>config</param-name>
        <param-value>/WEB-INF/struts-config.xml</param-value>
      </init-param>
        ...

Pierre Métras

----- Original Message -----
From: "De Smet Koen" <Ko...@capco.com>
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Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 8:05 AM
Subject: Difference between action.xml and struts-config.xml


> Hello,
>
> We're looking at struts for a few days now and it looks good, but I was
> wondering the following:
>
> What's the difference between action.xml and struts-config.xml for the
> action mapping? I see that in both files you nearly define the same
things.
>
> Can somebody explain us the difference please?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Koen De Smet
> The Capital Markets Company
> T   +32 3 740 11 96
> F   +32 3 740 10 01
> Mobile   +32 497 51 88 51
> e-mail    mailto:koen.de.smet@capco.com <ma...@capco.com>
> web    http://www.capco.com/ <http://www.capco.com/>
>
>
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>
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