Chapter 10. Exploring the validation framework
This chapter covers
- Introducing the validation framework
- Wiring your actions for validation
- Building a custom validator
- Adapting the validation framework to your needs
Building on the refinements we saw in the previous chapter, where we added Hibernate-based persistence and Spring resource management to our sample application, this chapter introduces another advanced mechanism of the Struts 2 Framework, the validation framework. We’ve had robust data validation in our Struts 2 Portfolio since chapter 3, where we learned how to implement an action-local form of validation with the Validateable interface’s validate() method. While this method works fine, it has some limitations that eventually become ...
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