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user1417827
user1417827

Reputation: 31

Access Properties from utility classes used by Action

I just want to know if there's a way to access the properties from a utility class used by an Action class. To access the properties from an Action class we extend the ActionSupport and use the getText("property.key.name") method. So, my question is -should every other class extend the ActionSupport to access properties, even though its not an Action class? or is there any other way?

Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 945

Answers (3)

Dave Newton
Dave Newton

Reputation: 160191

I wouldn't extend ActionSupport unless you're actually defining an action.

The S2/XW2 ActionSupport class uses com.opensymphony.xwork2.DefaultTextProvider; you might be able to use it in your own classes. I'm a little wary of this since I'm not convinced non-action classes should be accessing the web-app's resources, but I haven't given it much thought, so it could be valid. I also haven't tried to do it.

Upvotes: 1

MohanaRao SV
MohanaRao SV

Reputation: 1125

//I wanna make you understand how struts doing it.

   public class ActionSupport implements Action, Validateable, ValidationAware,   TextProvider, LocaleProvider, Serializable {

     //Action support implementation.
     //Here TextProvider takes care about resource bundle thing.

    }

Upvotes: 0

Umesh Awasthi
Umesh Awasthi

Reputation: 23587

ActionSuport is kind of helper class being developed by S2 developers to supplement the Development as it provides many features OOTB.

getText() is one of the use-case where S2 provides a way to read the property files.This method is specific to S2 as it know how to transverse the hierarchy to read the property files and in what order.

There are many ways to read the property files in a application and few of them are

if you are using Spring, it has a very handy mechanism to read property files - how-to-read-properties-file-in-spring

Apache Common also provides a way to read the file

In short to read properties file there are many ways, S2 getText() is a way developed by the S2 to read the property file with respect to your actions.

Upvotes: 0

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