execute action is not considering actual result name in Struts2

Question

Let me ask a question, maybe simple, but I am a newbie in Struts2.

I have this action method in ProfileAction action:

@Override
public String execute() throws Exception {
    HttpServletRequest request = ServletActionContext.getRequest();
    HttpSession session = request.getSession();
    String id = (String) session.getAttribute("id");
    if (id != null && !id.equals("") && !id.equals("0")) {
        return SUCCESS;
    }

    return "noSession";
}

And this in the XML:

    <action name="perfil" class="agenda.ProfileAction">
        <result name="success" type="tiles">/profile.tiles</result>
        <result name="noSession" type="tiles">/login.tiles</result>
    </action>        

    <action name="conexion" class="agenda.ProfileAction" method="login">
        <interceptor-ref name="jsonValidationWorkflowStack">
            <param name="validation.excludeMethods">init,input</param>
        </interceptor-ref>
        <result name="loginSuccess" type="tiles">/login/success.tiles</result>
        <result name="loginError" type="tiles">/login/error.tiles</result>
    </action>                

As you see, I have "noSession" result in default method, but when I run the page, it throws an exception because "input" result is required. When I replace "noSession" in the XML by "input", it works, but the side effect is that JSON validation does not work.

It seems that execute method is not being called. I have even place a throw exception and in fact, it is not called.

I am traying to call the action this way:

http://www.domain.com:8080/AgendaPlus/perfil

Answer 1

You're almost certainly getting a validation or type conversion error.

When this happens, S2 will attempt to route you to the "input" result to re-fill the form.

Unrelated, but getting values out of the request like this completely negates a lot of the power of S2. Consider working through some tutorials/etc. and use the built-in conveniences.

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One easy, human-readable way to look at the interceptor stack is to use the profiling interceptor. This can be configured to be the default, or set up on a per-action basis:

<action name="themes" class="test.ThemesAction">
  <interceptor-ref name="profiling">
    <param name="profilingKey">profilingKey</param>
  </interceptor-ref>
  <interceptor-ref name="defaultStack"/>
  <result>/WEB-INF/jsps/themes.jsp</result>
</action>

Make the request including a "profilingKey" parameter set to "true" and your logs will show:

2013-04-09 21:22:25,813 INFO  : [1959ms] - invoke: 
  [1959ms] - interceptor: exception
    [1959ms] - invoke: 
      [1959ms] - interceptor: alias
        [1959ms] - invoke: 
          [1959ms] - interceptor: servletConfig
            [1957ms] - invoke: 
              [1957ms] - interceptor: i18n
                [1957ms] - invoke: 
                  [1957ms] - interceptor: prepare
                    [1956ms] - invoke: 
                      [1956ms] - interceptor: chain
                        [1956ms] - invoke: 
                          [1956ms] - interceptor: debugging
                            [1956ms] - invoke: 
                              [1956ms] - interceptor: scopedModelDriven
                                [1956ms] - invoke: 
                                  [1956ms] - interceptor: modelDriven
                                    [1956ms] - invoke: 
                                      [1956ms] - interceptor: fileUpload
                                        [1956ms] - invoke: 
                                          [1956ms] - interceptor: checkbox
                                            [1956ms] - invoke: 
                                              [1956ms] - interceptor: multiselect
                                                [1956ms] - invoke: 
                                                  [1956ms] - interceptor: staticParams
                                                    [1955ms] - invoke: 
                                                      [1955ms] - interceptor: actionMappingParams
                                                        [1955ms] - invoke: 
                                                          [1955ms] - interceptor: params
                                                            [1954ms] - invoke: 
                                                              [1954ms] - interceptor: conversionError
                                                                [1954ms] - invoke: 
                                                                  [1954ms] - interceptor: validation
                                                                    [1897ms] - invoke: 
                                                                      [1897ms] - interceptor: workflow
                                                                        [1897ms] - invoke: 
                                                                          [7ms] - invokeAction: themes
                                                                          [1889ms] - executeResult: success