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The following page has been changed by MichaelJouravlev: http://wiki.apache.org/struts/StrutsManualActionClasses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ == Action Classes == - The goal of an Action class is to process a request and return an ActionForward object that identifies where control should be transferred (e.g. a JSP page, Tile definition, Velocity template, or another Action) to provide the appropriate response. + The goal of an Action class is to process a request and return an ActionForward object. !ActionForward object identifies where control should be transferred to provide the appropriate response. + + !ActionForward object usually designate another Action (see [:ActionChaining:action chaining]) or a presentation page (illustrated below). Struts is agnostic to presentation technology, so response can be generated from JSP file, Tile definition, Velocity template, XSLT stylesheet or other source. + + inline:basic_action.gif == Action As Simple Service == In its simplest form Action class handles all incoming requests with one callback method, {{{execute()}}}. Two overloaded versions of this method are available. Choosing one or another depends on your servlet environment. A non-HTTP execute() method has been provided for applications that are not specifically geared towards the HTTP protocol, but most projects will only use the HTTP version since the majority of teams using the framework are focused on building web applications:
