Thanks Laurie for pointing that out. To validate an XML file, dtd or xsd defined order. This is an XML standard. I think one may create a new DTD (or even better a xsd ) that can separate different configuration files, while compatible with older version struts dtds.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurie Harper" To: user@struts.apache.org Subject: Re: long struts-config.xml file Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:20:35 -0400 > > Craig McClanahan wrote: > > Validation against the DTD requires two things: > > > > * Using the DOCTYPE declaration (as shown above) in the outer > > configuration file > > > > * Setting the servlet init parameter "validating" to "true" in > > /WEB-INF/web.xml > > for the Struts ActionServlet > > > > It doesn't matter whether you use XML entities or not. > > One note of caution: validation also requires complying with the > document order specified by the DTD, which can constrain the way > you break the file out into external entities (they have to > reassemble in valid document order). > > I'm not familiar enough with the DTD to know if this'll be a factor > for a struts-config.xml, or if Struts / Digester is sensitive to > document order (if you turn off validation). > > L. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack H. Xu Technology columnist and author http://www.usanalyst.com http://www.getusjobs.com -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm
