u can use like this in validation.xml file in WEB-INF folder.
<form name="loginForm">
<field property="userName"
depends="required,minlength,maxlength,mask">
<arg0 key="login.enter.user"/>
<var>
<var-name>minlength</var-name>
<var-value>5</var-value>
</var>
<var>
<var-name>maxlength</var-name>
<var-value>12</var-value>
</var>
<var>
<var-name>mask</var-name>
<var-value>^[0-9_a-zA-Z]*$</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="userPassword" depends="required">
<arg0 key="login.enter.password"/>
</field>
</form>
no need to use validate method in ActionForm.
i think u know the use of validator-rules.xml in WEB-INF folder.
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