doesn't answer the question but thanks anyways. On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 6:12 AM, James Cook <james.c...@wecomm.com> wrote: > Nope, no they are not in the xml for me. I use the @Service/@Repository > annotations on the class, coupled with the component scan in the Spring xml. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jake Vang [mailto:vangj...@googlemail.com] > Sent: 13 May 2010 11:09 > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: spring, struts2, convention plugin, how to "wire" an action class > > well, there's something strange about struts2 (with convention plugin) > + spring. if your action has a field representing a service, > MyInjectedService myInjectedService, you just have to define that in > the spring xml file. for example, your Action class looks like the > following. > > public class MyAction extends ActionSupport { > private Service service; > > �...@action(value="/dummy") > public String dummy() { return SUCCESS; } > public Service getService() { return service; } > public void setService(Service service) { this.service = service; } > } > > in your spring xml file (i.e. applicationContext.xml), you simply > define a bean with the id="service". for example, > > <bean id="service" class="my.class.Service"/> > > that's it; you don't have to do anything else. you don't even have to > explicitly say (using XML) to inject this when you are creating an > instance of MyAction. now when a user accesses /dummy, MyAction will > be created and its service field will actually be injected with what > is specified in the spring xml file. > > what irks me or bothers me is that it is not obvious at the moment > how to simply inject strings or booleans into the Action class. it > should be just as simple. > > upon analyzing what i am doing, and in light of what you said, perhaps > i am trying to push some logic into the Action class that shouldn't be > there. perhaps i should push the logic to a service class instead. in > this case, this problem goes away. BUT, the question remains, how can > i use DI with struts2 (convention plugin) and spring on Action > classes? or can i not? if i can't, end of story. if i can, how? > > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:44 AM, James Cook <james.c...@wecomm.com> wrote: >> Hmm. I use the same combo. >> >> I found at some point I could jsut do >> >> public class MyAction extends ActionSupport { >> >> private MyInjectedService service >> >> etc etc >> >> But I have started doing: >> >> public class MyAction extends ActionSupport { >> >> @Autowired >> private MyInjectedService service >> >> I am not sure if that alters the way Struts2/Spring does it. But it does >> make it a bit clearer to read. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jake Vang [mailto:vangj...@googlemail.com] >> Sent: 13 May 2010 10:23 >> To: user@struts.apache.org >> Subject: spring, struts2, convention plugin, how to "wire" an action >> class >> >> i am using struts 2.1.8.1 and the convention plugin. i am also using >> spring for dependency injections (DI). my question is if it is >> possible to to use struts2 + convention plugin with spring for DI on >> my Action classes? i have searched the internet but only seen >> examples using struts 1 + spring for DI on Action classes. the >> convention plugin makes life simpler (no XML), but also, partially >> because of little documentation, makes it uneasy to do certain things. >> i wonder if this is part of the reason why DI on Action classes using >> spring + struts is not obvious for me. >> >> Here's a simple code. This is my action class. >> >> public class SpringWiringAction extends ActionSupport { >> private String message = "no dependency injection"; >> >> �...@action(value="/spring-wiring") >> public String springWiring() { >> return SUCCESS; >> } >> >> public String getMessage() { return message; } >> public void setMessage(String message) { this.message = message; } >> } >> >> My "view" or the JSP page corresponding to the Action is: >> /webapp/WEB-INF/content/spring-wiring-success.jsp. >> >> <%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" >> pageEncoding="ISO-8859-1"%> >> <%...@taglib uri="/struts-tags" prefix="s" %> >> <html> >> <head><title>Test Spring Wiring</title</head> >> <body> >> <s:property value="message"/> >> </body> >> </html> >> >> My web.xml is setup according to >> http://struts.apache.org/2.0.14/docs/struts-2-spring-2-jpa-ajax.html. >> >> My spring XML file (/webapp/WEB-INF/applicationContext.xml) is defined >> as following. >> >> ... >> <bean id="placeholderConfig" >> class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.PropertyPlaceholderConfi >> gurer"> >> <property name="location" >> value="WEB-INF/applicationContext.properties"/> >> </bean> >> ... >> <bean name="/spring-wiring" class="com.me.actions.SpringWiringAction"> >> <property name="message" value="${message}"/> >> </bean> >> >> My /webapp/WEB-INF/applicationContext.properties file then has this >> content. >> >> message=dependency inject success >> >> when i start up tomcat 6, everything starts up correctly and there are >> no complaints. however, when i go to >> http://localhost/webapp/spring-wiring, the message that gets displayed >> is "no dependency injection". >> >> is there something that i am missing using spring + struts2 (with the >> convention plugin) to use DI on Actions? >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org > >
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