driven off the Introspector.getBeanInfo 
    public void populateObject(Object object, final Map elements) throws 
IllegalAccessException,
            InvocationTargetException, NoSuchMethodException, 
IntrospectionException,
            IllegalArgumentException, JSONException, InstantiationException {
        Class clazz = object.getClass();

        BeanInfo info = Introspector.getBeanInfo(clazz);

from the object parameter sent as first parameter to populateObject e.g.

            rootObject = invocation.getAction();
        
        if ((contentType != null) && 
contentType.equalsIgnoreCase("application/json")) {
            // load JSON object
            Object obj = JSONUtil.deserialize(request.getReader());
            if (obj instanceof Map) {
                Map json = (Map) obj;
                // clean up the values
                if (dataCleaner != null)
                    dataCleaner.clean("", json);

                // populate fields
                populator.populateObject(rootObject, json);

if the <target> attribute is available in object acquired by 
invocation.getAction() then you should see the target

does this answer your question?

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> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:16:45 +0800
> Subject: Re: JSON plugin suggest : parse String value "" to Number with null 
> / 0
> From: dolt131...@gmail.com
> To: user@struts.apache.org
> 
> Thanks,Maurizio,
> 
> This is not a wrong approach.
> but can be take a improved for easier use. :P
> 
> Regards.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Maurizio Cucchiara
> <maurizio.cucchi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Knight,
> > I take your point, JSONPopulator.convertPrimitive function maybe uses a
> > wrong approach.
> > Does anyone know why convert method process is driven by value and type
> > instead of target type only?
> >
> > 2010/11/23 Knight Chen <dolt131...@gmail.com>
> >
> >> Hi All,
> >> Thanks for reply, and sorry for my poor English.
> >>
> >> In this case:
> >>
> >> I have a POJO:
> >> public class UserDTO {
> >>      private int age;
> >>      ...
> >>      public void setAge(int age) {
> >>            this.age = age;
> >>      }
> >> }
> >>
> >>
> >> And Action has a property with this type:
> >>
> >> public Class UserAction {
> >>      private UserDTO userInfo;
> >>
> >>      ...
> >>      public void setUserInfo(UserDTO userInfo {
> >>            this.userInfo = userInfo;
> >>      }
> >>
> >>      ...
> >> }
> >>
> >> when I use ajax request and JSON format to transfer this UserDTO obj,
> >> this UserDTO is Serialization from html page's text input field, and
> >> age input field is empty(user not enter and business logic allow
> >> this),
> >> then this JSON String will be like this:
> >> {'userInfo' : { 'age' : ''}}
> >>
> >> so, when use JSON plugin to parse this JSON string to UserAction's
> >> userInfo property,there will be a Number format exception ( for input
> >> String "")
> >>
> >> I check JSONPopulator.java , it has process null value for int(or
> >> other number primitive type) with default value 0,
> >> I think if it can parse the "" to int/Integer(or other number type)
> >> with 0/null like the same process above mentioned,
> >> if do this will easier the front process, because front JS code will
> >> not to check the age's type,and transform the empty text input value
> >> "" to null.
> >>
> >> Just a suggeset.
> >>
> >> Thanks all.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Maurizio Cucchiara
> >> <maurizio.cucchi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I'm not sure understand what you mean, it could be ognl conversion
> >> related.
> >> > For further details, could you provide the NPE stack?
> >> >
> >> > 2010/11/22 Knight Chen <dolt131...@gmail.com>
> >> >
> >> >> Hi all,
> >> >>
> >> >> I often encounter Number format exception when I use JSON plugin to
> >> >> parse input String "" from AJAX request to Number,
> >> >> because in Web front,  that will be a zero length String "" transfer
> >> >> to backend if the text input has no enter,
> >> >> so will encounter the Number format exception for input String "".
> >> >>
> >> >> I check the JSONPopulator, that has process the null value to 0 when
> >> >> parse to Number type, but not process the String "",
> >> >> So can JSONPopulator to support process String "" to null or 0,that
> >> >> will be easier web front develop.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> ========================
> >> >> Knight Chen
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Maurizio Cucchiara
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> ========================
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> >>
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> >
> >
> > --
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> >
> 
> 
> 
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