RE: how can container will know this is a struts appli...
in the web.xml you have to put the servlet entry(org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet)  which is nothing but action servlet. So each request will be handled by action servlet and then it will be forwarded to assingned mapping. Mapping is all done in struts.xml. i think in this very good site people should contribute by putting good question
RE: how can container will know this is a struts appli...
Hi, If Action servlet handle every reqest then, what about Action class ll do. What we have to tell, i think Action class forward the request. What is action class exactly.
RE: how can container will know this is a struts appli...
Hello Everyone...ActionServlet is the controller, it juz controlls the whole application by sending request to ActionForm and ActionAction Class will handle only the bussiness logic....according to the BL the request is forwarded to respective .jspAny mistakes plz correct it...ThanxSatish...
RE: how can container will know this is a struts appli...
HI .. I will clearly explain about what ActionClass and What is Acton Servlet? Action Servlet: ------------------- Action Servlet is class that is a main controller, It is responsible for receiving all HTTP servlet request.It is available in struts frame work itself. Action Class: --------------------- Action is a class that can be used in controller layer where we are extend Action class for our own MyAction class to override execute method in control layer.Using execute method we can access request objects In web.xml we are configuring for only Action Servlet class only.That's why we are saying struts is front cotroller design pattern. All the request.passed through only one servlet.I think when alll request is processed through one sevlet then container knows this is a struts application.
RE: how can container will know this is a struts appli...
i can explain it to the point when ever a request is invoked the container will invoke the excute method of action servlet and checks for the web.xml for org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet and it mapped to sturts-config.xml file and there we r giving path which ends with( .do)and with this it can recongise as an struts application.
RE: how can container will know this is a struts appli...
Container doesn't know about any thing. what ever is configured in application's web.xml it will take it as a configuration. We can configure our own MVC implmentation and front controller in application configuration (i.e. web.xml) instead of ActionServlet. Container only take ActionServlet as another servlet context mapping. once request come for that context (/*.do), container instantiate the ActionSerlet (struct servlet) if it's not already created. Then it will call serlet init method for initialization. In init method ActionServlet do all initialization work with the help of struct config.xml (multiple config file in case of moduler approache). And in service method of ActionServlet it will call execute method of specific action mapped class. That a brief info about life cycle. Container doesn't know about which application is strut application. all it know is a sevlet and context mapping. Hope I answer the question.
