com.technia.tvc.core.annotation

Annotation Type Mapping

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Documented
 @Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface Mapping

Action classes can be annotated with this annotation instead of having to maintain the information in a struts action XML file.

Since:

2013.1.0

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
java.lang.String	path

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
java.lang.String	form
java.lang.Class<? extends com.technia.tvc.struts.action.ActionForm>	formClass
Forward[]	forwards
java.lang.String	input
Mapping.Scope	scope
boolean	validate

Element Detail

path

public abstract java.lang.String path

Returns:

The path to the action such as "/pathToMyAction" (required)

Since:

2013.1.0

form

public abstract java.lang.String form

Returns:

The name of the ActionForm instance associated with this action (optional).

Since:

2013.1.0

Default:

""

formClass

public abstract java.lang.Class<? extends com.technia.tvc.struts.action.ActionForm> formClass

Returns:

The form class that has been annotated with the @Form annotation (optional).

Since:

2013.1.0

Default:

com.technia.tvc.struts.action.ActionForm.class

scope

public abstract Mapping.Scope scope

Returns:

The scope of the action form instance (request or session). This value is only used when the action is associated with a form. The default value is session.

Since:

2013.1.0

Default:

com.technia.tvc.core.annotation.Mapping.Scope.SESSION

input

public abstract java.lang.String input

Returns:

The input forward. This value is only used when the action is associated with a form.

Since:

2013.1.0

Default:

""

validate

public abstract boolean validate

Returns:

True if the validate() method should be called on the action form associated with this action. This value is only used when the action is associated with a form. (default is true).

Since:

2013.1.0

Default:

true

forwards

public abstract Forward[] forwards

Returns:

The forwards for this mapping.

Since:

2013.1.0

Default:

{}