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How to define interceptors using annotations in Struts 2

I'm trying to use the struts2-convention-plugin which provides Java annotations to define Struts2 components.

With Actions so far so good but how can I use annotations to define interceptors ? (I'm talking of @InterceptorRefs or @InterceptorRef).

Is this even possible ? At the moment I've configured actions with annotations and interceptors in the struts.xml file.

Is it possible to completely eliminate the struts.xml file and use a 100% annotation oriented configuration ?

Solution

  • The struts2-convention-plugin doesn't replace XWork and its configuration which is xml based.

    So, you cannot eliminate a need of struts.xml if you are using custom interceptors. For reference and explanation of the convention plugin usage see docs.