Not able to run validation using validation.xml & validator-rules.xml

Question

Hello Friends,
I am not able to run validation using validation.xml & validator-rules.xml.
Entire code in running prefectly but no error messages are prompted.
Following is my code:
File Name : struts-config.xml
<struts-config>
<!-- Form Beans Configuration -->
<form-beans>
<form-bean name="searchForm"
type="com.solversa.SearchForm"/>
</form-beans>
<!-- Global Forwards Configuration -->
<global-forwards>
<forward name="search" path="/search.jsp"/>
</global-forwards>
<!-- Action Mappings Configuration -->
<action-mappings>
<action path="/search"
type="com.solversa.SearchAction"
name="searchForm"
scope="request"
validate="true"
input="/search.jsp">
</action>
</action-mappings>
<!-- Message Resources Configuration -->
<message-resources
parameter="ApplicationResources"/>
<!-- Validator Configuration -->
<plug-in className="org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorPlugIn">
<set-property property="pathnames"
value="/WEB-INF/validator-rules.xml,
/WEB-INF/validation.xml"/>
</plug-in>
</struts-config>
<br> File Name : <b> validation.xml </b>
<form-validation>
<formset>
<form name="searchForm">
<field property="name" depends="minlength">
<arg key="label.search.name" position = "0"/>
<arg1 name="minlength" key="${var:minlength}" resource="false"/>
<var>
<var-name>minlength</var-name>
<var-value>5</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="ssNum" depends="mask">
<arg0 key="label.search.ssNum"/>
<var>
<var-name>mask</var-name>
<var-value>^\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}$</var-value>
</var>
</field>
</form>
</formset>
</form-validation>
<br> File Name : <b> SearchForm.java </b>
package com.jamesholmes.minihr;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorForm;
public class SearchForm extends ValidatorForm
private String name = null;
private String ssNum = null;
private List results = null;
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
public String getName() {
return name;
public void setSsNum(String ssNum) {
this.ssNum = ssNum;
public String getSsNum() {
return ssNum;
public void setResults(List results) {
this.results = results;
public List getResults() {
return results;
<br> File Name : <b> SearchAction.java </b>
package com.jamesholmes.minihr;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import org.apache.struts.action.Action;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
public final class SearchAction extends Action
public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping,
ActionForm form,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
throws Exception
EmployeeSearchService service = new EmployeeSearchService();
ArrayList results;
SearchForm searchForm = (SearchForm) form;
// Perform employee search based on what criteria was entered.
String name = searchForm.getName();
if (name != null && name.trim().length() > 0) {
results = service.searchByName(name);
} else {
results = service.searchBySsNum(searchForm.getSsNum().trim());
// Place search results in SearchForm for access by JSP.
searchForm.setResults(results);
// Forward control to this Action's input page.
return mapping.getInputForward();
<br> File Name : <b> EmployeeSearchService.java </b>
package com.jamesholmes.minihr;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class EmployeeSearchService
/* Hard-coded sample data. Normally this would come from a real data
source such as a database. */
private static Employee[] employees =
new Employee("Bob Davidson", "123-45-6789"),
new Employee("Mary Williams", "987-65-4321"),
new Employee("Jim Smith", "111-11-1111"),
new Employee("Beverly Harris", "222-22-2222"),
new Employee("Thomas Frank", "333-33-3333"),
new Employee("Jim Davidson", "444-44-4444")
// Search for employees by name.
public ArrayList searchByName(String name) {
ArrayList resultList = new ArrayList();
for (int i = 0; i < employees.length; i++) {
if (employees.getName().toUpperCase().indexOf(name.toUpperCase()) != -1) {
resultList.add(employees[i]);
return resultList;
// Search for employee by social security number.
public ArrayList searchBySsNum(String ssNum) {
ArrayList resultList = new ArrayList();
for (int i = 0; i < employees.length; i++) {
if (employees[i].getSsNum().equals(ssNum)) {
resultList.add(employees[i]);
return resultList;
<br> File Name : <b> Employee.java </b>
package com.solversa;
public class Employee
     private String name;
     private String ssNum;
     public Employee(String name, String ssNum) {
     this.name = name;
     this.ssNum = ssNum;
     public void setName(String name) {
     this.name = name;
     public String getName() {
     return name;
     public void setSsNum(String ssNum) {
     this.ssNum = ssNum;
     public String getSsNum() {
     return ssNum;
Pls help me out.
Not able to prompt errors.

Answer 1

Hello Friends,
I am not able to run validation using
validation.xml & validator-rules.xml.
Entire code in running prefectly but no error
messages are prompted.
Following is my code:
File Name : struts-config.xml
<struts-config>
<!-- Form Beans Configuration -->
<form-beans>
<form-bean name="searchForm"
type="com.solversa.SearchForm"/>
ans>
<!-- Global Forwards Configuration -->
<global-forwards>
<forward name="search" path="/search.jsp"/>
global-forwards>
<!-- Action Mappings Configuration -->
<action-mappings>
<action path="/search"
type="com.solversa.SearchAction"
name="searchForm"
scope="request"
validate="true"
input="/search.jsp">
tion>
</action-mappings>
<!-- Message Resources Configuration -->
<message-resources
parameter="ApplicationResources"/>
<!-- Validator Configuration -->
<plug-in
className="org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorPlugI
">
<set-property property="pathnames"
value="/WEB-INF/validator-rules.xml,
/WEB-INF/validation.xml"/>
>
</struts-config>
<br> File Name : <b> validation.xml </b>
<form-validation>
<formset>
<form name="searchForm">
<field property="name" depends="minlength">
<arg key="label.search.name" position = "0"/>
<arg1 name="minlength" key="${var:minlength}"
resource="false"/>
<var>
<var-name>minlength</var-name>
<var-value>5</var-value>
</var>
</field>
<field property="ssNum" depends="mask">
<arg0 key="label.search.ssNum"/>
<var>
<var-name>mask</var-name>
<var-value>^\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}$</var-value>
</var>
</field>
/form>
</formset>
form-validation>
<br> File Name : <b> SearchForm.java </b>
package com.jamesholmes.minihr;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.struts.validator.ValidatorForm;
public class SearchForm extends ValidatorForm
private String name = null;
private String ssNum = null;
private List results = null;
public void setName(String name) {
this.name = name;
public String getName() {
return name;
public void setSsNum(String ssNum) {
this.ssNum = ssNum;
public String getSsNum() {
return ssNum;
public void setResults(List results) {
this.results = results;
public List getResults() {
return results;
<br> File Name : <b> SearchAction.java </b>
package com.jamesholmes.minihr;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import org.apache.struts.action.Action;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
public final class SearchAction extends Action
public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping
mapping,
ActionForm form,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response)
throws Exception
EmployeeSearchService service = new
EmployeeSearchService();
ArrayList results;
SearchForm searchForm = (SearchForm) form;
// Perform employee search based on what criteria
was entered.
String name = searchForm.getName();
if (name != null && name.trim().length() > 0) {
results = service.searchByName(name);
else {
results =
service.searchBySsNum(searchForm.getSsNum().trim());
// Place search results in SearchForm for access
by JSP.
searchForm.setResults(results);
// Forward control to this Action's input page.
return mapping.getInputForward();
<br> File Name : <b> EmployeeSearchService.java </b>
package com.jamesholmes.minihr;
import java.util.ArrayList;
public class EmployeeSearchService
/* Hard-coded sample data. Normally this would come
from a real data
source such as a database. */
ivate static Employee[] employees =
new Employee("Bob Davidson", "123-45-6789"),
new Employee("Mary Williams", "987-65-4321"),
new Employee("Jim Smith", "111-11-1111"),
new Employee("Beverly Harris", "222-22-2222"),
new Employee("Thomas Frank", "333-33-3333"),
new Employee("Jim Davidson", "444-44-4444")
// Search for employees by name.
public ArrayList searchByName(String name) {
ArrayList resultList = new ArrayList();
for (int i = 0; i < employees.length; i++) {
if
(employees.getName().toUpperCase().indexOf(name.toU
pperCase()) != -1) {
resultList.add(employees[i]);
return resultList;
// Search for employee by social security number.
public ArrayList searchBySsNum(String ssNum) {
ArrayList resultList = new ArrayList();
for (int i = 0; i < employees.length; i++) {
if (employees[i].getSsNum().equals(ssNum)) {
resultList.add(employees[i]);
return resultList;
<br> File Name : <b> Employee.java </b>
package com.solversa;
public class Employee
     private String name;
     private String ssNum;
     public Employee(String name, String ssNum) {
     this.name = name;
     this.ssNum = ssNum;
     public void setName(String name) {
     this.name = name;
     public String getName() {
     return name;
     public void setSsNum(String ssNum) {
     this.ssNum = ssNum;
     public String getSsNum() {
     return ssNum;
Pls help me out.
Not able to prompt errors.
Hi,
Your error message are not displaying because u does not made Message-Resoucrce property file (Resource Bundle) when you make it .
give it entry in
struts-config.xml
<message-resources parameter="ApplicationResources" />
and
define key and corresponding error message to key in this ApplicationResources i.e
#Error Resources
label.search.ssNum=Plz Enter correct ssNum