Struts reusable forms

First, I am new to struts.
          I would like to use a form with different actions. However, depending on the
          action the required field(s) would be different. Is there an idiom( or
          pattern) used for this type of problem.
          I though about letting the action valdidate that the required field was
          present. Also, what about having different forms that extend a base form and
          then provide their own specialized validate()?
          dlm

hi mate,
i am using these properties with 16 different names in my jsp.
how come these values are stored in the foem bean?
can you please guide me with some sample code?
regards and thanks in advance

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