can we write our own methods in Action class.
give me example.

k.ram kishore

What do you mean by writing you own method in the Action class??

The Action class is the class, which provided by Struts framework, that your action class should be derived from. And typically you need to override the execution() method of the Action class to provide your own business logic. In your own action class you can define any methods that you like just any Java class that you're typically write.

Here is an example of how to derive your own action class from the Struts's Action class:

public class MyAction extends Action
{
   public ActionForward execute( ActionMapping mapping,
                                 ActionForm form,
                                 HttpServletRequest request,
                                 HttpServletResponse response ) throws Exception
   {
      String forwardTo = "success";
      if ( !perform_bussiness_logic() )
      {
          forwardTo = "failure";
      }

      return mapping.findForward( forwardTo );
   }

   private boolean perform_bussiness_logic()
   {
      boolean status = true;
      // perform bussiness logic
      // .....
      return status;
   }
}

Hope this help.

public ActionForward execute( ActionMapping mapping,
                                 ActionForm form,
                                 HttpServletRequest request,
                                 HttpServletResponse response )
this is fine my query is:

who creates the references for these?

ActionMapping mapping,
ActionForm form,
HttpServletRequest request,
HttpServletResponse response,



k.ram kishore

The ActionMapping and ActionForm objects are created by RequestProcessor object in the process() method. The HttpServletRequest and HttpServletResponse objects are passed in from ActionServlet object.

Btw, the RequestProcessor object is the one that actually call the execute() method that you own action class provides.

Hi Using this code u can solve ur problem

package com.passkey.resdesk.web.action.event;

import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.AcceptedCardListVO;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.AcceptedCardVO;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.AcceptedCardVOType;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.AccessPrivilegeVO;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.CommerceCVO;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.CommerceProcessingV OType;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.CommerceVOType;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.EventCommerceListVO Type;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.EventCommerceVO;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.EventCommerceVOType ;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.GroupCommerceListVO Type;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.GroupCommerceVO;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.GroupCommerceVOType ;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.ObjectFactory;
import com.passkey.core.datavo.common.PKComponentRequestV O;
import com.passkey.core.framework.infraservice.exception. ExceptionService;
import com.passkey.core.framework.infraservice.logging.Lo ggingService;
import com.passkey.core.framework.infraservice.logging.Pa sskeyLogger;
import com.passkey.core.framework.ui.session.ResdeskSessi onManager;
import com.passkey.core.framework.ui.template.TemplateCon stants;
import com.passkey.core.util.ConstantDeclareI;
import com.passkey.core.util.DateValidator;
import com.passkey.core.util.PasskeyConstants;
import com.passkey.core.util.PasskeyUtils;
import com.passkey.core.util.PropertyFileReader;

import com.passkey.resdesk.web.action.ResdeskPageAction;
import com.passkey.resdesk.web.action.ResdeskXAction;
import com.passkey.resdesk.web.actionform.event.CommerceF orm;
import com.passkey.resdesk.web.delegate.PKResdeskXDelegat e;

import org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionForward;
import org.apache.struts.action.ActionMapping;
import org.apache.struts.actions.DispatchAction;

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;


public class CommerceAction extends DispatchAction {
    LoggingService logService = LoggingService.getInstance();
    PasskeyLogger logger = logService.getLogger(this.getClass().getName());
    private SimpleDateFormat formatterSmalldate = new SimpleDateFormat(ConstantDeclareI.SMALL_DATE);

    public ActionForward load(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
        HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
        throws Exception {
        PKResdeskXDelegate pkResdeskXDelegate = new PKResdeskXDelegate();
        PKComponentRequestVO requestVO = null;
        CommerceCVO commerceCVO = null;
        List eventCommercelist = new ArrayList();
        List groupCommercelist = new ArrayList();
        List cancellationfee = new ArrayList();
        logger.entering();

        if (ResdeskPageAction.checkAndTouchLogin(request, response,
                    PasskeyUtils.getResDeskAppID().intValue())) {
            return null; // session has expired
        }

        ResdeskSessionManager session = ResdeskPageAction.getResdeskSessionManager(request );
        requestVO = session.getPKComponentRequestVO();
        requestVO.setComponentTypeId(PKComponentRequestVO. COMMERCE);
        commerceCVO = (CommerceCVO) pkResdeskXDelegate.load(requestVO);

        AccessPrivilegeVO accessPriviligeVO = pkResdeskXDelegate.getAccessPrivileges(requestVO);
        session.putSessionData(ConstantDeclareI.ACCESSPREV ILEGE,
            accessPriviligeVO);

        populateForm(form, commerceCVO);

        EventCommerceVOType eventCommerceVOType = null;
        GroupCommerceVOType groupCommerceVOType =null;
        groupCommercelist = commerceCVO.getGroupCommerceListVO()
                                       .getGroupCommerceVO();
        eventCommercelist = commerceCVO.getEventCommerceListVO().getEventComme rceVO();

        for (int i = 0; i < groupCommercelist.size(); i++) {
            groupCommerceVOType = (GroupCommerceVOType) groupCommercelist.get(i);
            cancellationfee.add(groupCommerceVOType);
        }
        //added for displaying Last Date to Charge.
        for (int i = 0; i < eventCommercelist.size(); i++) {
            eventCommerceVOType = (EventCommerceVOType)eventCommercelist.get(i);
            if(eventCommerceVOType.getFeeTypeID()==PasskeyCons tants.ROOM_CXL_FEE){
                request.setAttribute("eventCommerceVOType", eventCommerceVOType);
            }
        }
        request.setAttribute(ConstantDeclareI.CANCELLATION FEE, cancellationfee);
        ResdeskXAction.setBreadCrumbs(session,
            TemplateConstants.COMMERCE_CANCELLATION_POLICY);
        request.setAttribute("DISP_PAGE", "CancellationPolicy");
        requestVO.setComponentTypeId(PKComponentRequestVO. GROUP_TYPE);

        List attendeeTypeUICVOList = pkResdeskXDelegate.listAttendeeTypesByEvent(reques tVO);

        //added to check no of attendee types should be atleast one.
        if (attendeeTypeUICVOList.size() != 0) {
            session.putSessionData("NoOfAttendees",
                new Integer(attendeeTypeUICVOList.size()));
        }else{
            session.putSessionData("NoOfAttendees",new Integer(0));
        }

        return mapping.findForward("nxtpage");
    }

    public ActionForward submit(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
        HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
        throws Exception {
        ObjectFactory objFactory = new ObjectFactory();
        PKResdeskXDelegate pkResdeskXDelegate = new PKResdeskXDelegate();
        PKComponentRequestVO requestVO = null;
        AcceptedCardListVO accList = null;
        AcceptedCardVO acceptedCardVO = null;
        CommerceForm commerceForm = (CommerceForm) form;

        try {
            accList = new ObjectFactory().createAcceptedCardListVO();
        } catch (JAXBException e) {
            ExceptionService.handleException(requestVO, e, logger);
        }

        acceptedCardVO = new ObjectFactory().createAcceptedCardVO();

        if (commerceForm.getAmex()) {
            acceptedCardVO = new ObjectFactory().createAcceptedCardVO();
            acceptedCardVO.setName("American Express");
            acceptedCardVO.setCardTypeID(102);
            accList.getAcceptedCard().add(acceptedCardVO);
        }

        if (commerceForm.getDinersClub()) {
            acceptedCardVO = new ObjectFactory().createAcceptedCardVO();
            acceptedCardVO.setName("Diners Club");
            acceptedCardVO.setCardTypeID(104);
            accList.getAcceptedCard().add(acceptedCardVO);
        }

        if (commerceForm.getDiscover()) {
            acceptedCardVO = new ObjectFactory().createAcceptedCardVO();
            acceptedCardVO.setName("Discover");
            acceptedCardVO.setCardTypeID(103);
            accList.getAcceptedCard().add(acceptedCardVO);
        }

        if (commerceForm.getMasterCard()) {
            acceptedCardVO = new ObjectFactory().createAcceptedCardVO();
            acceptedCardVO.setName("MasterCard");
            acceptedCardVO.setCardTypeID(101);
            accList.getAcceptedCard().add(acceptedCardVO);
        }

        if (commerceForm.getVisa()) {
            acceptedCardVO = new ObjectFactory().createAcceptedCardVO();
            acceptedCardVO.setName("VISA");
            acceptedCardVO.setCardTypeID(100);
            accList.getAcceptedCard().add(acceptedCardVO);
        }

        CommerceCVO commerceCVO = null;
        commerceCVO = objFactory.createCommerceCVO();
        commerceCVO.setAcceptedCardListVO(accList);
        commerceCVO.setCancellationInstructions(commerceFo rm.getInstructions());

        ResdeskSessionManager session = ResdeskPageAction.getResdeskSessionManager(request );
        requestVO = session.getPKComponentRequestVO();
        requestVO.setComponentTypeId(PKComponentRequestVO. COMMERCE);
        pkResdeskXDelegate.save(requestVO, commerceCVO);

        return mapping.findForward("submit");
    }

    private void populateForm(ActionForm form, CommerceCVO commerceCVO) {
        CommerceForm commerceForm = (CommerceForm) form;

        List acceptedCards = new ArrayList();
        acceptedCards = commerceCVO.getAcceptedCardListVO().getAcceptedCar d();
        AcceptedCardVOType cardVOType = null;
            for (int i = 0; i < acceptedCards.size(); i++) {
            cardVOType = (AcceptedCardVOType) acceptedCards.get(i);

            if (cardVOType.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(ConstantDec lareI.GL_AMERICAN_EXPRESS)) {
                commerceForm.setAmex(true);
            }

            if (cardVOType.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(ConstantDec lareI.GL_DINERS_CLUB)) {
                commerceForm.setDinersClub(true);
            }

            if (cardVOType.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(ConstantDec lareI.GL_DISCOVER)) {
                commerceForm.setDiscover(true);
            }

            if (cardVOType.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(ConstantDec lareI.GL_VISA)) {
                commerceForm.setVisa(true);
            }

            if (cardVOType.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(ConstantDec lareI.GL_MASTERCARD)) {
                commerceForm.setMasterCard(true);
            }
        }

        commerceForm.setInstructions(commerceCVO.getCancel lationInstructions());
       }

    public ActionForward saveCommerce(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
        HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
        throws Exception {
        ObjectFactory objFactory = new ObjectFactory();
        SimpleDateFormat formatterSmalldate = new SimpleDateFormat(ConstantDeclareI.SMALL_DATE);
        PKResdeskXDelegate pkResdeskXDelegate = new PKResdeskXDelegate();
        PKComponentRequestVO requestVO = null;
        CommerceForm commerceForm = (CommerceForm) form;
        EventCommerceVO eventCommerceVO = null;
        GroupCommerceVO groupCommerceVO =null;
        EventCommerceListVOType eventCommerceListVO = null;
        GroupCommerceListVOType GroupCommerceListVO =null;
        CommerceProcessingVOType CommerceProcessingVO =null;
        EventCommerceVOType eventCommerceVOType = null;
        CommerceCVO commerceCVO = null;
        List eventCommercelist = new ArrayList();
        ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
        //added for session expired.
        if (ResdeskPageAction.checkAndTouchLogin(request, response,
                PasskeyUtils.getResDeskAppID().intValue())) {
        return null; // session has expired
        }
        try {
            eventCommerceListVO = new ObjectFactory().createEventCommerceListVOType();
            GroupCommerceListVO =new ObjectFactory().createGroupCommerceListVOType();
            CommerceProcessingVO =new ObjectFactory().createCommerceProcessingVOType();
        } catch (JAXBException e) {
            ExceptionService.handleException(requestVO, e, logger);
        }
        ResdeskSessionManager session = ResdeskPageAction.getResdeskSessionManager(request );
        requestVO = session.getPKComponentRequestVO();
        requestVO.setComponentTypeId(PKComponentRequestVO. COMMERCE);
        eventCommerceVO = new ObjectFactory().createEventCommerceVO();
        groupCommerceVO =new ObjectFactory().createGroupCommerceVO();

        commerceCVO = (CommerceCVO) pkResdeskXDelegate.load(requestVO);
        eventCommercelist = commerceCVO.getEventCommerceListVO().getEventComme rceVO();
        for (int i = 0; i < eventCommercelist.size(); i++) {
            eventCommerceVOType = (EventCommerceVOType)eventCommercelist.get(i);
            if(eventCommerceVOType.getFeeTypeID()==PasskeyCons tants.ROOM_CXL_FEE){
                 groupCommerceVO.setCancellationDate(eventCommerceV OType.getCancellationDate());
                 eventCommerceVO.setCancellationDate(eventCommerceV OType.getCancellationDate());
                 commerceForm.setCclastDate(formatterSmalldate.form at(new Date(
                         eventCommerceVOType.getCancellationDate().getTimeI nMillis())));
            }
        }
        errors = commerceForm.validate(mapping, request);

        if ((errors != null) && !errors.isEmpty()) {
            saveErrors(request, errors);
            request.setAttribute("StartDateError",new Boolean (true));
            return (mapping.findForward("success"));
        }
        groupCommerceVO.setFeeValue(Float.parseFloat(comme rceForm.getAmount()));
        groupCommerceVO.setProcessingFeeDate(commerceForm. getEventCommerceVO()
                .getProcessingFeeDate());
        //groupCommerceVO.setCancellationDate(commerceForm.g etEventCommerceVO()
          // .getCancellationDate());
        groupCommerceVO.setFeeTypeID(PasskeyConstants.ROOM _CXL_FEE);
        eventCommerceVO.setFeeTypeID(PasskeyConstants.ROOM _CXL_FEE);
        CommerceProcessingVO.setMerchantAccountName(Proper tyFileReader.getPasskeyProperty(
                "STR_MER_ACC_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setMerchantID(PropertyFileRea der.getPasskeyProperty(
                "MERCHANT_ID"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setProcessorName(PropertyFile Reader.getPasskeyProperty(
                "STR_PROC_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setTerminalID(PropertyFileRea der.getPasskeyProperty(
                "STR_TERMINAL_ID"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setVendorCode(PropertyFileRea der.getPasskeyProperty(
                "STR_VENDOR_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setOwnerShortName(PropertyFil eReader.getPasskeyProperty(
                "STR_OWNER_SHORT_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setOwnerDivisionName(Property FileReader.getPasskeyProperty(
                "STR_OWNER_DIVISION_NAME"));
        GroupCommerceListVO.getGroupCommerceVO().add(group CommerceVO);
        eventCommerceListVO.getEventCommerceVO().add(event CommerceVO);
        commerceCVO = objFactory.createCommerceCVO();
        commerceCVO.setGroupCommerceListVO(GroupCommerceLi stVO);
        commerceCVO.setEventCommerceListVO(eventCommerceLi stVO);
        commerceCVO.setProcessingVO(CommerceProcessingVO);

        //TODO set the old date in the requestVO
        if(!(("").equalsIgnoreCase(commerceForm.getOldstar tDate()))){
            Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
            cal.setTime(DateValidator.isValid(commerceForm.get OldstartDate(),Locale.US));
            requestVO.setCustomPayload(cal);
        }
        pkResdeskXDelegate.save(requestVO, commerceCVO);
        return mapping.findForward("success");
    }

    public ActionForward removeCommerce(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
            HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
            throws Exception {
            ObjectFactory objFactory = new ObjectFactory();

            PKResdeskXDelegate pkResdeskXDelegate = new PKResdeskXDelegate();
            PKComponentRequestVO requestVO = null;
            CommerceForm commerceForm = (CommerceForm) form;
            CommerceVOType commerceVO =null;

            try {
                commerceVO =new ObjectFactory().createCommerceVOType();
            } catch (JAXBException e) {
                ExceptionService.handleException(requestVO, e, logger);
            }

            ResdeskSessionManager session = ResdeskPageAction.getResdeskSessionManager(request );
            requestVO = session.getPKComponentRequestVO();
            requestVO.setComponentTypeId(PKComponentRequestVO. COMMERCE);
            commerceVO.setFeeValue(Float.parseFloat(request.ge tParameter("Value")));

            Calendar cal =Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.setTime(formatterSmalldate.parse((request.getP arameter("ProcDate")
                                                     .toString())));
            commerceVO.setProcessingFeeDate(cal) ;

            Calendar endCal =Calendar.getInstance();
        endCal.setTime(formatterSmalldate.parse((request.g etParameter("EndDate")
                                                        .toString())));
            commerceVO.setCancellationDate(endCal);
            commerceVO.setFeeTypeID(PasskeyConstants.ROOM_CXL_ FEE);
            pkResdeskXDelegate.remove(requestVO,commerceVO);

            return mapping.findForward("success");
        }
    public ActionForward saveLastDateToCharge(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
            HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
    throws Exception {
        ObjectFactory objFactory = new ObjectFactory();
        PKResdeskXDelegate pkResdeskXDelegate = new PKResdeskXDelegate();
        PKComponentRequestVO requestVO = null;
        CommerceForm commerceForm = (CommerceForm) form;
        EventCommerceVO eventCommerceVO = null;
        EventCommerceListVOType eventCommerceListVO = null;
        CommerceProcessingVOType CommerceProcessingVO =null;
        GroupCommerceVO groupCommerceVO =null;
        GroupCommerceListVOType GroupCommerceListVO =null;
        GroupCommerceVOType groupCommerceVOType =null;
        List groupCommercelist = new ArrayList();
        CommerceCVO commerceCVO = null;
        ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
        //added for session expired.
        if (ResdeskPageAction.checkAndTouchLogin(request, response,
                PasskeyUtils.getResDeskAppID().intValue())) {
            return null; // session has expired
        }
        try {
            eventCommerceListVO = new ObjectFactory().createEventCommerceListVOType();
            GroupCommerceListVO =new ObjectFactory().createGroupCommerceListVOType();
            CommerceProcessingVO =new ObjectFactory().createCommerceProcessingVOType();
        } catch (JAXBException e) {
            ExceptionService.handleException(requestVO, e, logger);
        }

        ResdeskSessionManager session = ResdeskPageAction.getResdeskSessionManager(request );
        requestVO = session.getPKComponentRequestVO();
         errors = commerceForm.validateLastDate(mapping, request);
         if ((errors != null) && !errors.isEmpty()) {
             saveErrors(request, errors);
             request.setAttribute("LastDateError",new Boolean (true));
             return (mapping.findForward("success"));
         }

        requestVO.setComponentTypeId(PKComponentRequestVO. COMMERCE);
        eventCommerceVO = new ObjectFactory().createEventCommerceVO();
        eventCommerceVO.setFeeTypeID(PasskeyConstants.ROOM _CXL_FEE);
        //TODO set Last Date To Charge
        if(!(("").equalsIgnoreCase(commerceForm.getCclastD ate()))){
            Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
            cal.setTime(DateValidator.isValid(commerceForm.get CclastDate(),Locale.US));
            eventCommerceVO.setCancellationDate(cal);
        }
         commerceCVO = (CommerceCVO) pkResdeskXDelegate.load(requestVO);
         groupCommercelist = commerceCVO.getGroupCommerceListVO().getGroupComme rceVO();
         for (int i = 0; i < groupCommercelist.size(); i++) {
             groupCommerceVOType = (GroupCommerceVOType)groupCommercelist.get(i);
             if(groupCommerceVOType.getFeeTypeID()==PasskeyCons tants.ROOM_CXL_FEE){
                  commerceForm.setStartDate(formatterSmalldate.forma t(new Date(
                          groupCommerceVOType.getProcessingFeeDate().getTime InMillis())));
                          errors = commerceForm.CommerceBusinessValidation(mapping, request);
                 if ((errors != null) && !errors.isEmpty()) {
                    saveErrors(request, errors);
                    request.setAttribute("LastDateError",new Boolean (true));
                    return (mapping.findForward("success"));
                }

             }
         }
        eventCommerceListVO.getEventCommerceVO().add(event CommerceVO);
        CommerceProcessingVO.setMerchantAccountName(Proper tyFileReader.getPasskeyProperty(
        "STR_MER_ACC_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setMerchantID(PropertyFileRea der.getPasskeyProperty(
        "MERCHANT_ID"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setProcessorName(PropertyFile Reader.getPasskeyProperty(
        "STR_PROC_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setTerminalID(PropertyFileRea der.getPasskeyProperty(
        "STR_TERMINAL_ID"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setVendorCode(PropertyFileRea der.getPasskeyProperty(
        "STR_VENDOR_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setOwnerShortName(PropertyFil eReader.getPasskeyProperty(
        "STR_OWNER_SHORT_NAME"));
        CommerceProcessingVO.setOwnerDivisionName(Property FileReader.getPasskeyProperty(
        "STR_OWNER_DIVISION_NAME"));

        commerceCVO = objFactory.createCommerceCVO();
        commerceCVO.setEventCommerceListVO(eventCommerceLi stVO);
        commerceCVO.setProcessingVO(CommerceProcessingVO);
        pkResdeskXDelegate.save(requestVO, commerceCVO);
        return mapping.findForward("success");
    }


}


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