How can I set the welcome page to a struts action?

Question

I have a struts-based webapp, and I would like the default \"welcome\" page to be an action. The only solutions I have found to this seem to be variations on making the welc

Answer 1

Here two blogs with same technique:

• http://technologicaloddity.com/2010/03/25/spring-welcome-file-without-redirect/
• http://wiki.metawerx.net/wiki/HowToUseAServletAsYourMainWebPage

It require Servlet API >= v2.4:

    dispatcher
    /
    /index.htm    <<==  *1*


    index.htm   <<== *2*

so you no longer need redirect.jsp in non-WEB-INF directory!!