Struts2 'Required' field Validation Interceptors not working

Question

Building a login application (In Netbeans 731) which basically ensures non blank values for username and pw. The application runs fine except the validation doesn\'t work, s

Answer 1

Required validator is a basic validator type and it checks for null field values. If you enter blank characters to the input fields it may not work. Use requiredstring validator instead.

    
        Please enter a user name
    


    
        Please enter a password
    

The action class extends ActionSupport, it has default implementation of the Action interface required to return result after the action execution. And package extends struts-default that has and it inherited to your package.

Also, the FilterDispatcher is deprecated since Struts 2.1.3.