struts application startup

[vk33612]

Hi,
Where is the startup code for struts based application placed ? I am
looking for something similar to "main" method where I can read
application config properties, set application scope attributes etc.

TIA

 

[Wendy Smoak]

Where is the startup code for struts based application placed ? I am
looking for something similar to "main" method where I can read
application config properties, set application scope attributes etc.

Application config will probably be in struts-config.xml and/or web.xml. It
could be in other places... depends on who wrote the app.

You may find, for example, a ServletContextListener configured in web.xml,
that the Servlet container will run when the webapp starts. I use one of
those to put a bunch of Maps in application scope for use in drop-down
menus. (Some people use a Servlet configured to load on startup.)

Are you trying to get a handle on an existing Struts webapp (that you didn't
write)? You may find Struts Console useful:
http://www.jamesholmes.com/struts/console/