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• action extensions on pages,
• action attributes in forms,
• action elements in configuration files, and
• Action Java classes, some of which may implement the
• Action interface, and, of course, we're now calling the framework "Action" too!.

Here are some terms that can be used to help clarify which action is which.

• Use "the framework" or "SAF2Struts 2" to refer to Struts Action 2 as a whole, including any frameworks we use internally, like XWork and OGNL.
• Use "Action class" to refer to the Java class incorporated by the action element.
• Use "action mapping" to refer to the object created by the action element.

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Monospaced should be used to files, tags, and methods, like actionstruts.xml, <xmltag />, and execute. Class and Interface names may be left in normal face, like Action and Interceptor.

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