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The core configuration file for the framework is the default (struts.xml) file and should reside on the classpath of the webapp (generally /WEB-INF/classes).

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• The default file may include other configuration files as needed.
• An additional A struts-plugin.xml files file can be placed in any package on the classpatha JAR and automatically plugged into an application, so that modules can be self-contained and automatically configured.
  • In the case of Freemarker and Velocity modules, the templates can also be loaded from the classpath, so the entire module can be plugged in as a single JAR.
• See Struts Configuration Elements for a description of the various elements.

An Example configuration file

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{snippet:id=xworkSample|lang=xml|javadoc=false|url=struts2/apps/showcase/src/main/resources/struts-person.xml}

For more about configuration details, see Struts Configuration Elements

The Struts 2 Document Type Definition (DTD)

{snippet:id=strutsDtd|lang=xml|javadoc=false|url=struts2/core/src/main/resources/struts-2.0.dtd}

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