THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
try either
<ww:if test="%{#parameters.search[0] == 'something'}">
....
</ww:if>
or
<ww:if test="#parameters.search[0] == 'something'"> .... </ww:if>
Why to use search [ 0 ]?
The reason is that #parameters would return a Map, WebWork conveniently make request parameters into a Map to make unit testing action easier and WebWork also uses
request.getParameterMap();
which returns a map where the key is the parameter (String) while the value is an array of the parameter value (Array of String), hence the need to use [ 0 ].