Re: Issue with ServletActionContext.getRequest() returning null in JSP (Struts 7)

Hi,

how do you invoke the jsp? I had a (maybe) similar issue and learned
that I cannot invoke JSPs directly (by browsing to the jsp url), but
have to call an ".action" url instead.

Best regards

Wolfgang

Am 26.03.25 um 09:37 schrieb Lidin NT:
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> Hi all,
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> I'm working on a Struts 7 application and facing an issue where userViewUtil is showing an empty value in JSP. Setup:
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> I'm using <s:bean> and <s:set> to create and set values in JSP:
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> <s:bean name="com.demo.common.util.UserViewUtilWrapper" var="userViewUtilWrapper"/>
> <s:bean name="com.demo.common.util.ServletWrapper" var="servletWrapper"/>
> <s:set var="userViewUtil" value="#userViewUtilWrapper.getUserViewUtil(#servletWrapper.getRequest())"/>
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> When I try to display the values, they are empty:
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> <s:property value="#userViewUtil"/>
> <s:property value="#servletWrapper.getRequest()"/>
> Code Details:
> UserViewUtilWrapper Class:
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> This is the method from UserViewUtilWrapper class:
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> public UserViewUtil getUserViewUtil(HttpServletRequest request) {
> return UserViewUtil.getUserViewUtil(request);
> }
> ServletWrapper Class:
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> This is the method from ServletWrapper class:
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> public HttpServletRequest getRequest() {
> return ServletActionContext.getRequest();
> } Problem:
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> #servletWrapper.getRequest() returns null .
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> Therefore, #userViewUtilWrapper.getUserViewUtil(#servletWrapper.getRequest()) also becomes null .
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> Question:
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> Why is ServletActionContext.getRequest() returning null in JSP?
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> How can I fix this issue so that userViewUtil returns the expected value?
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> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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> Thanks,
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> Lidin
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