This result invokes an entire other action, complete with it's own interceptor stack and result.

Parameters

  • actionName (default) - the name of the action that will be chained to

  • namespace - used to determine which namespace the Action is in that we're chaining. If namespace is null, this defaults to the current namespace

  • method - used to specify another method on target action to be invoked. If null, this defaults to execute method

Examples

<package name="public" extends="webwork-default">
    <!-- Chain creatAccount to login, using the default parameter -->
    <action name="createAccount" class="...">
        <result type="chain">login</result>
    </action>

    <action name="login" class="...">
        <!-- Chain to another namespace -->
        <result type="chain">
            <param name="actionName">dashboard</param>
            <param name="namespace">/secure</param>
        </result>
    </action>
</package>

<package name="secure" extends="webwork-default" namespace="/secure">
    <action name="dashboard" class="...">
        <result>dashboard.jsp</result>
    </action>
</package>