How to exclude action methods from validation in struts2 - struts2

Question

My Action class have the following methods,
1.add
2.edit
3.loadEdit
4.remove
5.list
6.execute
in this i need to apply validation for add and edit..how do need to config in struts.xml.I followed,
<action name="editComment" method="edit"
class="com.mmm.ehspreg2.web.action.product.CommentAction">
<result name="success">/jsp/propertyManager/loadList.jsp</result>
</action>
<action name="removeComment" method="remove"
class="com.mmm.ehspreg2.web.action.product.CommentAction">
<interceptor-ref name="validation">
<param name="excludeMethods">remove</param>
</interceptor-ref>
<result type="tiles">listComment</result>
<result type="tiles" name="input">listComment</result>
</action>
When I configure it like this, remove action method is not getting called. I don't understand the problem. Please assist.

Answer 1

you can also use #SkipValidation before method initialization in action class
e.g.
#SkipValidation
public String save() {
String result = super.save();
if (result.equals(SAVE)) {
setMessage1(getText("save.successful"));
} else {
setMessage1(getText("save.unsuccessful"));
}
jsonResponse = new Hashtable<String, Object>();
jsonResponse.put(FIELD_JSONRESPONSE_STATUS,
KEY_JSONRESPONSE_MESSAGE_SUCCESS);
jsonResponse.put(FIELD_JSONRESPONSE_MESSAGE,
KEY_JSONRESPONSE_EMPTY_STRING);
jsonResponse.put(FIELD_JSONRESPONSE_VALUE, domainModel.getId());
// System.out.println("domainModel>>>>>>" + domainModel.getId());
return result;
}

Answer 2

Simply list all the methods you don't want to be run through the validation framework in the excludeMethods parameter. Since you only want add and edit validated, list the other 4 as follows:
<interceptor-ref name="validation">
<param name="excludeMethods">loadEdit,remove,list,execute</param>
</interceptor-ref>
You can read more about it in the Validation Interceptor docs.