Managing Struts Elements - General Steps
IntelliJ IDEA provides a user-friendly visual interface for managing Struts elements which includes:
- Creating, editing, and removing elements.
- Handling attributes of elements.
- Specifying and editing elements' properties and attributes.
The set of actions and attributes available for a specific element depends on its nature.
To create an element
All types of elements are created in the same way.
Alternatively, right-click the element in the tree and select struts-config.xml
in the text view where you can specify the element's properties manually. IntelliJ IDEA displays a template for specifying the properties that are mandatory for the elements of the specific type.
- Open
struts-config.xml
. - Switch to the Struts Assistant tool window, tab Struts.
- Right-click the corresponding element type in the Structure Tree and select the action from the context menu.
- Specify the properties of the new element in the Properties Table.
To remove an element
All types of elements are removed in the same way.
- Right-click it in the Structure Tree and select the action from the context menu.
To view or edit an element
- Select it in the Structure Tree or on the Struts Web Flow Diagram and make the necessary changes in the Properties Table.
- To add an attribute to the element, right-click the element in the Structure Tree and select in the context menu.
- Specify the properties of the attribute in the Properties Table.
- To remove an attribute, right-click it in the Structure Tree and select in the context menu