Before Annotation
Marks an action method that needs to be executed before the main action method.
Usage
The Before
annotation can be applied at method level.
Parameters
priority
(optional) - Priority order of method execution, default: 10
Examples
public class SampleAction extends ActionSupport {
@Before
public void isAuthorized() throws AuthenticationException {
// authorize request, throw exception if failed
}
public String execute() {
// perform secure action
return SUCCESS;
}
}