Struts2中的ActionContextCleanUp

      在Struts 2.1.6之前，ActionContextCleanUp的完整路径是com.opensymphony.webwork.dispatcher.ActionContextCleanUp，现在的路径变成了org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.ActionContextCleanup。

     那么这个类究竟有什么用处呢？是不是一定要用呢？

     下面是这个类内部的注释。

     Special filter designed to work with the FilterDispatcher and allow
for easier integration with SiteMesh. Normally, ordering your filters to have
SiteMesh go first, and then FilterDispatcher go second is perfectly fine.
However, sometimes you may wish to access Struts features, including the
value stack, from within your SiteMesh decorators. Because FilterDispatcher
cleans up the ActionContext, your decorator won't have access to the
data you want.
     By adding this filter, the FilterDispatcher will know to not clean up and
instead defer cleanup to this filter. The ordering of the filters should then be:
1.this filter 

2.SiteMesh filter

3.FilterDispatcher

 

      就是说，一般情况下，如果你要用SiteMesh或者其他过滤器，一般是放在FilterDispatcher或者是现在的StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter之前。在调用完所有过滤器的doFilter方法后，核心过滤器FilterDispatcher或者StrutsPrepareAndExecuteFilter会清空ActionContext，如果其他过滤器要一直使用value stack等struts的特性时，如果不用ActionContextCleanUp的话，便得不到想要的值。

 

     ActionContextCleanUp的作用就是上面用粗体标注出来的那一句。它会在doFilter方法里设置一个计数器counter的初始值为1，有了这个值，后续的核心过滤器就不会清空ActionContext，而是由之前的过滤器也就是ActionContextCleanUp来清空ActionContext。