Lifecycle of an ActionForm

Browser -> Request received by controller -> Create or recycle ActionForm
                                                  ->
                                             Call reset()
                                                  ->
                                             Store ActionForm in desired scope
                                                  ->
                                             Populate ActionForm from request
                                   Faled          ->
Browser   <-     Forward to input <------    Call validate() on ActionForm, if “true“
                                                  ->
                                             Call execute() on Action
                                                  ->
                                             Forward to “success“
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