Cannot access actionMapping variable when overriding a StrutsAction

Issue

• When a StrutsAction is being overriden by a custom component, I cannot use the variable actionMapping in order to return an appropriate ActionForward object.
• Example:

return actionMapping.getActionForward("portal.verify_email_address");

 

Environment

• Liferay DXP 7.1+

 

Resolution

• The variable actionMapping is no longer available since Liferay DXP 7.1
• However, it is not needed to return an ActionForward object, but only the parameter passed to the method getActionForward.
• For the example mentioned above, the following code would obtain the desired effect:

return "portal.verify_email_address";