Simply include a parameter in the request, either from a link or a form, that sets the requst_locale
parameter to the language and (optionally) counry code to use.
<h3>Language Options</h3> <ul> <li> <s:url id="en" action="Welcome"> <s:param name="request_locale">en</s:param> </s:url> <s:a href="%{en}">English</s:a> </li> <li> <a href="<s:url action="Welcome"> <s:param name="request_locale">ja</s:param> </s:url>">Japanese</a> </li> <li> <a href="<s:url value="Welcome.do"> <s:param name="request_locale" value="'ru'" /> </s:url>">Russian</a> </li> </ul>
The default interceptor stack includes an i18n interceptor that watches for the request_locale
parameter. The parameter name is configurable.