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Version Notes 2.1.8
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These are the notes for the Struts 2.1.8 distribution.

For prior notes in this release series, see Version Notes 2.1.6

- If you are a Maven user, you might want to get started using the Maven Archetype.
- Another quick-start entry point is the blank application. Rename and deploy the WAR as a starting point for your own development.

Maven Dependency

    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
      <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
      <version>2.1.8</version>
    </dependency>

Snapshot Repository

    <repositories>
      <repository>
        <id>apache.snapshots</id>
        <name>ASF Maven 2 Snapshot</name>
        <url>http://people.apache.org/repo/m2-snapshot-repository</url>
      </repository>
    </repositories>

## Backward compatibility issues with prior development release

- The bean named-variable was renamed to namedVariable ww-3092
- If the @Result annotation is marked at the method level, it will override class-level @Result annotations ww-3043
- The @ParentPackage annotation can now be inherited ww-3162
- The DefaultActionMapper now honors the dynamic method invocation configuration value as well as using the newer camelCase naming conventions for its shortcuts (redirectAction: instead of redirect-action:) ww-3129

## New Features and Plugins

- Struts now has a JSON plugin to support a JSON result type
- Struts has an embeddedjsp plugin for compiling JSPs possibly packaged within a jar
- The Struts 2 Spring plugin now supports spring's reloading class loader
- Struts now supports a full-featured OSGi Plugin osgi plugin

### Issue Detail

- JIRA Release Notes 2.1.8

### Issue List

- Struts 2.1.8 DONE
- Struts 2.1.9 TODO

### Other resources

- Commit Logs (Struts 1 and Struts 2)
- Source Code Repository (includes change browsing)