What is validate() and reset() functions?

validate() is like a hook that can be overridden by different subclasses for performing validations on incoming data. This method gets called after a Form Bean gets populated with incoming data. This method includes return type ActionErrors.

Syntax is:

public ActionErrors validate(ActionMapping mapping,HttpServletRequest request)

reset() is a method that gets overridden by subclasses. It is a hook that gets summoned before FormBean gets populated with request data from HTML. Using this method, all form fields get reset.

Syntax is:

public void reset() {}