title: Struts 1.2 Actions, the "right" way of reading query parameters?
body: <p>I get that if I have a html form then I should use an ActionForm to read user input in my Action. </p>
  
  <p>But should I consider all kind of user input as form data?</p>
  
  <p>Lets say I have an link with query parameters passed to my Action? Should I still make use of an ActionForm? For example showProfile.do?userid=XXXXX. What is the recommended way to read this kind of user input? Should I use request.getParameter("userid") for this kind of input? Is it a good idea to use an ActionForm but have another naming pattern for these ActionForm classes, like UserActionQuery?</p>
  
  <p>I'm a new developer in Struts 1.2 and I know I could do as I want. But I'm kind of looking for a good practice pattern. </p>