Severe Exception : Struts tags without the associated filter

SEVERE: Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
The Struts dispatcher cannot be found.  This is usually caused by using Struts tags without the associated filter. Struts tags are only usable when the request has passed through its servlet filter, which initializes the Struts dispatcher needed for this tag. - [unknown location]
	at org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.TagUtils.getStack(TagUtils.java:60)
	at org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.StrutsBodyTagSupport.getStack(StrutsBodyTagSupport.java:44)
	at org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.ComponentTagSupport.doStartTag(ComponentTagSupport.java:48)
	at org.apache.jsp.jsp.failure_jsp._jspx_meth_s_005fif_005f0(failure_jsp.java:122)
	at org.apache.jsp.jsp.failure_jsp._jspService(failure_jsp.java:85)
	at org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:432)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:395)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:339)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:748)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:488)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:411)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:338)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:476)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:420)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:208)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:950)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:421)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1074)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:611)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:316)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)


			




Jun 12, 2015 10:44:16 AM org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve custom
SEVERE: Exception Processing ErrorPage[exceptionType=java.lang.Throwable, location=/jsp/failure.jsp]
org.apache.jasper.JasperException: The Struts dispatcher cannot be found.  This is usually caused by using Struts tags without the associated filter. Struts tags are only usable when the request has passed through its servlet filter, which initializes the Struts dispatcher needed for this tag. - [unknown location]
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:549)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:470)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:395)
	at org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:339)
	at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:727)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:303)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:208)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:748)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.processRequest(ApplicationDispatcher.java:488)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doForward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:411)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.forward(ApplicationDispatcher.java:338)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.custom(StandardHostValve.java:476)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.throwable(StandardHostValve.java:420)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:208)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:103)
	at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:950)
	at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:116)
	at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:421)
	at org.apache.coyote.http11.AbstractHttp11Processor.process(AbstractHttp11Processor.java:1074)
	at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$AbstractConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:611)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(JIoEndpoint.java:316)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
	at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
	at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)

Solution
if we want to use struts tags then request must pass through servlet filter. It can be done by mapping all the request to servlet filter by using. For these kind of issues check with all ur requests (actions) mapped in struts.xml.

In my case the issues was different and strange, In JSP null array list was being iterated using struts tags some things like below 

<c:forEach var=”itemImage” items=”${items.getImages()}”> where items.getImages() was null.