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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Dennis Atkinson <de...@yahoo.com> on 2009/09/22 16:00:12 UTC
How to prevent validations from running?
Hi all.
I have a data entry page with a button to redirect to another page. Problem is, pressing that button causes all validations to run on every field in the page. I want to immediately get away from that page without having to enter data.
I know that if I redirect to the "input" method, the validations don't run. But whatever other method I call, the validations are always run. Could someone tell me how to do this? Are there other methods I could call? Or is there a parameter I can set that I haven't found yet?
Thanks in advance,
Dennis
Re: How to prevent validations from running?
Posted by Dennis Atkinson <de...@yahoo.com>.
Greg,
Thanks for the reply. In going through the tag reference, I find I can also say "action=SomeOther" and that will also redirect to that action class without hitting the execute() method. I didn't know about putting a redirect-action in the "name" field so I'm going to try a few different things to see how everything reacts.
Thanks again.
Dennis
________________________________
From: Greg Lindholm <gr...@gmail.com>
To: Struts Users Mailing List <us...@struts.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:30:29 AM
Subject: Re: How to prevent validations from running?
If you want to avoid going the the "execute" method then you can use a
feature of DefaultActionMapper [1] and the submit button like this:
<s:submit key="Code.action.cancel" name="redirect-action:CodeList" />
This will cause a redirect to another action, in this example "CodeList".
Or you can specify an alternate "execute" Method or Action on the submit
button [2]
<s:submit key="xxx" method="AlternateMethod" />
<s:submit key="xxx" action="AlternateAction" />
[1]
http://struts.apache.org/2.1.6/struts2-core/apidocs/org/apache/struts2/dispatcher/mapper/DefaultActionMapper.html
[2] http://struts.apache.org/2.1.6/docs/submit.html
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Dennis Atkinson <
dennisatkinson612@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Greg.
>
> I am running Struts2; sorry I did not include that.
>
> The button is not causing a redirect; tt is invoking the "execute" method
> in the action class, and then the action class determines that button was
> pressed, and then returns the string "list", which the struts.xml file then
> uses to redirect to another action class. Except that never happens because
> the validation is done first.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Greg Lindholm <gr...@gmail.com>
> To: Struts Users Mailing List <us...@struts.apache.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:49:06 AM
> Subject: Re: How to prevent validations from running?
>
> Are you running Struts 1 or 2?
>
> How is your button causing a redirect?
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Dennis Atkinson <
> dennisatkinson612@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I have a data entry page with a button to redirect to another page.
> > Problem is, pressing that button causes all validations to run on every
> > field in the page. I want to immediately get away from that page without
> > having to enter data.
> >
> > I know that if I redirect to the "input" method, the validations don't
> run.
> > But whatever other method I call, the validations are always run. Could
> > someone tell me how to do this? Are there other methods I could call?
> Or
> > is there a parameter I can set that I haven't found yet?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
Re: How to prevent validations from running?
Posted by Greg Lindholm <gr...@gmail.com>.
If you want to avoid going the the "execute" method then you can use a
feature of DefaultActionMapper [1] and the submit button like this:
<s:submit key="Code.action.cancel" name="redirect-action:CodeList" />
This will cause a redirect to another action, in this example "CodeList".
Or you can specify an alternate "execute" Method or Action on the submit
button [2]
<s:submit key="xxx" method="AlternateMethod" />
<s:submit key="xxx" action="AlternateAction" />
[1]
http://struts.apache.org/2.1.6/struts2-core/apidocs/org/apache/struts2/dispatcher/mapper/DefaultActionMapper.html
[2] http://struts.apache.org/2.1.6/docs/submit.html
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Dennis Atkinson <
dennisatkinson612@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi Greg.
>
> I am running Struts2; sorry I did not include that.
>
> The button is not causing a redirect; tt is invoking the "execute" method
> in the action class, and then the action class determines that button was
> pressed, and then returns the string "list", which the struts.xml file then
> uses to redirect to another action class. Except that never happens because
> the validation is done first.
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Greg Lindholm <gr...@gmail.com>
> To: Struts Users Mailing List <us...@struts.apache.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:49:06 AM
> Subject: Re: How to prevent validations from running?
>
> Are you running Struts 1 or 2?
>
> How is your button causing a redirect?
>
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Dennis Atkinson <
> dennisatkinson612@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all.
> >
> > I have a data entry page with a button to redirect to another page.
> > Problem is, pressing that button causes all validations to run on every
> > field in the page. I want to immediately get away from that page without
> > having to enter data.
> >
> > I know that if I redirect to the "input" method, the validations don't
> run.
> > But whatever other method I call, the validations are always run. Could
> > someone tell me how to do this? Are there other methods I could call?
> Or
> > is there a parameter I can set that I haven't found yet?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
Re: How to prevent validations from running?
Posted by Dennis Atkinson <de...@yahoo.com>.
Hi Greg.
I am running Struts2; sorry I did not include that.
The button is not causing a redirect; tt is invoking the "execute" method in the action class, and then the action class determines that button was pressed, and then returns the string "list", which the struts.xml file then uses to redirect to another action class. Except that never happens because the validation is done first.
________________________________
From: Greg Lindholm <gr...@gmail.com>
To: Struts Users Mailing List <us...@struts.apache.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:49:06 AM
Subject: Re: How to prevent validations from running?
Are you running Struts 1 or 2?
How is your button causing a redirect?
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Dennis Atkinson <
dennisatkinson612@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I have a data entry page with a button to redirect to another page.
> Problem is, pressing that button causes all validations to run on every
> field in the page. I want to immediately get away from that page without
> having to enter data.
>
> I know that if I redirect to the "input" method, the validations don't run.
> But whatever other method I call, the validations are always run. Could
> someone tell me how to do this? Are there other methods I could call? Or
> is there a parameter I can set that I haven't found yet?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dennis
>
>
>
Re: How to prevent validations from running?
Posted by Greg Lindholm <gr...@gmail.com>.
Are you running Struts 1 or 2?
How is your button causing a redirect?
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Dennis Atkinson <
dennisatkinson612@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi all.
>
> I have a data entry page with a button to redirect to another page.
> Problem is, pressing that button causes all validations to run on every
> field in the page. I want to immediately get away from that page without
> having to enter data.
>
> I know that if I redirect to the "input" method, the validations don't run.
> But whatever other method I call, the validations are always run. Could
> someone tell me how to do this? Are there other methods I could call? Or
> is there a parameter I can set that I haven't found yet?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dennis
>
>
>