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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Kevin Hale Boyes <kc...@gmail.com> on 2009/09/14 20:41:57 UTC
Struts 1 - Initialization versus validation
I have a setup action defined:
<action path="/setup"
type="package.SetupAction"
name="MyForm" validate="false">
<forward name="success" path="/path/Form.jsp" />
</action>
This action is responsible for setting up values in my (dyna) form
before getting to the JSP page.
I have a second action which is where the JSP will POST to:
<action path="/crud"
type="package.CrudAction"
name="MyForm" validate="true" input="/setup">
<forward name="success" path="/setup"/>
</action>
The idea is that if a validation error occurs then I'll be forwarded
back the setup action
and the page will be displayed again. On success of the form POST I
will actually
come back to the same page to allow the user to input and POST again.
The validation error could either happen from the (client-side)
validator framework or
it could happen from the CrudAction when it returns to
mapping.getInputForward().
Here's my problem though. I would like to initialize the form fields
(form.reset()) when
the user first comes to the page or for success navigations but don't
want to reset the
form when coming to the action as a result of an error.
Is there any way to do that?
As noted in the subject, this is on Struts 1 and I'm using struts-validation.
Thanks,
Kevin.
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Re: Struts 1 - Initialization versus validation
Posted by Paul Benedict <pb...@apache.org>.
Kevin,
Sounds like you want two separate action mappings. You could use
<set-property> to direct your use case.
Paul
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Kevin Hale Boyes <kc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, I'm using form.reset() to initialize my fields but the problem is
> I don't want to initialize
> the fields if I'm coming into the SetupAction because of a validation error.
>
> I've worked around it for now by looking checking
> ActionErrors errors = (ActionErrors)
> request.getAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY);
> boolean haveErrors = (errors != null && !errors.isEmpty());
> and then switch on haveErrors.
>
> Kevin.
>
> 2009/9/14 Paweł Wielgus <po...@gmail.com>:
>> Hi Kevin,
>> as far as i know form.reset(...) should be used to reset form fields,
>> one good example is checkbox field that needs to be reseted. I don't
>> know if using reset method in order to initialize objects in form. Can
>> You do it with some kind of initialize/prepare method in SetupAction
>> or CrudAction?
>>
>> Best greetings,
>> Pawel Wielgus.
>>
>> 2009/9/14, Kevin Hale Boyes <kc...@gmail.com>:
>>> I have a setup action defined:
>>>
>>> <action path="/setup"
>>> type="package.SetupAction"
>>> name="MyForm" validate="false">
>>> <forward name="success" path="/path/Form.jsp" />
>>> </action>
>>>
>>> This action is responsible for setting up values in my (dyna) form
>>> before getting to the JSP page.
>>>
>>> I have a second action which is where the JSP will POST to:
>>>
>>> <action path="/crud"
>>> type="package.CrudAction"
>>> name="MyForm" validate="true" input="/setup">
>>> <forward name="success" path="/setup"/>
>>> </action>
>>>
>>>
>>> The idea is that if a validation error occurs then I'll be forwarded
>>> back the setup action
>>> and the page will be displayed again. On success of the form POST I
>>> will actually
>>> come back to the same page to allow the user to input and POST again.
>>>
>>> The validation error could either happen from the (client-side)
>>> validator framework or
>>> it could happen from the CrudAction when it returns to
>>> mapping.getInputForward().
>>>
>>> Here's my problem though. I would like to initialize the form fields
>>> (form.reset()) when
>>> the user first comes to the page or for success navigations but don't
>>> want to reset the
>>> form when coming to the action as a result of an error.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to do that?
>>>
>>> As noted in the subject, this is on Struts 1 and I'm using
>>> struts-validation.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kevin.
>>>
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Re: Struts 1 - Initialization versus validation
Posted by Kevin Hale Boyes <kc...@gmail.com>.
Yes, I'm using form.reset() to initialize my fields but the problem is
I don't want to initialize
the fields if I'm coming into the SetupAction because of a validation error.
I've worked around it for now by looking checking
ActionErrors errors = (ActionErrors)
request.getAttribute(Globals.ERROR_KEY);
boolean haveErrors = (errors != null && !errors.isEmpty());
and then switch on haveErrors.
Kevin.
2009/9/14 Paweł Wielgus <po...@gmail.com>:
> Hi Kevin,
> as far as i know form.reset(...) should be used to reset form fields,
> one good example is checkbox field that needs to be reseted. I don't
> know if using reset method in order to initialize objects in form. Can
> You do it with some kind of initialize/prepare method in SetupAction
> or CrudAction?
>
> Best greetings,
> Pawel Wielgus.
>
> 2009/9/14, Kevin Hale Boyes <kc...@gmail.com>:
>> I have a setup action defined:
>>
>> <action path="/setup"
>> type="package.SetupAction"
>> name="MyForm" validate="false">
>> <forward name="success" path="/path/Form.jsp" />
>> </action>
>>
>> This action is responsible for setting up values in my (dyna) form
>> before getting to the JSP page.
>>
>> I have a second action which is where the JSP will POST to:
>>
>> <action path="/crud"
>> type="package.CrudAction"
>> name="MyForm" validate="true" input="/setup">
>> <forward name="success" path="/setup"/>
>> </action>
>>
>>
>> The idea is that if a validation error occurs then I'll be forwarded
>> back the setup action
>> and the page will be displayed again. On success of the form POST I
>> will actually
>> come back to the same page to allow the user to input and POST again.
>>
>> The validation error could either happen from the (client-side)
>> validator framework or
>> it could happen from the CrudAction when it returns to
>> mapping.getInputForward().
>>
>> Here's my problem though. I would like to initialize the form fields
>> (form.reset()) when
>> the user first comes to the page or for success navigations but don't
>> want to reset the
>> form when coming to the action as a result of an error.
>>
>> Is there any way to do that?
>>
>> As noted in the subject, this is on Struts 1 and I'm using
>> struts-validation.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kevin.
>>
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Re: Struts 1 - Initialization versus validation
Posted by Paweł Wielgus <po...@gmail.com>.
Hi Kevin,
as far as i know form.reset(...) should be used to reset form fields,
one good example is checkbox field that needs to be reseted. I don't
know if using reset method in order to initialize objects in form. Can
You do it with some kind of initialize/prepare method in SetupAction
or CrudAction?
Best greetings,
Pawel Wielgus.
2009/9/14, Kevin Hale Boyes <kc...@gmail.com>:
> I have a setup action defined:
>
> <action path="/setup"
> type="package.SetupAction"
> name="MyForm" validate="false">
> <forward name="success" path="/path/Form.jsp" />
> </action>
>
> This action is responsible for setting up values in my (dyna) form
> before getting to the JSP page.
>
> I have a second action which is where the JSP will POST to:
>
> <action path="/crud"
> type="package.CrudAction"
> name="MyForm" validate="true" input="/setup">
> <forward name="success" path="/setup"/>
> </action>
>
>
> The idea is that if a validation error occurs then I'll be forwarded
> back the setup action
> and the page will be displayed again. On success of the form POST I
> will actually
> come back to the same page to allow the user to input and POST again.
>
> The validation error could either happen from the (client-side)
> validator framework or
> it could happen from the CrudAction when it returns to
> mapping.getInputForward().
>
> Here's my problem though. I would like to initialize the form fields
> (form.reset()) when
> the user first comes to the page or for success navigations but don't
> want to reset the
> form when coming to the action as a result of an error.
>
> Is there any way to do that?
>
> As noted in the subject, this is on Struts 1 and I'm using
> struts-validation.
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin.
>
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