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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Nick Pellow <ni...@cortexebusiness.com.au> on 2001/03/08 02:01:11 UTC
select options
Hi,
Looking at:
http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/struts-html.html#select
I notice that for the name attribute, the following description is
given:
name The fully-qualified java class name of the bean containing the
underlying property. [RT Expr]
Is this correct? I thought 'type' was usually used for class names and
'name' was used for variable names.
Could someone please tell me what the name attribute means and when it
should/shouldn't be used
with select boxes?
Cheers,
Nick
Re: select options
Posted by Martin Cooper <ma...@tumbleweed.com>.
The FormBean will be updated with the selection. Your DataBean will not be
modified.
--
Martin Cooper
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Pellow" <ni...@cortexebusiness.com.au>
To: <st...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: select options
>
>
> Martin Cooper wrote:
> >
> > It seems the documentation is wrong. It should be something like this
> > instead:
> >
> > ----- 8< -----
> > The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted to
determine
> > which option should be pre-selected when rendering this input field. If
not
> > specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is
> > utilized. [RT Expr]
> > ----- 8< -----
> >
> > As with the other form-related tags, I have never had to specify the
name
> > attribute, because I've always been able to use the default, meaning
"use
> > the form's bean".
>
>
> >
> > Hope this helps.
>
>
> Yes, that helps a lot.
> I want to do the above as I have a DataBean that stores commonly used
> lists of data. (credit card types, category names, brand names etc).
>
> I want to be able to use the same bean every time I want to display that
> data.
> Yet have my FormBean store the result of the users selection.
> Will the value on my FormBean be updated or the value on the DataBean be
> updated
> with the users selection?
>
> Cheers,
> Nick
>
> >
> > --
> > Martin Cooper
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nick Pellow" <ni...@cortexebusiness.com.au>
> > To: <st...@jakarta.apache.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 5:01 PM
> > Subject: select options
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > Looking at:
> > >
> > > http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/struts-html.html#select
> > >
> > > I notice that for the name attribute, the following description is
> > > given:
> > > name The fully-qualified java class name of the bean containing the
> > > underlying property. [RT Expr]
> > > Is this correct? I thought 'type' was usually used for class names and
> > > 'name' was used for variable names.
> > >
> > > Could someone please tell me what the name attribute means and when it
> > > should/shouldn't be used
> > > with select boxes?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Nick
Re: select options
Posted by Nick Pellow <ni...@cortexebusiness.com.au>.
Martin Cooper wrote:
>
> It seems the documentation is wrong. It should be something like this
> instead:
>
> ----- 8< -----
> The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted to determine
> which option should be pre-selected when rendering this input field. If not
> specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is
> utilized. [RT Expr]
> ----- 8< -----
>
> As with the other form-related tags, I have never had to specify the name
> attribute, because I've always been able to use the default, meaning "use
> the form's bean".
>
> Hope this helps.
Yes, that helps a lot.
I want to do the above as I have a DataBean that stores commonly used
lists of data. (credit card types, category names, brand names etc).
I want to be able to use the same bean every time I want to display that
data.
Yet have my FormBean store the result of the users selection.
Will the value on my FormBean be updated or the value on the DataBean be
updated
with the users selection?
Cheers,
Nick
>
> --
> Martin Cooper
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Pellow" <ni...@cortexebusiness.com.au>
> To: <st...@jakarta.apache.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 5:01 PM
> Subject: select options
>
> > Hi,
> > Looking at:
> >
> > http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/struts-html.html#select
> >
> > I notice that for the name attribute, the following description is
> > given:
> > name The fully-qualified java class name of the bean containing the
> > underlying property. [RT Expr]
> > Is this correct? I thought 'type' was usually used for class names and
> > 'name' was used for variable names.
> >
> > Could someone please tell me what the name attribute means and when it
> > should/shouldn't be used
> > with select boxes?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nick
Re: select options
Posted by Martin Cooper <ma...@tumbleweed.com>.
It seems the documentation is wrong. It should be something like this
instead:
----- 8< -----
The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted to determine
which option should be pre-selected when rendering this input field. If not
specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is
utilized. [RT Expr]
----- 8< -----
As with the other form-related tags, I have never had to specify the name
attribute, because I've always been able to use the default, meaning "use
the form's bean".
Hope this helps.
--
Martin Cooper
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Pellow" <ni...@cortexebusiness.com.au>
To: <st...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 5:01 PM
Subject: select options
> Hi,
> Looking at:
>
> http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/struts-html.html#select
>
> I notice that for the name attribute, the following description is
> given:
> name The fully-qualified java class name of the bean containing the
> underlying property. [RT Expr]
> Is this correct? I thought 'type' was usually used for class names and
> 'name' was used for variable names.
>
> Could someone please tell me what the name attribute means and when it
> should/shouldn't be used
> with select boxes?
>
> Cheers,
> Nick