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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Steven Peterson <sp...@frontierproductions.net> on 2000/12/13 23:54:50 UTC

How to use struts form tags without ActionForms

Hi all:

I have developed a fairly involved database application using servlets
(pre-JSP) and am now retrofitting the user interface to JSP/Struts.  I
am not sure I see the use of ActionForms.  The documentation says that
the primary use of ActionForms is to maintain the information from the
user's request but there are many cases in which I would like to have
the jsp page talk directly to my existing business beans without
maintaining an ActionForm for every request.  How can I use struts tags
(e.g. struts:text)
to read/update existing business beans that don't implement the
ActionForm interface (but follow bean getter/setter conventions
nevertheless)?  Am I misunderstanding how ActionForms fit into an
overall design?

- Steve

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