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Newbie FAQ - How can i create a wizard workflow
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Newbie FAQ - How can i create a wizard workflow
Summary: Newbie FAQ - How can i create a wizard workflow
Product: Struts
Version: Unknown
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: Enhancement
Priority: Other
Component: Documentation
AssignedTo: struts-dev@jakarta.apache.org
ReportedBy: edgar@blue-moose.net
The basic idea is a series of actions with 'next', 'back', �cancel�
and �finish� actions with a common bean. Using a LookupDispatchAction is
reccomended as it fits the design pattern well and can be internationalized
easily. Since the bean is shared, each choice made will add data to the
wizards base of information. A sample of struts-config.xml follows:
<form-beans>
<form-bean name="MyWizard"
type="forms.MyWizard" />
</form-beans>
<!�- the first screen of the wizard (next action only available) -->
<!�- no validation, since the �finish� action is not available -->
<actions>
<action path="/mywizard1"
type="actions.MyWizard"
name="MyWizard"
validate="false"
input="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizard1.jsp">
<forward name="next"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizard2.jsp" />
<forward name="cancel"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizardcancel.jsp" />
</action>
<!�- the second screen of the wizard (back, next and finish) -->
<!�- since finish action is available, bean should validated, note
validation should not necessarily validate if �back� action requested, you
might delay validation or do conditional validation -->
<action path="/mywizard2"
type="actions.MyWizard"
name="MyWizard"
validate="true"
input="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizard2.jsp">
<forward name="back"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizard1.jsp" />
<forward name="next"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizard3.jsp" />
<forward name="finish"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizarddone.jsp" />
<forward name="cancel"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizardcancel.jsp" />
</action>
<!�- the last screen of the wizard (back, finish and cancel only) -->
<action path="/mywizard3"
type="actions.MyWizard"
name="MyWizard"
validate="true"
input="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizard3.jsp">
<forward name="back"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizard2.jsp" />
<forward name="finish"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizarddone.jsp" />
<forward name="cancel"
path="/WEB-INF/jsp/mywizardcancel.jsp" />
</action>
The pieces of the wizard are as follows:
forms.MyWizard.java - the form bean holding the information required
actions.MyWizard.java - the actions of the wizard, note the use of
LookupDispatchAction allows for one action class with several methods. All the
real work will be done in the 'finish' method.
mywizard[x].jsp - the data collection jsp's
mywizarddone.jsp - the 'success' page
mywizardcancel.jsp - the 'cancel' page
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