Using bean:message from non-struts servlet

[James Sanders <sa...@gmail.com>]

Working within a larger struts system, it became necessary for me to create
a servlet, which co-exists with, but outside of, the system. This has worked
very well, but I now find myself wishing to use the functionality of
<bean:message> and MessageResource files in a jsp outside the struts realm.
It is not difficult to simply use a ResourceBundle to retrieve the necessary
messages into my servlet, but I can't seem to figure out how to make these
messages accessible through <bean:message> in my jsp. Does anyone know the
mechanism struts (or anything else) uses to make this happen?

Re: Using bean:message from non-struts servlet

[Adam Gordon <ad...@readytalk.com>]

For posterity, and hopefully to help others, here's what James did:

1.  Placed <fmt:setBundle 
basename="package.name.to.messages.file.ClassName" /> near the top of 
the JSP, though I suspect the location might be irrelevant...not sure...

2.  Used <fmt:message key="key.name.in.properties.file"/> to retrieve 
the specific resource message.

-adam

James Sanders wrote:
> Thank you Rahul, this was exactly what I needed. I was not formerly
> familiar
> with the fmt taglib.
>
> On 8/15/06, Rahul Akolkar <ra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 8/15/06, James Sanders <sa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Puneet,
>> >
>> > Thank you for your response. The problem is that this does not work
>> outside
>> > of the land of struts configuration. Using struts configuration,
> each
>> jsp
>> > has access to all the keys in the Messages.properties file for its
>> module
>> > (or actually, whichever module the ActionForm that forwards to that
> jsp
>> is
>> > in). However, my servlet does not have a struts module and thus any
> jsp
>> it
>> > forwards to has no inherent Messages.properties file from which to
>> retrieve
>> > keys. It is possible to retrieve these keys from inside my servlet
> by
>> using
>> > the ResourceBundle.getBundle() function with the argument being the
>> fully
>> > qualified class name of the Messages.properties file. But when I try
> to
>> > access these keys from my jsp using the <bean:message> tag I get an
>> error,
>> > leading me to believe that there must be some other place where the
> keys
>> > recognized by that tag are being populated, I simply don't know
> where.
>> >
>> <snip/>
>>
>> If your not in the Struts realm, use the JSTL format taglib (you may
>> use it even if you are). The implementation details of the bean taglib
>> depend on Struts specific APIs, such as MessageResources.
>>
>> -Rahul
>>
>>
>> > On 8/15/06, Puneet Lakhina <puneet.lakhina@gmail.com > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > On 8/16/06, James Sanders <sanderjd@gmail.com > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Working within a larger struts system, it became necessary for
> me to
>> > > > create
>> > > > a servlet, which co-exists with, but outside of, the system.
> This
>> has
>> > > > worked
>> > > > very well, but I now find myself wishing to use the
> functionality of
>> > > > <bean:message> and MessageResource files in a jsp outside the
> struts
>> > > > realm.
>> > > > It is not difficult to simply use a ResourceBundle to retrieve
> the
>> > > > necessary
>> > > > messages into my servlet, but I can't seem to figure out how to
> make
>> > > these
>> > > > messages accessible through <bean:message> in my jsp. Does
> anyone
>> know
>> > > the
>> > > > mechanism struts (or anything else) uses to make this happen?
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > If you want to use a key from ur properties file in ur jsp, u
> could
>> simply
>> > >
>> > > do.. <bean:messgae key = "some.key" /> this will put the value of
> the
>> key
>> > > here.. im not sure this wat u wanted to ask..but in case its this
> then
>> > > well
>> > > n good..
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Puneet
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
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Re: Using bean:message from non-struts servlet

[James Sanders <sa...@gmail.com>]

Thank you Rahul, this was exactly what I needed. I was not formerly familiar
with the fmt taglib.

On 8/15/06, Rahul Akolkar <ra...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 8/15/06, James Sanders <sa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Puneet,
> >
> > Thank you for your response. The problem is that this does not work
> outside
> > of the land of struts configuration. Using struts configuration, each
> jsp
> > has access to all the keys in the Messages.properties file for its
> module
> > (or actually, whichever module the ActionForm that forwards to that jsp
> is
> > in). However, my servlet does not have a struts module and thus any jsp
> it
> > forwards to has no inherent Messages.properties file from which to
> retrieve
> > keys. It is possible to retrieve these keys from inside my servlet by
> using
> > the ResourceBundle.getBundle() function with the argument being the
> fully
> > qualified class name of the Messages.properties file. But when I try to
> > access these keys from my jsp using the <bean:message> tag I get an
> error,
> > leading me to believe that there must be some other place where the keys
> > recognized by that tag are being populated, I simply don't know where.
> >
> <snip/>
>
> If your not in the Struts realm, use the JSTL format taglib (you may
> use it even if you are). The implementation details of the bean taglib
> depend on Struts specific APIs, such as MessageResources.
>
> -Rahul
>
>
> > On 8/15/06, Puneet Lakhina <puneet.lakhina@gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > On 8/16/06, James Sanders <sanderjd@gmail.com > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Working within a larger struts system, it became necessary for me to
> > > > create
> > > > a servlet, which co-exists with, but outside of, the system. This
> has
> > > > worked
> > > > very well, but I now find myself wishing to use the functionality of
> > > > <bean:message> and MessageResource files in a jsp outside the struts
> > > > realm.
> > > > It is not difficult to simply use a ResourceBundle to retrieve the
> > > > necessary
> > > > messages into my servlet, but I can't seem to figure out how to make
> > > these
> > > > messages accessible through <bean:message> in my jsp. Does anyone
> know
> > > the
> > > > mechanism struts (or anything else) uses to make this happen?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > If you want to use a key from ur properties file in ur jsp, u could
> simply
> > >
> > > do.. <bean:messgae key = "some.key" /> this will put the value of the
> key
> > > here.. im not sure this wat u wanted to ask..but in case its this then
> > > well
> > > n good..
> > >
> > > --
> > > Puneet
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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Re: Using bean:message from non-struts servlet

[Rahul Akolkar <ra...@gmail.com>]

On 8/15/06, James Sanders <sa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Puneet,
>
> Thank you for your response. The problem is that this does not work outside
> of the land of struts configuration. Using struts configuration, each jsp
> has access to all the keys in the Messages.properties file for its module
> (or actually, whichever module the ActionForm that forwards to that jsp is
> in). However, my servlet does not have a struts module and thus any jsp it
> forwards to has no inherent Messages.properties file from which to retrieve
> keys. It is possible to retrieve these keys from inside my servlet by using
> the ResourceBundle.getBundle() function with the argument being the fully
> qualified class name of the Messages.properties file. But when I try to
> access these keys from my jsp using the <bean:message> tag I get an error,
> leading me to believe that there must be some other place where the keys
> recognized by that tag are being populated, I simply don't know where.
>
<snip/>

If your not in the Struts realm, use the JSTL format taglib (you may
use it even if you are). The implementation details of the bean taglib
depend on Struts specific APIs, such as MessageResources.

-Rahul


> On 8/15/06, Puneet Lakhina <puneet.lakhina@gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > On 8/16/06, James Sanders <sanderjd@gmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > > Working within a larger struts system, it became necessary for me to
> > > create
> > > a servlet, which co-exists with, but outside of, the system. This has
> > > worked
> > > very well, but I now find myself wishing to use the functionality of
> > > <bean:message> and MessageResource files in a jsp outside the struts
> > > realm.
> > > It is not difficult to simply use a ResourceBundle to retrieve the
> > > necessary
> > > messages into my servlet, but I can't seem to figure out how to make
> > these
> > > messages accessible through <bean:message> in my jsp. Does anyone know
> > the
> > > mechanism struts (or anything else) uses to make this happen?
> > >
> > >
> > If you want to use a key from ur properties file in ur jsp, u could simply
> >
> > do.. <bean:messgae key = "some.key" /> this will put the value of the key
> > here.. im not sure this wat u wanted to ask..but in case its this then
> > well
> > n good..
> >
> > --
> > Puneet
> >
> >
>
>

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Re: Using bean:message from non-struts servlet

[James Sanders <sa...@gmail.com>]

Puneet,

Thank you for your response. The problem is that this does not work outside
of the land of struts configuration. Using struts configuration, each jsp
has access to all the keys in the Messages.properties file for its module
(or actually, whichever module the ActionForm that forwards to that jsp is
in). However, my servlet does not have a struts module and thus any jsp it
forwards to has no inherent Messages.properties file from which to retrieve
keys. It is possible to retrieve these keys from inside my servlet by using
the ResourceBundle.getBundle() function with the argument being the fully
qualified class name of the Messages.properties file. But when I try to
access these keys from my jsp using the <bean:message> tag I get an error,
leading me to believe that there must be some other place where the keys
recognized by that tag are being populated, I simply don't know where.

On 8/15/06, Puneet Lakhina <puneet.lakhina@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> On 8/16/06, James Sanders <sanderjd@gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > Working within a larger struts system, it became necessary for me to
> > create
> > a servlet, which co-exists with, but outside of, the system. This has
> > worked
> > very well, but I now find myself wishing to use the functionality of
> > <bean:message> and MessageResource files in a jsp outside the struts
> > realm.
> > It is not difficult to simply use a ResourceBundle to retrieve the
> > necessary
> > messages into my servlet, but I can't seem to figure out how to make
> these
> > messages accessible through <bean:message> in my jsp. Does anyone know
> the
> > mechanism struts (or anything else) uses to make this happen?
> >
> >
> If you want to use a key from ur properties file in ur jsp, u could simply
>
> do.. <bean:messgae key = "some.key" /> this will put the value of the key
> here.. im not sure this wat u wanted to ask..but in case its this then
> well
> n good..
>
> --
> Puneet
>
>

Re: Using bean:message from non-struts servlet

[Puneet Lakhina <pu...@gmail.com>]

On 8/16/06, James Sanders <sa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Working within a larger struts system, it became necessary for me to
> create
> a servlet, which co-exists with, but outside of, the system. This has
> worked
> very well, but I now find myself wishing to use the functionality of
> <bean:message> and MessageResource files in a jsp outside the struts
> realm.
> It is not difficult to simply use a ResourceBundle to retrieve the
> necessary
> messages into my servlet, but I can't seem to figure out how to make these
> messages accessible through <bean:message> in my jsp. Does anyone know the
> mechanism struts (or anything else) uses to make this happen?
>
>
If you want to use a key from ur properties file in ur jsp, u could simply
do.. <bean:messgae key = "some.key" /> this will put the value of the key
here.. im not sure this wat u wanted to ask..but in case its this then well
n good..

-- 
Puneet