Date: 2004-09-21T22:36:39 Editor: MichaelMcGrady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wiki: Apache Struts Wiki Page: StrutsCatalogFiveMultipleButtonSolutions URL: http://wiki.apache.org/struts/StrutsCatalogFiveMultipleButtonSolutions
no comment Change Log: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Struts has provided a solution for this with DispatchAction and its progeny. I have found this solution to be too heavy, too complicated, and too obtuse. So, I have engendered my own. -The principle reason for this class is the problem with <input type='image' name='whatever'> tags in HTML. Those tag send the values in the name attribute as ''whatever.x=9'' and ''whatever.y=26''. DispatchAction and its progeny provide a melange of solutions but no common way to deal with ''<a href='whatever.do'>'', ''<input type='submit'>'', ''<input type='image'>'', ''<input type='file'>'', or whatever. This class, DispatchUtil does that. If you prefer to use a subclass, just provide the functionality in this class in a class extending Action. Herbert Rabago came up with the idea of providing the functionality in a utility class and I really like that idea. So, here we go. +The principle reason for this class is the problem with <input type='image' name='whatever'> tags in HTML. Those tag send the values in the name attribute as ''whatever.x=9'' and ''whatever.y=26''. DispatchAction and its progeny provide a melange of solutions but no common way to deal with ''<a href='whatever.do'>'', ''<input type='submit'>'', ''<input type='image'>'', ''<input type='file'>'', or whatever. This class, DispatchUtil does that. If you prefer to use a subclass, just provide the functionality in this class in a class extending Action. '''Herbert Rabago''' came up with the idea of providing the functionality in a utility class and I really like that idea. So, here we go. == Uses == --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
