We didn't do it earlier because we wanted to use commons-resources for message passing. That hasn't happened so we may as well add the validateForm() method and deprecate validate().
David --- Joe Germuska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In order to push forward on full deprecation of ActionErrors, I > propose adding the following method to ActionForm: > > public ActionMessages validateForm(ActionMapping mapping, > HttpServletRequest request) { > > return validate(mapping, request); > > } > > and then changing one line in the Request Processing chain: > > ActionMessages errors = form.validate(mapping, request); > to > ActionMessages errors = form.validateForm(mapping, request); > > I'm not sure now why we haven't done this earlier. Someone suggested > it on one of the lists a while ago and it seemed clear once I saw it, > but I haven't had time to do anything about it. > > My inclination is to do this only on the 1.3 (HEAD) branch, and to > make the change in RequestProcessor.java even though it is slated for > obsolescence, and then also to make the change in > o.a.s.chain.AbstractValidateActionForm (which actually still uses > ActionErrors, actually.) > > If it didn't seem strange that it hasn't been done already, I might > have just gone ahead and done it without raising the question -- so > I'm wondering if I'm missing something? > > Joe > > -- > Joe Germuska > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://blog.germuska.com > "Narrow minds are weapons made for mass destruction" -The Ex > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]