Rene,
You can do this (I think) like any other model driven action.
GenericValue getObject() {
// lookup the object and return it
}
Then in your JSPs, the fields are just named "object/string("foo")"
Haven't tested this - but I think it should work.
Cheers,
Mike
On 18/6/03 9:37 AM, "Rene Gielen" ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned the words:
> Hi,
>
> Kinda new to WW2/XWork, maybe I'm blind, so tell me if I am ;-)
>
> Here is my problem:
> We work in our database driven application with a persistence Manager that
> abstracts records as objects implementing Map interface - manager is OFBiz
> entity engine, for those who might know it...
>
> So, if I want to edit a record and store the result back to db, I have to do
> always the same (web environment):
> 1. Prepend the edit view with an initialized currentObject (a Map) in context
> 2. Have a jsp with a form in which inputs are presented for the entries in the
> currentObject the user might change
> 3. Have a store action to which the form in 2. submits. Store the values
> changed in db again.
>
> The form should read values out of a Map and present them in inputs, ready to
> be changed. But how do I manage to have them dispatched back to the / a Map
> for the store action, including type conversion???
>
> What I tried till now
>
> EntityAction.java:
>
> public abstract class EntityActions extends ActionSupport {
>
> protected GenericValue currentObject = null; //GenericValue implements Map
>
> public void setCurrentObject(GenericValue object) {..}
>
> public GenericValue getCurrentObject() {..}
>
> ...
>
> public String edit () {
> // load some GenericValue from db
> // or create an empty one and set it as currentObject
> ..
> return SUCCESS;
> }
>
> public String store () {
> // store the currentObject, which now should contain the edited
> // values from our web form
> ..
> if (noError) {
> return SUCCESS;
> } else {
> // Do input again to correct values
> return INPUT;
> }
> }
> }
>
>
> xwork.xml:
> ...
> <action name="edit" class="de.aixcept.tse.action.EntityActions" method="edit"
>>
> <param name="entity">translations</param>
> <result name="success" type="dispatcher">
> <param name="location">/WEB-INF/jsp/admin/translation/edit.jsp</param>
> </result>
> <interceptor-ref name="defaultStack"/>
> </action>
>
> <action name="store" class="de.aixcept.tse.action.EntityActions"
> method="store" >
> <param name="entity">translations</param>
> <result name="input" type="dispatcher">
> <param name="location">/WEB-INF/jsp/admin/translation/edit.jsp</param>
> </result>
> <result name="success" type="chain">
> <param name="actionName">edit</param>
> </result>
> <interceptor-ref name="defaultStack"/>
> </action>
> ...
>
>
> edit.jsp:
> ..
> <ww:form action="store.action" method="POST" >
> <ww:textfield label="English :" name="???"
> value="#currentObject.get('en')" />
> <ww:textfield label="German :" name="???"
> value="#currentObject.get('de')" />
> <ww:submit name="storeTrans" />
> </ww:form>
> ..
>
>
> I hope I could explain what I mean...
>
> Is it possible to dispatch the form parameters back again to currentObject for
> store action, including type conversion? Such as
>
>
> Action:
>
> private Long myNumber = null;
>
> public Long getMyNumber()
>
> public void setMyNumber(Long aNumber)
>
> ...
>
> form:
> <ww:textfield label="My Number :" name="myNumber" />
>
> ...
>
>
> which will do everything automagically when parameters interceptor is in
> place?
>
> Can someone help (if anyone understood what I try to do :-) ??
>
>
> Regards,
> Rene
>
>
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