Francisco, Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a shot!
-Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Francisco Hernandez > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Pre-validation Processing Question > > you can use a chain to populate that list or maybe lazily > load the list in your getter (i think chain would work better..) > > "One common use of Action chaining is to provide lookup lists > (like for a dropdown list of states, etc). Since these > Actions get put on the ValueStack, these properties will be > available in the view." > > see: > http://wiki.opensymphony.com/space/Webwork+-+Why+would+I+use+A > ction+Chaining%3F > > hope it helps! > > > Peter White wrote: > > > Hi gang, > > > > I have an action that will either submit a form's contents, if it > > passes validation, or dispatch the form for completion if > it doesn't > > pass validation. Basically, it's my way of being lazy so I > don't have > > to write one action to render a form and post to another > action to process it. > > > > However, I've run into a hitch because the form will always fail > > validation until it is completed but I need to populate a drop-down > > field on it from a List attribute in the action which never gets > > populated because validation fails. So, what are my options here? > > Should I stick with two separate actions or use a component or > > interceptor to populate my list? Are there any other options that > > webwork provides that I haven't considered? > > > > Thanks! > > Peter > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the > fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any > Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! > https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/ > g22lp.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF. Net email is sponsored by: GoToMyPC GoToMyPC is the fast, easy and secure way to access your computer from any Web browser or wireless device. Click here to Try it Free! https://www.gotomypc.com/tr/OSDN/AW/Q4_2003/t/g22lp?Target=mm/g22lp.tmpl _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork