Hi Jeromy,
Thanks a lot for your guidance. I was able to get it working with your
information. And the that demo site you send was very helpful too.
thanks,
/nandana
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Jeromy Evans
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> Nandana Mihindukulasooriya wrote:
> > Hi,
> >I want to use type conversion feature to convert set of values to
> > a list in my action as mentioned in the type conversion documentation
> > (Advanced Type Conversion/Collection and Map Support) [1]. I followed
> > the steps but still no luck. I have few questions. (please excuse if
> > these questions are too naive , I am new to Structs 2).
> >
> > i) Where should I put MyBeanAction-conversion.properties file ?
> >
>
> In the same directory as MyBeanAction.java
>
>
> > ii) Using the debug mode, can I check whether the
> > ObjectTypeDeterminer picked it ?
> >
>
> Yes, download the source code for Struts and XWork and you can trace
> through it. I don't recall it displaying any useful debug messages in
> the log.
>
> I find this type "advanced" conversion very frustrating every time I
> attempt to use it. Just try to keep it simple.
> I always either use:
> a Map, and reference each entry by its key (which is a string). eg
> field['a'].value; or
> a List, and reference each try by its index eg. field[0].value; and
> make each entry a simple bean that doesn't require non-standard conversion
>
> Finally ensure you have getters for the collections so OGNL can get it
> before writing to it, and ensure it's a non-abstract type or instantiate
> it yourself before the entries are set on it.
>
> Also turn on devMode for your application.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Examples: http://www.planetstruts.org/struts2-showcase/conversion/index.jsp
>
> >
> >
> >
>
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