Your action is configured with a form name. Lookup action element in your struts-config.xml, Attribute of interest there is 'name' is the name of the form. When you specify action in your html:form Struts connects the dots for you.
That form will be used to populate values of <html: elements On your JSP page. HTH, Alex. > -----Original Message----- > From: MaFai [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Newbie question about form name > > Hello, struts-user, > > Sth make me confused while reading the type.jsp,one of examples in Tomcat > Strut struts-validator.war. > > The following is the souce code. > <html:form action="type"> > <html:hidden property="action"/> > > My question: > why the form doesn't need the form name and form type. > > For my limited skill,I would write this code: > <html:form action="type3" > name="myform" > type="my.TypeForm2"> > > Do the form name has default name? But I think the type should hardcode in > the jsp page. > > In strut-config.xml > > <!-- Type Action --> > <action path="/type" > type="org.apache.struts.webapp.validator.TypeAction" > name="typeForm" > scope="request" > validate="true" > input="/type2.jsp"> > <forward name="success" path="/index.jsp"/> > </action> > > The form type (TypeForm object) doesn't contain the form type,but the > action form type is specified. > > > > > Best regards. > > MaFai > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 2003-07-30 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
