Tahir,
David Winterfeldt has a very nice approach to regex validation that just
plugs into the framework, without modifying the code. Check it out at <
http://home.earthlink.net/~dwinterfeldt/ >
This extends the current Struts validation, and works on both the client
and server side. This gets the basic validations out of the way, and
also lets you perform more extensive validations in the usual way. The
validation expressions are loaded from a XML configuration file, and can
be changed without recompiling.
Automatic properties were discussed when the article came out, but it
was tabled for the 1.1 timeframe.
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http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg00927.html
>
I believe the "XML --> ActionForm Code Generator" on the 1.1 todo list
may provide the same functionality when developed.
Currently, the only procedure for submitting tags is to post them to the
list, either as an attachment or with a link to a Web site. Diffs are
the traditional format for other types of patches.
We (meaning I) also hope to create a user contribution area soon, but
this seems to be a busy time for everyone.
Tahir Awan wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> In Dec-2000 issue of Javaworld, there was an article by "Thor Kristmundsson"
> about enhancing Struts framework with regex validation and automatic
> properties. Though the article is outdated due to recent development in
> Struts but I liked the idea and spent some time implementing it.
>
> In order to be compatible with future releases of Struts, is it possible to
> post those changes for check-in? I suppose its only possible if the
> committers like the ideas presented in that article.
>
> As I am also working on some more userinterface related tags. What's the
> process of submitting those tags to be part of the struts framework.
>
> Thanks,
> Tahir Awan
