Thanks, I will look into David's validator approach.
Is there any other implementation of automatic properties which can be used
with struts till 1.1. I suppose its THE basic requirement for any
web-interface to populate values for update actions and in case of
validation fails. Writing custom logic per page is out of question and it
has to be part of the framework somehow.
Thanks,
Tahir Awan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Husted [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 5:01 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: development issues
>
>
> 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.
>
> <
> http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg
> 00927.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 Though the article is outdated due to recent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
>
