On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Phillip Rhodes wrote:
> In the action class perform method, there is a return type of a
> ActionForward object.
>
> But I want to go straight to a servlet in this method (FOP, generating a
> PDF). (Wondering, can ActionForwards refer to servlets?)
>
> I know I can return a ActionForward object that points to to a jsp that
> would include the servlet, but this seems wrong. Can someone tell me what
> would be the best way to go from ActionForward perform method straight to a
> servlet?
>
Yes, you can do this. The path you define in your forward element is
anything that a RequestDispatcher.forward() call can execute, which
includes any mapping to a servlet that you have defined.
You might also want to consider a feature that was added in the last week
or so -- you can now define an <action> that does a forward or include
(instead of calling your Action class) after doing the form bean
processing. This can be a useful technique for integration with
functionality that is already available in a servlet (such as FOP) but
where you don't need any processing other than capturing the form bean
properties.
>
> Thanks!!!
> Phillip
>
>
Craig
