You can use "request" scope by storing the values in hidden fields using the
<html:hidden> tag - that way the values you are not showing get re-populated
back into your form when submitted.
Additionally to what John said about the "default" scope - I agree it is
"session" but Struts also supplies two ActionMapping sub-classes which can
be used to control the "default" scope - these are SessionActionMapping and
RequestActionMapping - all you have to do is add a "mapping" attribute to
the web.xml and you can have whichever default scope you prefer.
<init-param>
<param-name>mapping</param-name>
<param-value>org.apache.struts.action.RequestActionMapping</param-value>
</init-param>
Niall
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DHarty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 28 June 2001 21:22
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: beans and scope
>
>
> Thank you John!
>
> Funny thing is, I had changed that in previous attempts. When that didn't
> work, I must have forgot to put it back.
>
> Speaking of request scope, Is there a way to do this (wizard steps) using
> the request scope, or do I just have to make the action classes
> responsible
> for reseting the form to start from scratch?
>
> Thanks again
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Schroeder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:01 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: beans and scope
>
>
> Try removing the scope="request" line below. The formbean will default to
> session scope (I believe). If you specify request scope, then
> the formbean
> will be accessible on the second page, but not the third...
>
> This worked for me after I banged my head against it as well!!
>
> <!-- Create Project-->
> <action path="/projectcreate"
> type="edu.erau.dcm.teammate.action.ProjectCreateAction"
> name="ProjectForm"
> scope="request" <-- remove this.
> validate="false"
> input="/admin/project/project_create.jsp">
> <forward name="next"
> path="/admin/project/project_add_leader.jsp"/>
> <forward name="cancel" path="/admin/project/project_admin.jsp"/>
> </action>
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> --John
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DHarty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:57 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: beans and scope
>
>
> I'm trying to get a series of pages to populate a form ala a "wizard"
> interface.
>
> Each page enters a chunck of information which is then forwarded
> to the next
> page in the sequence. The previous information is dispalyed along with an
> area to enter the next bit of info.
>
> The Problem is that after the information on the second page is
> entered, the
> third page doesn't receive the information from the fist page, only the
> second. The informatoin never makes it into the second pages
> action class.
> I made the scope="session", but this still doesn't work.
>
> Please help, I've been banging my head against this for days.
>
>
> ------first page-------------------------------
> <html:form action="/projectcreate" scope="session">
> <p>Enter Project Name: </b> <html:text name="ProjectForm"
> property="name" tabindex="1" /> </p>
> <p> </p>
> <p><b>Project Description:</b></p>
> <blockquote> <html:textarea cols="50" name="ProjectForm"
> property="description" rows="5" tabindex="2" />
> </blockquote>
> <p align="right">
> <html:cancel tabindex="4"/>
> <html:submit tabindex="3">Next</html:submit>
> </p>
> </html:form>
> ----------------------------------------------
> -----second page---------------------------------------
>
> <html:form action="/projectaddleader" scope="session">
> <b>Add Project Leader:</b>
> <html:text name="ProjectForm" property="newLeader" />
> <html:submit />
>
> Project Name:
> <bean:write name="ProjectForm" property = "name" />
>
> Project Description:
> <bean:write name="ProjectForm" property = "description"/>
> </html:form>
> ----------------------------------
> --------from stuts-config.xml-------------------------------
> <form-bean name="ProjectForm"
> type="edu.erau.dcm.teammate.form.ProjectForm"/>
>
> ....
>
> <!-- Create Project-->
> <action path="/projectcreate"
> type="edu.erau.dcm.teammate.action.ProjectCreateAction"
> name="ProjectForm"
> scope="request"
> validate="false"
> input="/admin/project/project_create.jsp">
> <forward name="next"
> path="/admin/project/project_add_leader.jsp"/>
> <forward name="cancel" path="/admin/project/project_admin.jsp"/>
> </action>
>
> <!-- Add Leader to Project -->
> <action path="/projectaddleader"
> type="edu.erau.dcm.teammate.action.ProjectCreateAction"
> name="ProjectForm"
> scope="request"
> validate="false"
> input="/admin/project/project_add_leader.jsp">
> <forward name="next" path="/admin/project/project_verify.jsp"/>
> <forward name="finished" path="/admin/project/project_admin.jsp"/>
> <forward name="cancel" path="/admin/project/project_admin.jsp"/>
> </action>
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
