My way may be no better! I have a hidden variable called formName on every form, set to a literal value. I code the same name in that forms action class. Then at top of the perform method in the action class, if the 2 values are equal I know I was started from my form being submitted so I validate. Otherwise I don't validate but do initialisation of the form. There's a similarity to struts tokens here - maybe we need 2 types of token? Form Version Token - checks submission is from my form & from the latest version of it I sent (not some old cached version). Form Name Token - checks submission is from my form.
-------- Note that your action classes have these functions 1 - Prepare for initial form display 2 - xfer to this forms JSP (forward to input mapping). 3 - Validate form input 4 - If Valid xfer to next function (forward to success mapping) 5 - If invalid xfer to this forms jsp (forward to input mapping) I have all this in 1 action class & use only 1 action mapping. Other people have an action mapping & class for the initial send & another for the validation. The 3rd way (Alexanders) is 2 action mappings using 1 action class I don't have enough experience to say which is best! ----- Keith. --- Dave J Dandeneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That makes sense. This is such a common occurence > that I figured there > would be a better way. > > Thanks for the help! > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander Jesse > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:26 AM > To: struts-user > Subject: RE: JSPs past WEB-INF --- Please Help! > > > I usually use the same action with two mappings (one > with validation, > one without) and the parameter-setting to > distinguish between the > two situations... > > Yes you get two mappings, but at least the important > stuff (java-code) > is reused... > > hope this helps > Alexander Jesse > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: JSPs past WEB-INF --- Please Help! > > > I have been trying to figure this out for a while > now, but have had no > luck. Any help would be soooo greatly appreciated. > Here it is: > > If you place your jsps past the WEB-INF and do not > hit them directly > then what is the easiest way to implement a > "first-visit". i.e. the > first time you go to a page it doesn't show the > errors, but each other > time it does? I have done this otherwise by having > them go directly to > the jsp the first time, and then having them submit > to the action, but I > can't send them directly to the JSP if it is past > the WEB-INF. I have > also done this by creating a new mapping that set > validate="false", but > then there is some duplication as far as the > mappings. Is there any > easier way to do it? > > Thanks for the help in advance, > dave dandeneau > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
