Here it is - this is my way - a design pattern copied from non-strus programs.
========================== in your jsp <html:hidden property="formName" value="Form-EditUser"/> =========================== in your action class EditUserForm thisForm = (EditUserForm) form; String formName = thisForm.getFormName(); if (formName == null || !formName.equals("Form-EditUser")) { // Came from forward from another form // Display default form. } else { // came from our form validate it. } ===================== Keith. --- Māris Orbidāns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >It's common to have code in your action class that > >detects whether it was started from it's form being > >posted or elsewhere. (lots of posts about how to > test > >for this). > > > How to do it ? > > >If coming from elsewhere you just ignore > >whatever values are in the formbean. > >Does this help? > > thanx a lot > > > Maris > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>