Jim Crossley wrote:
> Thanks, Cedric. I got this to work in the perform method of my Action
> class:
>
> ComponentDefinition definition =
> DefinitionsUtil.getDefinition(mapping.findForward("success").getPath(),
> request,
> getServlet().getServletContext());
> definition.putAttribute( "title", "Overloaded title" );
> DefinitionsUtil.setActionDefinition( request, definition);
>
> Does it make sense to override the Tiles ActionServlet to invoke the
> above code to make some dynamic attributes available to all of my
> definition views? Or would the Controller class be a better solution?
>
It depends of what you want. If you want such behavior on all your definitions
views, why not. If you want it just on some definitions, use controller.
>
> -- Jim
>
> Cedric Dumoulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > So your install seem to work perfectly. Sorry for the wrong
> > response before, it > is what happen when you do to much things in
> > the same time.
> >
> > It is normal that the componentContext is not found if you access
> > directly the > action (with *.do). The context is set when the
> > tile is inserted, or when an > action forward to a tile.
> >
> > It work in the first url, because the action is inserted, so the
> > context > created. A workaround is to have another action
> > forwarding to the action overloading > parameter. Another
> > possibility is to define a definition with appropriate attributes,
> > and > set it in jsp context as in (not tested)
> >
> > ComponentDefinition definition = new ComponentDefinition();
> > // initialize definition here. If struts forward also specify a definition,
> > attributes defined here will preval
> > definition.putAttribute( "attributeName", "aValue" );
> > ....
> > // Set def to be used by struts forward
> > DefinitionsUtil.setActionDefinition( request, definition);
> > return (mapping.findForward("success"));
> >
> > Also check example/tiles/test/TestActionTileAction.java
> >
> > Hope this help,
> >
> > Cedric
> >
> >
> > Jim Crossley wrote:
> >
> > > Cedric Dumoulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > tiles-doc.jar is shipped with Struts1.1 previous than 15 jan, and is
> > > > ready to run. So you can try the mentioned url test directly on it,
> > > > and it should run. If not, let me know.
> > >
> > > This runs:
> > > http://localhost:8080/tiles-doc/test/testStrutsAction.jsp
> > >
> > > This does not:
> > > http://localhost:8080/tiles-doc/test/testAction.do
> > >
> > > It doesn't because the call to ComponentContext.getContext(request) in
> > > org.apache.struts.example.tiles.test.TestActionTileAction returns
> > > null.
> > >
> > > So I'm still not sure how to overload definition attributes (specified
> > > in an XML file) in a Struts action. :-(
> > >
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