If validation fails, the controller forwards to the input property, which can be an action that populates any "static" properties on the action form bean.
Ronald Haring wrote: > > > That's what I do to. > > Putting initialisation logic (like setting defaults) in the > > form makes it a > > very strange object. Partly a Utility for passing data > > between Forms & Action > > classes & partly a controller fetching data from the model to make it > > accessible to the JSP. The second part there is the job of > > the Action class. > > Keep Form Beans Clean! > > Ok, but how do you handle generated errors. > If the validate finds an error in an input field, it will display the form > again, without going through any action. > So how can you set the setted variables back again to their states. I > encountered this when I was using a list with values from a database passed > on the parameter a user passed in combination with an input form. > If the validate encountered an error, I got a no collection found. > I solved this by saving the formbean in the session and if validate > generated errors I retrieved the formbean from the session again in a temp > bean and copied the list values from the previous bean back in the new one. > > Gr > Ronald > > Furore B.V. > Rijswijkstraat 175-8 > Postbus 9204 > 1006 AE Amsterdam > tel. (020) 346 71 71 > fax. (020) 346 71 77 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------- > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential > and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, > dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in > reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other > than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material > from any computer > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
