I currently am using an <html:text> tag on a form to display the name of a state. The tags looks like:
<html:text name="address" property="state.name"/> The problem is that ocassionally the state field on the address bean is null. When this occurs the PropertyUtils.getNestedProperty() method throws an IllegalArgumentException which causes my jsp to break. To circumvent this problem I have written my own tag that extends BaseFieldTag and overrides the doStartTag() method. I basically perform the same functions as the BaseFieldTag.doStartTag() method, except that instead of the following call: Object value = RequestUtils.lookup(pageContext, name, property, null); to get the value I catch the IllegalArgumentException and set the return value to an empty string: try{ valueObject = RequestUtils.lookup(pageContext, name, property, null); }catch(IllegalArgumentException e){ //This exception indicates that one of the nested properties returned null //we want to set the value to null and not throw the exception out //to the jsp valueObject = ""; } I am wondering if there is a better way of dealing with this problem. I don't like the solution I am using, but I can't think of anything else. How about adding an attribute to the form tags that specify how null property values should be handled? Thanks for your help, Dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>