The Action class...but the action should be asking a helper object for a list of whatever goes in your drop down. It shouldn't know about the database directly. So you might have in your action.execute():
List list = StateHelper.getStateList(); // put list in your form Dave >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Please help decide a religious discussion >Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:13:35 -0500 > > >All, > >My team is currently at loggerheads about the correct place to put the >database calls that are prepopulating our drop downs. We can not decide if >they should be in the ActionForm or in the Action class. We are trying to >stick them in the validate method in the ActionForm to make sure they are >always called in instances where the form does not get to the action class >(i.e. validation fails). But is this the correct way? I am thinking this is >nothing new. What is the correct way to initialize drop downs? >And then what about closing the database connection? > >I would much appreciate any help. It would make our Friday alot smoother. > >Steve > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
