Uhhhh.......that's Dave.......but that's all right. Go get that second cup of coffee! ;-))
Dave Derry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Galbreath, Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Absolutely right, Jerry! Ironically, I was just writing a non-Struts helper > class to make a credit card validation method thread safe and I was not > Thinking-in-Struts mode. The no-instance variables rule is one of the first > things learned when starting out with Struts! The variable should be > limited to local scope or different threads are going to jeopardize the > integrity of the variable state because the Action class is, in essence, > static (singleton). > > Better get a second cup of coffee...is it Friday yet??? > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Derry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Had your coffee yet this morning Mark? I don't think you read this very > closely. Unless I am sorely mistaken (and it wouldn't be the first time!), > it has been pointed out many times on this list that only one instance of > each Action class will created, and cached by the ActionServlet. They must > therefore be thread-safe, and any instance variables are a big no-no. > > If I am wrong about this, please let me know because that would certainly > simplify the task that I am currently engaged in! ;-) > > Dave Derry > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>