> * Thus a Struts ActionForm is not a true domain object.
Definitely true -- ActionForm is a view tier object, used (by the framework, not the application) to maintain the server-side state of input fields on an HTML form. Trying to treat it as a domain object is a misuse of Struts, and violates the fundamental design principles that the framework is based on. By the way, this is also why ActionForm is a concrete class and not an interface (which it was in the pre-1.0 days). Too many people didn't understand this crucial concept, and were using it incorrectly (by making their real domain objects "implement ActionForm"). It was changed to a concrete class to push application developers towards doing the right thing. I'm not in favor of switching it back. Craig --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
