> I have a basic doubt regarding initilization of ActionForm in an > application. > > Example: > > I have a login.jsp. > In login.jsp I have <html:form action="login.go"> > > For this action I configuration Action and ActionForm classes. > > I configured servlet-mappings: > > <!-- Standard Action Servlet Mapping --> > <servlet-mapping> > <servlet-name>action</servlet-name> > <url-pattern>*.go</url-pattern> > </servlet-mapping> > > > How the ActionForm initilizes if i called login.jsp directly in browser > (http://localhost:8080/myApp/login.jsp) > > I think the above request won't go through ActionServlet. I think > ActionServlet will initilizes the ActionForm. > > When this ActionServlet intilizes the ActionForm? While form submits or > while loading login.jsp. > > If it loads while loading login.jsp how the ActionServlet initialized > ActionForm.
Ah, the very same question I started this list with. When you request a *.jsp directly, the ActionServlet never get's called at all. However, the <html:form> tag will bend over backwards using RequestUtils to create a new form-bean if one does not already exist, hence using a backdoor into the struts configuration file (which is read into memory when the application is started). Most people around here shun using direct access to *.jsp files unless it is a coverpage, and even then they go with a redirect to an action. So no, ActionServlet plays no part in that request, but thanks to the Struts taglib, access is still gained to the mapping confirguartion from web.xml and struts-config.xml Dan -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Daniel Allen, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mojavelinux.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [Frodo]: "He deserves death." [Gandalf]: "Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
