Hello Aaron,
*************************************************************** AL> I am on the last leg of a web application, and I've run into problems AL> adding validation to the mix. AL> I have an "edit" Action that retrieves a database record, a list of AL> drop-down options, and then populates the "editor" ActionForm. Works AL> great, and I LOVE STRUTS! AL> Now I've implemented validation (through the Validator Framework, but I AL> think my problem is with validate() in general). AL> After the user clicks submit, their post is sent to my "update" action. AL> If they do not break any validation rules, all goes well. The problem AL> occurs when a validation rule is broken.... They are returned to the AL> form... but the drop-downs (which are populated in the "edit" Action) AL> are empty. I have set breakpoints in the code... and I see that the page AL> neither my "edit" Action code (the part where the drop-down data is AL> retrieved), nor my "update" Action code is actually running. AL> Question.... between pressing submit and returning the "edit" JSP with a AL> populated ActionErrors object. Where is "validate()" actually called? After the RequestProcessor has populated your action form, validate is called. This happens before your action is called. AL> Where can I insert code to populate a drop-down with a set of values so AL> that it will appear both when the form is presented the first time, and AL> after a validation error? You have at least 2 choices. 1) You can put your drop-down values into session scope. 2) You can set the input attribute of your action mapping to your edit action. AL> Thank you for your help, AL> Aaron Longwell AL> --------------------------------------------------------------------- AL> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AL> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Dirk +------- Quality leads ---------------------------------------+ | Dirk Markert [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Dr. Markert Softwaretechnik AG | | Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 20 | | 44227 Dortmund | +---------------------------------->>>>>>> to success! <<<<<<-+ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
