In your action configuration set the 'input' URL to point to an action instead of your JSP and then build your lists in the action.
Steve > -----Original Message----- > From: Gino LV. Ledesma [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: August 10, 2003 10:28 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Design Question: Forms-and-Validation, which scope to use for > dynamic beans? > > > Hello, > > I've been using the Struts framework for a couple of months > now and have really fancied it. I try as much as possible > to adhere to the MVC guidelines, but have run into a couple > of problems I've not been able to solve. > > I have a form which is validated by Struts-validator. One > of the form's properties is a pull-down menu which contains > list of selectable items. These list of selectable items > are generated dynamically (by being called from an EJB). > The problem I have is when an error in the form occurs > Struts brings back the form page, but the servlet container > (Tomcat) then reports a "no such bean" error -- this bean > containing the list of items that populate the pull-down > menu. > > The bean is stored in a request-level scope by the > controller servlet. Now when the form is submitted (new > request), and an error is found, the form is displayed > again. But because the bean was stored in a request-level > scope, the bean is no longer found. > > What is the "propery" way of fixing this? Currently, I've > implemented a tag which generates this list (it basically > calls the EJB) and stores it in a page-level scope, so the > servlet no longer bothers storing this in any scope. But > doesn't doing this "break" the "separate logic from the > view" rule? I don't want to store it in the session-level > scope as well as the list _can_ be updated frequently. > Granted, the session-scope seems to be the ideal solution, > though. > > What are your thoughts on this? I'd appreciate help on the > matter, as I'm weeding out "non-conforming" implementations > in my code. :) > > Thanks for your help in advance. > > ===== > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
