u catch the username field value using <bean:write> tag and concatenate the error message defined in applicationresources.properties file errors.email={0} is not a valid email address.
-----Original Message----- From: Daniel Wang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 3:13 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: newbie validator question: show value of a field in error I have a dumb question re: struts validator: How do I show the value of the offending field in the error message as opposed to the field name? i.e. if the field I want to validate is email, and the user types in "foo", how do I show "'foo' is not a valid email address" as opposed to the more standard (or widely documented) error "'Email Address' is not valid" Thanks, Daniel --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]