<snip> if I'm simply copying all my properties to another class (Torque Object, EJB, Business Object of some sort) why would I ever need code completion for my action forms </snip>
Indeed, under such situations you would likely be better of with dynaforms. IMHO The real advantages of writing an ActionForm class are when you are writing a fair bit of java code that interacts with the form. Having a solid class with strongly typed getters and setters really helps you to keep the bugs down by catching many of the simple ones at compile time and of course IDE feature like code completion can save a fair bit of time, and help jog the memory (especially when you have a big form with lots of funny named fields!) -----Original Message----- From: Mainguy, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 1 October 2003 19:47 To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: [POLL] ActionFrom vs DynaActionForm BeanUtils.copyProperties also works with DynaForms (They implement DynaBean and BeanUtils treats them (for the most part) as POJB's (c). I will concede that code completion is a definite plus. My only counter to that would be that, if I'm simply copying all my properties to another class (Torque Object, EJB, Business Object of some sort) why would I ever need code completion for my action forms? Code completion is a good point anyway though... -----Original Message----- From: Pratik Patel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 7:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [POLL] ActionFrom vs DynaActionForm +1 ActionForms -1 Dyna*Forms Brandon Goodin wrote: > #1 > > Reasons: > -Dynas massive struts configs are annoying and the runtime errors > bite. > -DynaForm time saving is insignificant (how long does it take for your > ide to generate getters/setters?). > <snip> more reasons: - Easy to copy properties from ActionForm to domain object (using BeanUtils.copyProperties ) - code completion can be used with ActionForms cheers, Pratik --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message and its contents (to include attachments) are the property of Kmart Corporation (Kmart) and may contain confidential and proprietary information. You are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on information contained herein is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use of information contained herein may subject you to civil and criminal prosecution and penalties. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message immediately. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
