This worked. :) Do you know if the order is guaranteed? From my testing it looks like the values appear in the array in the same order the parameters in the URL line.
--- Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, but because they're indexed, you will see the > result as an array. > > On 10/08/2003 07:45 PM Cornellious Mann wrote: > > I'm not sure about one thing though. If I name > all of > > my inputs on the HTML page the same name, when I > > submit the form, won't only one of the inputs be > > passed along? > > > > --- Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >>I think I see what you mean. If all you want is a > >>list of product Id's > >>and the number of units per id, then your priority > >>is to use indexed > >>properties, rather than DynaForm or normal Form. > >> > >>If you are using indexed properties, you just name > >>the field one name, > >>e.g. productId, and the indexing gives the field > >>unique names when in a > >>list, e.g. productId[0], productId[1] etc. > Similarly > >>with units[0], units[1] > >> > >>On 10/08/2003 04:47 PM Cornellious Mann wrote: > >> > >>>Currently, we are a stateless application. So on > >> > >>each > >> > >>>request we will read the database and get a list > >> > >>of > >> > >>>products. > >>> > >>>Then our JSP will generate a from a list of > >> > >>products. > >> > >>>Each product will have an input that can accept > >> > >>the > >> > >>>number of units per product. > >>> > >>>The problem I have is that each input field needs > >> > >>a > >> > >>>different name. How can I map these different > >> > >>names > >> > >>>back to a list on a ActionForm? > >>> > >>>Also, I don't really see how DynaForm helps this > >>>problem. > >>> > >>> > >>>--- Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Yes you can have indexed properties & dynaforms. > I > >>>>do not use them, I > >>>>prefer nested properties. But I think the docs > are > >>>>quite good on this > >>>>topic. > >>>> > >>>>Re: your problem, I was just asking about > >> > >>categories > >> > >>>>because I have no > >>>>concept of how your database stores your > products. > >>>>Looking at your > >>>>database should give you ideas how to design the > >>>>data model in your > >>>>business & view layers. > >>>> > >>>>Do you store / 'persist' your products somehow? > Or > >>>>do they only last as > >>>>long as the user's session? Do you use a > database? > >>>> > >>>>On 10/08/2003 03:01 PM Cornellious Mann wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>All we have is a product ID. There is no > >>>> > >>>>category. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>How do you think category could help? > >>>>> > >>>>>Also, have you used an indexed property and > >>>> > >>>>DynaForm? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>--- Adam Hardy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Still it depends. How does the database handle > >> > >>the > >> > >>>>>>new products? Can you > >>>>>>at least categorise them? > >>>>>> > >>>>>>On 10/08/2003 06:19 AM Cornellious Mann wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>Unfortunately, products can be added at > runtime > >>>>>> > >>>>>>and > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>therefore I don't know what the full set is. > >>>> > >>>>From > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>the > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>research I have done it sounds like > ActionForms > >>>>>> > >>>>>>can > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>not handle this situation and I will need to > >>>>>> > >>>>>>handle it > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>myself in the Action. Do you agree? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>--- Adam Hardy > >> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>>>>>>wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Hi Cornellious, > >>>>>>>>it depends whether you know beforehand what > >> > >>the > >> > >>>>>>full > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>set of possible > >>>>>>>>fields could be, or whether the fields > >>>> > >>>>themselves > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>>are not limited in > >>>>>>>>name or type. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>If the former, then it would be easy to make > a > >>>>>> > >>>>>>form > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>that defined them > >>>>>>>>all, and to use logic tags to display the > >> > >>needed > >> > >>>>>>>>fields or not in JSP. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>Adam > === message truncated === ===== Best Regards, Cornellious Mann __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
