Niall, I wonder if we can what we have. I wonder what that would look like. Could be interesting.
Hubert --- Hubert Rabago <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As long as we're sharing... =) > > I wrote a plug-in which defines my DynaActionForms based on my DTOs. So if > I > have an employee DTO, it will define a DynaActionForm for me with the > fields > from my employee DTO. It helps me cut down on the repetition when my DTO > closely matches my form beans. The form bean definition can add onto the > definition to allow it to hold non-DTO values such as submit buttons and > other values. > > It also knows to convert between the fields of the DTO to and from the form > bean, kinda like BeanUtils.copyProperties. > > It can also support formatting the data, so my users can enter dates or > formatted numbers such as "123,456.00" instead of "123456.00" without me > having to format the data in my action objects and parse it back upon > submission. > > And to further cut down on the repetition, I've also moved all form-bean > definitions and form validation rules into one XML, so all the form > information is together instead of in separate config files. > > I'm looking to share this if anybody's interested. I'm finishing up unit > tests and docs for it. > > - Hubert > > --- Niall Pemberton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a version of DynaBean based on the MutableDynaClass interface > which > > allows properties to be added dynamically - which anyone would be free to > > use (I tried to attach here but struts-user rejected the mail saying "we > > don't accept executable content" ). We have also equivalent versions of > the > > DynaValidatorForm and DynaValidatorActionForm based on this "dynamic" > > DynaBean. > > > > Advantages - no more ActionForm declarations, but it still the "standard" > > DynaBean and can plug into the Validator framework. > > > > LazyDynaBean - "dynamic" DynaBean > > LazyDynaClass - implements the MutableDynaClass interface > > > > LazyValidatorForm - etension of ValidatorForm which is backed by > > LazyDynaBean (equivalent to DynaValidatorForm) > > LazyValidatorActionForm - path based LazyValidatorForm (equivalent to > > DynaValidatorActionForm) > > > > I can email this directly to anyone who wants it - or even better if > > someone > > could offer/suggest a site to load it up to. > > > > Niall > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Guillermo Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:07 PM > > Subject: RE: Problem Dynamically creating form properties > > > > > > > Actually, not today, because this development we made is not Open > > > Source, but who knows... may we remake it and open it for free use. > > > > > > Cheers. > > > Guillermo > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paul-J Woodward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Martes, 17 de Febrero de 2004 10:41 a.m. > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > > Subject: RE: Problem Dynamically creating form properties > > > > > > > > > That sounds excellent, is it available for use? > > > > > > Paul > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Global Equity Derivatives Technology > > > Deutsche Bank [/] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Guillermo Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > 17/02/2004 09:43 > > > Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" > > > > > > > > > To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > cc: > > > Subject: RE: Problem Dynamically creating form > properties > > > > > > > > > I previuosly posted a mail to this list asking why DynaForms are called > > > Dynamic if you have to declare them statically in Struts-Config. But > > > there was no answer :( > > > > > > We created in our project a DynamicBean (previous DynaBean release and > > > when Struts 1.1 was no available) and extended ActionForm to be a > holder > > > of DynamicBean (somethind like this: ((DynamicForm)form).getModel() > > > returns a DynamicBean with all properties.) > > > > > > So, we add html:text fields to the JSP and these are populated to this > > > DynamicForm without the need of declaring this property anywhere. And > we > > > have optionall Contract asserter to verify properties in a DynamicBean > > > when needed (usually when using DynamicBean as a DTO between Actions > and > > > Business delegates) > > > > > > Cheers. > > > Guillermo. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bernard Gaughran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Martes, 17 de Febrero de 2004 07:11 a.m. > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Problem Dynamically creating form properties > > > > > > > > > Can someone PLEASE help? > > > > > > I need to create a User Interface (in JSP) which > > > presents the user with a number of input fields. The > > > number of input fields is not known until run-time > > > (based on user selections in a previous screens). > > > > > > The 2 issues I see are: > > > 1. generating the JSP dynamically with the correct > > > number of properties > > > 2. accessing these form fields in the action class. > > > > > > Normally, form property definitions need to be > > > defined at compile time (whether you use Action Forms > > > or DynaForms) > > > > > > Ideally, I'd like to use the struts framework to avail > > > of Validator,etc,etc. Also, I would like to use Struts > > > Dyna Forms. > > > > > > Can anyone advise a suitable approach & sample code? > > > > > > Bernard Gaughran > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! 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