What is the best way to pass a parameter to a forward?

[Glanville, Jay]

I'm trying to solve a problem, but I'm not sure my solution is the best
way.  Basically, I want to set a parameter on a forward within the
action's execute.

I'm in my action's execute method.  I've just successfully performed
some work, and I now want to forward/redirect to the next page.  So,
I've got some code that looks like this:

   public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping.....) {
      // do some work
      ActionForward goto = mapping.findForward( "success" );
      return goto;
   }

With an action mapping that looks like this:

   <action
      path="/EntrySave"
      type="com.package.EntrySaveAction"
      name="EntryForm"
      validate="true"
      input="/Entry.do">
      <forward name="success" redirect="true" path="/Container.do"/>
      <forward name="failure" redirect="false" path="/Entry.do" />
   </action>

Basically, if I left the EntrySaveAction.execute do what's doing right
now, then upon successful completion, it would redirect to
"/Container.do".  However, what I want it to do is redirect to
"/Container.do?id=45", where 45 is the id of the container that I want
to go to.  The value of "45" is dynamic, and is know at the time of the
EntrySaveAction.execute command.

The way I'm currently doing it is something like this:

   public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping.....) {
      // do some work
      ActionForward goto = mapping.findForward( "success" );
      String path = goto.getPath();
      path += "?id=" + container.getId();
      goto.setPath( path );
      return goto;
   }

Is this the correct way to do this?  Is there a better way?

Thanks in advance

JDG


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Jay Glanville

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