Actually, it's not at all the case. To merge a couple of simultaneous threads here, my app has a link that lets the user toggle between languages. It calls an action that cares nothing about any form. It just looks at the current Locale and goes on :-)
You only need an ActionForm in your action if you need to get told something about what to do by the user. If the fact the action is being called is sufficient knowledge, then dispense with the form declaration. > -----Original Message----- > From: None None [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 6:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: getting non-struts form elements > > > Is it the case that every Action MUST be associated with an > ActionForm? > Next week I have to start converting an app to Struts, and one of the > assumptions I've been making is that I can just NOT associate > any ActionForm > with the Actions. As you say it's not a big deal, I can just > do the empty > form like you said, but I'd like to know if that's the only way... > > > >From: Avinash Gangadharan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: getting non-struts form elements > >Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 15:08:10 -0700 > > > >Matt, > >In your action class, you have the request and the response object > >which will get you all your form elements > > > >public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, > > HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) > > throws java.lang.Exception { > > String xxx = ( String ) request.getParameter("xxx"); > > // now do anything with xxx > >} > > > >As far as configuring your action in the struts-config, you can > >associate > >an > >empty form to your action : > ><form-beans> > > <form-bean > > name="emptyForm" > > type="org.apache.struts.action.DynaActionForm"/> > ></form-beans> > > > >and then add 'name="emptyForm"' in your action mapping: > > > > <action path="/yourAction" > > type="your.action.type" > > name="emptyForm" > > scope="request" > > > > > <forward > > name="..." > > path="..."/> > > </action> > > > > > >I hope this is what you are looking for. > > > >Avinash > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Matt Bathje [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 2:45 PM > >To: Struts Users Mailing List > >Subject: getting non-struts form elements > > > > > >Hi all. > > > >I have a form that is not a struts form bean (no actionform, no > >dynaform, > >nothing...) > > > >Is it possible to have this submit to a struts action, and read the > >form elements somehow? I need to be able to read simple (String) > >elements as well as multi-part (formfile) elements from the form. > > > >Any way to do it in struts, or do I just need to give up and make > >something non-struts to do it? > > > > > > > >Thanks, > >Matt Bathje > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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] > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://youroffers.msn.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
