Tom,
The form bean is created both in the JSP page and when
the page is submitted back to the server.
Regards,
Richard
--- "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> > I am having a problem using Action forms because I
> do not know what
> > to call the attributes (setters and getters on the
> form) so that they
> > are called with the request values. Here is a
> sample of the JSP:
> >
> > <td>
> > <html:select name="yeast" property="yeastLab.ID">
> > <html:options collection="labList" property="ID"
> labelProperty="lab"/>
> > </html:select>
> > </td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> > <td>Form</td>
> > <td>
> > <html:select name="yeast" property="yeastForm.ID">
> > <html:options collection="formList" property="ID"
> > labelProperty="form"/> </html:select>
> > </td>
> >
> > Note that both select tags have the same name and
> different
> > properties. What do I call the attribute on the
> form bean so that it
> > is called (setter and getter) for each of these
> select options?
> >
>
> As often happens with a lot of experimenting, I
> have figured this one out
> for myself. I used the form bean for everything.
> All the documentation
> that I found didn't indicate that the form bean was
> actually instatiated
> upon entry into the page (with a call to reset), and
> thus I didn't quite
> understand that using the bean for data output was
> the proper method.
> "Programming Jakarta Struts" indicated that this
> might be the case, but then
> proceded to state that the form bean was
> instantiated upon submitting the
> form, which isn't true. It is created upon
> entering the page and hitting
> the <html:form> tag.
>
> Tom Veldhouse
>
>
>
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