i do know what fields will be returned, just not how many. so i wasn't sure if i could use ActionForms or if i had to come up with a custom solution. i'll see if i can find info on MapBackedForm. Thanks Jim
andy On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 10:01:05 -0700, Jim Barrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Andrew Close [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 9:58 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: More fun with forms... > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > i've looked through a couple articles detailing the use of ActionForm > > and DynaActionForm, but i haven't found anything that explains how to > > build a dynamic form. dynamic meaning i don't know how many elements > > will be on the form since it will vary based on the amount of data > > returned in the query. > > example: > > i have a table that i'm populating and i would like a comment field to > > be editable. so for each row in the table i will have one editable > > field. i've done this before, but not with Struts. how do i set up > > my ActionForm to handle this? > > Map backed form I believe would do this... On the other hand I've never seen a > database where I didn't know what fields were being returned. I know PHP > programmers seem to have a tendency to use select * a lot, which is not something > done a lot in Java as far as I have seen. > > > > > Thanks for your help > > andy > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
