Just out of curiosity, does <c:out value="${config.webdav.url}"/>
render a none null value?robert > -----Original Message----- > From: Ricardo Gladwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:12 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: Problem setting nested bean properties on ActionForms > > > I'm already using the EL versions of the tag libraries and using other > EL expressions successfully in other parts of the application. The > example works successfully when I do not use a nested property in the > property attribute of the html:text tag so it would indicate that the EL > version of the taglibs are working successfully. > > What is a puzzle is why is the setter method in the the DynaActionForm > being passed 'webdav.url' as the property name parameter, but 'null' as > the value name parameter? > > -- > Ricardo Gladwell > > Robert Taylor wrote: > > Since you are using an EL construct in the value attribute > > of the <html:text .../>, you will need to import the > > Struts html-el tag library so that the tag "knows" how > > to extract information from the scoped attribute. > > > > robert > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Ricardo Gladwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 9:03 AM > >>To: Jakarta Struts Users > >>Subject: Problem setting nested bean properties on ActionForms > >> > >> > >>Hi All, > >> > >>I'm having some problems with nested properties in Strust. Struts seems > >>to loose property values when specifying nested bean properties in > >>an action form. For example, the following fragment is an example of > >>attempting to set a value in a view JSP: > >> > >><html:text property="webdav.url" value="${config.webdav.url}"/> > >> > >>When Struts attempts to set the webdav.url nested bean property for, > >>example, a DynaActionForm the value is passed as null to the action form > >>setter method. > >> > >>In the documentation it clearly states that "the property attribute for > >>the Struts-HTML tags accept simple, nested, and indexed expressions": > >> > >>http://struts.apache.org/api/org/apache/struts/taglib/html/package-summary.html#package_description > >> > >>I checked and the property setter method for the DynaActionForm in the > >>example I cited is being called and the 'webdav.url' string is being > >>passed as the property name but the property value passed is 'null' > >>despite the fact that I have entered a value. When I switch to using > >>standard, non-nested property name values in the html:text tag the > >>values are set correctly. > >> > >>Is this proper behaviour for Struts or is it some kind of bug? > >> > >>Kind regards... > >> > >>-- Ricardo > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
