Map backed forms can do this easily. It took me a half day of figuring out how to make them work with my code, but then it was simple.
I have a ver similar form. I just use three separate Maps: - one for the type of field it is; - one for the name/label; - one for the actual value; - one for a collection of valid values if its a selection list or set of redio buttons. This approach worked for me. I just create the Maps in may action (obviously they are all keyed by the field/column name). I use JSTL on the web page to iterate through the maps and create the appropriate Struts HTML tags. You could reduce the number of Maps by using a more complex bean (one that contained properties for the tpe of field, name/label and value, etc.). HTH - Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: Dean A. Hoover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 7:47 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: very dynamic forms > > > What I need to do is construct a form that has a > variety of text input forms on it that are determined > at run-time. I know how to do this in jsp but I need > to provide an ActionForm that conforms to that form. > I got several useful replies last night and am > investigating them. > > Dean > > Michael McGrady wrote: > > > That makes sense, but his other comments seem to negate that. He > > says, e.g., that "[w]hat would come out of the query would > be label, > > form position, variable name,etc, etc.". These are things > that are on > > the page form, not on some dynamic class handling the form. He > > specifically rejects dynamic class structures in fact when he says > > that he has worked with DynaActionForm and ActionForm and that they > > don't fit the bill. I think he is focusing on the idea of having > > changing variables on the page form and how to handle this on the > > backend. Is that right, Dean? > > > > Michael > > > > At 01:40 AM 8/6/2004, you wrote: > > > >> I thought that > >> > >> " I want to build one on-the-fly according to "configuration" stuff > >> stored in a database, that can change. " > >> > >> was pretty clear, especially after he pointed out the > DynaActionForms > >> weren't what he was looking for because they came from > struts config. > >> But maybe it's just me - I'm used to wondering about what > (weird stuff) > >> I can do in Struts. > >> > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >>At 05:00 PM 8/5/2004, you wrote: > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >>>Suppose I want to construct a form based > >> > > > >>>on a query to a database. What would come > >> > > > >>>out of the query would be label, form position, > >> > > > >>>variable name, etc, etc. What would be the > >> > > > >>>recommended way of building this under > >> > > > >>>struts/tiles? I've been working with struts/tiles > >> > > > >>>for a while now and this is the first time this > >> > > > >>>sort of requirement has come up. I've used > DynaActionForm and > >> > > > >>>ActionForm, but do not see how this sort of thing > fits either > >> > > > >>>model. > >> > > > >>> > >> > > > >>>Any ideas? > >> > > > >>> > >> > > > >>>Dean Hoover > >> > > > >>> > >> > > > >>> > >> > > > > >>>----------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > ---------- > >> > > > >>>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] > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > > > - > >> > > > 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] > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
