In this case, you're dealing with a submitted form, and the form name
is available through mapping.getAttribute().
hth,
Hubert
On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:58:44 -0400, Paul Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My web application has a common form that contains the property
> "SortOrder". The value of the property is a list of fields used by the
> Action for sorting a list. I want my Action to reset the value of the
> "SortOrder" to it's initial value, as defined in struts-config.xml.
>
> When a value of the SortOrder is invalid for the Action, my sort method
> throws an exception. In addition I do not want to "default" the
> "SortOrder" to the last one used. Thus, I want the Action to reset the
> "SortOrder" every time. Since the form contains other properties, I can
> not reset the form.
>
> As an example:
> I have 2 Actions, EmployeeAction and TruckAction.
> Valid values for "SortOrder" in EmployeeAction are "id, name, hireDate".
> Valid values for "SortOrder" in TruckAction are "id, purchaseDate, and
> mileage".
>
>
>
> Paul Spencer
> Hubert Rabago wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, you'll have to provide it. ActionForms don't carry the
> > name they were declared with. The only object with that information
> > is FormBeanConfig.
> > There's no surefire failproof way to know what name, if any, is
> > associated with a DynaActionForm with just an instance of it.
> >
> > What are you trying to do? There may be other (better) ways to do
> > what you're trying to without messing with FormBeanConfigs and
> > FormPropertyConfigs.
> >
> > On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:27:45 -0400, Paul Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >>Hubert,
> >>Where do I get the name of the form?
> >>
> >>Paul Spencer
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Hubert Rabago wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Well, it ain't that easy:
> >>>
> >>> // code taken from DynaActionFormClass
> >>> DynaActionForm formBean = (DynaActionForm) form;
> >>> FormBeanConfig config =
> >>>ModuleUtils.getInstance().getModuleConfig(request).findFormBeanConfig("myFormName");
> >>> FormPropertyConfig props[] = config.findFormPropertyConfigs();
> >>> for (int i = 0; i < props.length; i++) {
> >>> if ("fieldName".equals(props[i].getName())) {
> >>> formBean.set(props[i].getName(), props[i].initial());
> >>> break;
> >>> }
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:10:03 -0400, Paul Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>How can I reset one field on a DynaActionForm to it's initial value?
> >>>>
> >>>>Paul Spencer
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