Dave, Do you mean that you're doing a redirect after processing the post?
I've been thinking about this action chaining issue for some time since I used it in my last project and it resulted in some code duplication. The reason is, I was storing the setup data in my form (which I still think is better than using multiple objects stored in request scope under multiple keys). When doing the chaining, I didn't want my form to get reset and lose all the request data when going to the second action, so I had to configure two action mappings for the same action: 1- A prepare action when the page is called directly (a form bean is configured for that one). 2- A page action when it's called from another action (no form bean is configured to prevent resetting). In the execute method, I was checking whether the form is null, and if it is, I would retrieve it from the request scope. I felt later that this was an awkward approach. Now, I have two more solutions that I'm considering. 1- Put the setup information in the ActionForm class itself (not very inclined to go for that one). 2- Using a MappingDispatchAction without action chaining. Put the setup code in common methods in the action class. Configure two mappings for the same action class that will call two different methods, e.g. prepare and add. In both methods, I would call the common setup method before going back to the page, so it's minimal duplicated code (although duplication is not completely eliminated), but at least it's less awkward than retieving the form from the request scope by hand. Would anyone care to comment on those two approaches? Does anyone have a different approach that I can consider? Thanks -----Original Message----- From: Dave Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 6:03 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: Is Action Chaining Strongly Discouraged? David Evans wrote: > Is there a reason you don't use the two action (setup and submit) approach? > I just think it's cluttery. I always use POST so it's easy to just split my actions into GET and POST handlers; I do the setup in the GET handler. Dave ********************************************DISCLAIMER******************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and contain privileged or copyright information. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify us of the receipt thereof. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete this email from your system. Please note that e-mails are susceptible to change.The sender shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication,nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system.The sender does not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects although due care has been taken to minimise the risk. ************************************************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
