On 6/8/06, Scott Van Wart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have two different pages that call the same action. I'm using validate="true" in the action mapping. Can I specify the 'input' attribute dynamically (or set it somewhere while the action is being called, before validation?).
You cannot change config information that has been defined in struts-config.xml file. If you try, you will likely get "The configuration is frozen" exception. You may want to try using wildcards [1], but it looks that wildcards are not the answer to your question. I suggest to look at your issue from another perspective. Do you really need the functionality you are asking for? First, a small clarification. There is no input page for an action, "input" attribute is poorly named, it should be called "error" or "errorTarget", because Struts forwards to that location if input data does not validate. Your request is always sent to action/actionform. It appears to me that you have two different HTML forms that are submitted to one action. After many years of using Struts this page-oriented approach seems convoluted and inflexible to me. If these forms are different views of one web resource, they should be rendered by one action, and a proper page is chosen depending on resource state. If these forms are views of different resources, then they should be served by different action classes belonging to different web resources, that is, you simply should not submit to one action class from views that represent different web resources. So, to display the first form you call FirstAction and tell it to render itself. It shows the form, you fill it out, submit, in case of error it redisplays the form. Do display the second form you call SecondAction and tell it to render itself. It shows the form, you fill it out, submit, in case of error it redisplays the form. :-) This is it, all you need is two actions, not two "input" attributes. If you have time, the DataEntryForm page [2] explains my opinion on that matter. [1] http://struts.apache.org/struts-action/userGuide/building_controller.html#action_mapping_wildcards [2] http://wiki.apache.org/struts/DataEntryForm Michael. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
