--- Laurie Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just as a little added pointer, instead of > CompositeObject[] getPairs() you could make that > Map<String,CompositeObject> getPairs(), where the > map key would be the field ID. That would handle > non-zero-based, non-sequential field IDs cleanly.
Sorry, that's what I was attempting to get at, but I'm having spurts of business today and I flailed a bit :/ d. > Al Sutton wrote: > > Ahhhh... (lightbulb moment)..... I thought you > could only use array indexes > > in the value attribute of s: tags. > > > > So if I have a composite object which had > fieldName and fieldValue I could > > put; > > > > CompositeObject[] getPairs() > > > > in the action which uses the JSP to display the > data and > > > > setPairs(CompositeObject[] pairs) > > > > in the action which updates the database. > > > > This is great, the only other thing is I've now > got to put a mapping in > > place because the original IDs are generated by > Hibernate and will probably > > be non-sequential and almost definatley non-zero > based, but that's a non S2 > > story. > > > > Many Many Many thanks. > > > > Al. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dave Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 16 May 2007 18:37 > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > Subject: RE: [Fwd: Best method for dynamic fields > round trip] > > > > Just off of the top of my head I would probably > use a collection or map of > > name/values... so the tag might look something > like: > > > > <s:textfield name="pairs[fieldId].fieldName"/> > <s:textfield > > name="pairs[fieldId].fieldValue"/> > > > > etc. (with minor syntax changes depending on how > things are shuffled to the > > JSP). > > > > d. > > > > --- Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> The main part I'm having trouble with is keeping > the association > >> between the editable field name and the editable > value, so if we start > >> with > >> > >> Phone1 : 555-12345 > >> > >> And the user changes the field name and value to > be > >> > >> Fax : 555-12346 > >> > >> Getting the action to recognise that it should > update the both values. > >> > >> This is part of porting an app to s2, and > currently it's don using two > >> input fields which include an id, so it's > basically > >> > >> <input type="text" name="fieldname_<%=fieldId%>" > >> value="phone1"> > >> <input type="text" name="fieldvalue_<%=fieldId%>" > >> value="555-12345"> > >> > >> Currently the servlet taking the input goes > through the servlet > >> request parameter map and when it finds a request > parameter that > >> starts with fieldname_ it gets the corresponding > fieldvalue_ entry and > >> updates the field record with the id. > >> > >> If there is a nice way I'd appreciate a pointer > because at the moment > >> it looks like we're going to have to use the same > method of going > >> through the parameter map which feels like it's a > bit of a hack and > >> makes unit testing a bit more tricky. > >> > >> Al. > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Dave Newton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: 16 May 2007 18:19 > >> To: Struts Users Mailing List > >> Subject: RE: [Fwd: Best method for dynamic fields > round trip] > >> > >> --- Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> That's just what I was looking for, thanks Dave. > I > >> was looking for a > >>> way to do it with <s:xxx/> tags, > >> so > >>> I'm now more confident it's best done without > them > >> as opposed to > >>> thinking I might have missed something. > >> Well, I'm just one opinion :) > >> > >> It could still be done with the S2 tags if, say, > you had a map of > >> dynamic parameter names (or ids, etc.) and > iterate over the map etc. > >> > >> It may depend more on how the dynamic parameters > are defined or > >> declared, etc. I think either way is acceptable, > though (the map idea > >> might be easier in some ways)... it just depends. > >> > >> d. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >> ________You snooze, you lose. 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