I've resolved the issue. I was missing an interceptor from my struts.xml
<default-interceptor-ref name="paramsPrepareParamsStack"/> which is why the object was not getting invoked On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 7:44 AM, Bhaarat Sharma <bhaara...@gmail.com> wrote: > My Code is as follows: > > Struts.xml > > <package name="DebtsOwedtoPHAs" namespace="/DebtsOwedtoPHAs" > extends="struts-default"> > <action name="PHAInformation" > class="gov.hud.pih.eiv.web.action.reports.DebtsOwedAction" method="listAll"> > <result name="success">/reports/debtsowed/tenants.jsp</result> > </action> > <action name="DebtAction" > class="gov.hud.pih.eiv.web.action.reports.DebtsOwedAction" method="input"> > <result name="success" > type="redirect-action">PHAInformation</result> > <result name="input">/reports/debtsowed/tenantForm.jsp</result> > <result name="error">/error.jsp</result> > </action> > > </package> > > URL code in tenants.jsp > > <s:url action="DebtAction" method="input" id="url"> > <s:param name="fmrTenant.sSN" value="sSN"/> > </s:url> > <a href="<s:property value="#url"/>">Edit</a> > > prepare method in Action > > public void prepare() throws Exception { > setDebtsOwedIface((DebtsOwedIfaceDAO) > ApplicationInitializer.getApplicationContext().getBean("debtOwedIfaceDAO")); > fmrTenants = getDebtsOwedIface().getAllFormerTenants(false); > if (fmrTenant!=null && fmrTenant.getSSN()!=null) > fmrTenant = > getDebtsOwedIface().getFormerTenant(fmrTenant.getSSN()); > > } > > input method in Action > > public String doInput() { > return INPUT; > } > > getter and setter for formerTenant in Action > > public void setFmrTenant(FormerTenants fmrTenant) { > this.fmrTenant = fmrTenant; > } > > public FormerTenants getFmrTenant() { > return fmrTenant; > } > > The issue is that the URL link in tenants.jsp > > <s:url action="DebtAction" method="input" id="url"> > <s:param name="fmrTenant.sSN" value="sSN"/> > </s:url> > > is not invoking the setFmrTenant method. So inside prepare when I check > whether fmrTenant is null or not I always get that it is NULL and hence this > line of code is never executed: > fmrTenant = getDebtsOwedIface().getFormerTenant(fmrTenant.getSSN()); > > Below is code for tenantForm.jsp (this is the page that comes up when user > clicks Edit) > > <s:form action="DebtAction" method="save" method="post"> > SSN: <s:property value="%{fmrTenant.sSN}"/> > <br> > First Name: <s:property value="%{fmrTenant.firstName}"/> > Last Name: <s:property value="%{fmrTenant.lastName}"/> > Middle Initial: <s:property value="%{fmrTenant.middleInitial}"/> > Debt Owed: <s:property value="%{fmrTenant.debtOwed}"/> > Termination Reason: <s:property > value="%{fmrTenant.terminationReason}"/> > </s:form> > > I am only getting property value of fmrTenant.sSN and nothing else. > > I would appreciate any help! > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 7:49 PM, <musom...@aol.com> wrote: > >> Sorry i was not very clear: when you configure your application to allow >> the bang (!) notation, the client gets to choose *any* of the >> public methods on your action and use them as action methods as opposed to >> you listing what your action methods are explicitly. >> So?the developer has to be cautious because all public methods on the >> action become fair game. >> Chris? >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dave Newton <newton.d...@yahoo.com> >> To: Struts Users Mailing List <user@struts.apache.org> >> Sent: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 2:25 pm >> Subject: Re: sample CRUD application question >> >> >> Bhaarat Sharma wrote:? >> > so what would be a way to avoid that?? >> > > use this instead?? >> > >> <s:url action="crud" method="delete" id="url">? >> >> <s:param name="employee.employeeId" value="employeeId"/>? >> >> </s:url>? >> ? >> I don't see any difference there.? >> ? >> I'm not sure what the original response had in mind; the same thing could >> happen with a POST form.? >> ? >> Normally one would check for delete access rights on the server side >> before allowing deletions.? >> ? >> Dave? >> ? >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------? >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org? >> For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org? >> ? >> >> >