I assume that your select tag is expecting to get data from your form object that you
had
previously placed into the request?
When you return to the 'toJsp' page, you will need to place the form object back into
the
request, or place the form object in the session in the first place.
When you say that your edit command returns to the previous page, is it going through
an
action? If so, you would want to place the form back into the request there
(if you do not want to use the session).
Pete
However, I would suggest that
BinhMinh Nguyen wrote:
> Hi,
> I have the following problem, can anyone help me to
> spot it.
>
> I am using the following technique for pre-populate:
>
> 1- in the Action object of 'fromJSP' , I create an
> objetc of the Form objetc of the 'toJSP'
> 2-I then set all the properties of the Form objetc of
> the 'toJSP' here by calling the setters of this Form
> object. As followed:
>
> Partner partner = new Partner(tradingID,
> fnDataSource);
> //get the product-list from a given partner
> String[] products = partner.getProducts();
>
> //pre=populating
> System.out.println("<RetailerMainAction>-
> Data-Pre-Populating for form processForm");
> ProcessForm processForm = new ProcessForm();
>
> processForm.setProducts(products);
> System.out.println("<RetailerMainAction>- set
> product-collection");
>
> processForm.setTradingID(tradingID);
> System.out.println("<RetailerMainAction>- set
> partner-ID");
>
>
>request.setAttribute("processForm",processForm);
>
> //the_session.setAttribute("processForm",processForm);
> System.out.println("<RetailerMainAction>-
>save
> processForm bean");
>
> 3- set the Form object to the request scope.
> request.setAttribute("processForm",processForm);
>
>
> 4- then I give out the 'toJSP'
>
> so far, every works perfectly. All the properies are
> preloaded as expected.
>
> <P>
> <font color="green" size="+2">
> Trading ID <bean:write name="processForm"
> property="tradingID" scope="request"
> />(<%=user_name%>)
> </font>
>
> <hr>
> <table border="0" width="100%">
> <tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
> <tr>
>
> <td align="left" width="10%">
> Product-Line:
> </td>
>
> <td align="left">
> <html:select property="selProduct" size="1" >
> <html:options property="products" />
> </html:select>
>
> </td>
> </tr>
>
> 5- then in the 'toJSP' I issue a command submit to g
> oto the 'lastJSP'. The action forward the request is
> defined in strut-config.xml as below:
>
> <!-- Order -->
> <action path="/main/order/order"
>
> type="com.furnishnet.struts.OrderAction"
> name="orderForm"
> input="/main/order/order_screen.jsp"
> scope="request"
> validate="false">
>
> <forward name="confirm"
> path="/main/order/order_screen.jsp"/>
> <forward name="process_edit"
> path="/main/operation/process_screen.jsp" />
>
>
> </action>
>
> In this 'lastJSP' I have the button "Edit" which
> bring the user back to the previous JSP, 'toJSP'.
> But the serlvet raised an exception. There is
> something wrong with the <select> tag and <option>
> tag,
> if I remove these tag from the JSP, before I
> "come-back" to this 'toJSP', nothing worng happens,
> therefor, there must be something wrong with this
> property and the Form that I save off the attribute
>
> Can some one spot it out for me please.
>
> really appreciate you help
>
> Binh Nguyen
>
>
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