Sadly, the web tier has special requirements for value objects that most (reasonable) value objects cannot meet.
http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg19338.html http://www.mail-archive.com/struts-user@jakarta.apache.org/msg08070.html But ActionForms should not be passed up to the business tier, except like any other JavaBean that can be mined through reflection. The general approach is to transfer the data from the ActionForm into a standard value object, that could, for example, be used in a remote call. Of course, this is just for data collection. For data presentation, any old value object you already have should work just fine. -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY USA. -- Java Web Development with Struts. -- Tel +1 585 737-3463. -- Web http://www.husted.com/struts/ Jonathan Gibbons wrote: > > OTT, as in amazing dull to code up yet another value object... I've got value >objects coming out of my ears :) > > Jonathan > > ---------------------------------------- Message History >---------------------------------------- > > From: Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/02/2002 09:49 PST > > Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > cc: > Subject: Re: Editing a database record best practice? > > On Tue, 12 February 2002, "Jonathan Gibbons" wrote: > > > > I guess the really OTT answer is: > > > > User/GUI = Form Object, all strings > > > > Mid Tier = Value object holding equivalent fields for each form field, but in >native data type, but no struts code. > > > > DB = EJB, local interfaces. > > OTT as in the case of an app which you know you're going to deploy on a webfarm? > > In which case the DB will probably be on a seperate server, the webservers on >another, possibly with EJB on board, possibly EJBs on their own server? > > The technical issue is whether you can realistically pass a form object from a >performance point of view from one server to another. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
