The best approach is to never let the user go directly to a JSP page. Always pass control through an Action first, which gives you the opportunity to pre-populate forms, and a number of any other things.
To prime the pump, you can have the index.jsp forward to an Action. After that it should always be [action] -> [page] -> [action] Of course, there is nothing to prevent you from going directly to a JSP, but in the end, it ends up being more trouble than its worth. Many people consider it a violation of MVC. If a form does not need a custom action (yet), you can always use the standard ForwardAction. http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/api-1.0/org/apache/struts/actions/ForwardAction.html -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY USA. -- Java Web Development with Struts. -- Tel +1 585 737-3463. -- Web http://www.husted.com/struts/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am new to struts and am working on converting an existing system that we > have to Struts to get to know the framework for future development. There > are two questions that really stick out in my mind that I am confused > about. > > 1. What is the best way to load default values into an ActionForm bean that > will show up the first time a user visits the site and pulls up a jsp page? > > 2. What is the best way to update a ActionForm bean to output back to the > JSP? > > --Say I have an action that updates fields in that bean. Do I do all this > in the Action class or is there an easier way to do this? > > Thanks for your time and help in advance.... > > Tom > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
