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Antonio 2008/10/2 deksa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Why is it, when I use html:link tag's action attribute, I get my form > validated on the initial view (for the first time) and if I use html:link > tag's forward attribute, I don't get that behaviour? > > I am using Struts 1.3.8. > I am using modules > I am using Tiles > I am using Struts Validator > My folder structure looks like this: > WebContent/index.jsp > WebContent/employee/index.jsp > WEB-INF/struts-config-employee.xml > WEB-INF/struts-config.xml > WEB-INF/web.xml > WEB-INF/validation.xml > WEB-INF/tiles-defs.xml > > This is the code when I use "forward" attribute: > index.jsp: > > <html:link forward="viewAddEmployee"><bean:message > key="link.employee.add"/></html:link><br> > > struts-config.xml: > <global-forwards> > <forward name="viewAddEmployee" path="/employee/admin/viewAddSearch.do" /> > </global-forwards> > > > struts-config-employee.xml: > <action path="/admin/viewAddSearch" forward="addEmployee.page"/> > > tiles-defs.xml: > <definition name="addEmployee.page" extends="main.layout"> > <put name="title" > value="ABC, Inc. Human Resources Portal - Employee Search"/> > <put name="body" value="/employee/admin/addEmployee.jsp"/> > </definition> > > addEmployee.jsp: > <html:errors/> > > When I run the application like this I don't get the validation on initial > run (this is ok - I want this). > > But when I use the "action" attribute: > index.jsp: > <html:link action="/employee/admin/addEmployee"><bean:message > key="link.employee.add"/></html:link> > > struts-config-employee.xml: > > <action path="/admin/addEmployee" > type="org.jamesholmes.minihr.AddEmployeeAction" name="addEmployeeForm" > scope="request" validate="true" input="addEmployee.page"> > </action> > > tiles-defs.xml: > <definition name="addEmployee.page" extends="main.layout"> > <put name="title" > value="ABC, Inc. Human Resources Portal - Employee Search"/> > <put name="body" value="/employee/admin/addEmployee.jsp"/> > </definition> > > addEmployee.jsp: > <html:errors/> > > If you need the validation.xml I can send it too. > This way I get the validation done on the initial run. Can anyone explain to > me why? I guess I don't have to always use forward but I don't know how this > could be fixed. > > Thanks in advance! > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Difference-between-action-and-forward-attribute-in-html%3Alink-tag-tp19780417p19780417.html > Sent from the Struts - Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
