Hi, Yes, I realized that too :-) I've changed the code to directly access the variables in session... thank you all for your help!
Cheers, James > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Lightbody [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:31 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] On storing values in actions > > > James, > It sounds like you don't understand how WebWork works. With > each new request > a new Action is created, so you can't do what you're asking. > You'd need to > make calls out to the session in order to do this kind of > stuff. In short: > Actions are request scoped. > > -Pat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Pan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 6:54 AM > Subject: RE: [OS-webwork] On storing values in actions > > > Hello, > > > Ahh.. If the OgnlUtil does that, it should be logged as a > bug. This is > > if the param is not in the params map at all, correct? That would > > definitely be a bug. > > > > > > > > I think he means that the action properties are being set to > > > null by OgnlUtil.copy(map, object) > > > > > > I.e. I presume that he has action properties with defaults > > > compiled in, then the params-interceptor sets all action > > > properties, even those that aren't in the request, overriding > > > the compiled defaults. > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure what you mean... How are you sending the params > > > > to the Action? > > > > > > > > Actions are created fresh each time, so values shouldn't > > carry over. > > > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > > I think this is the problem for me... I'm not quite clear on > how to store > values on the value stack... which is maybe why I'm seeking > alternatives > that are rather strange to the trained eyes... > > What I want to is actually very simple: to allow some kind of > link with > parameters, like > > .../mylink?parm1=hello&parm2=world > > but to allow for omitting parameters as I see fit... so after > that call > above, the data (parm1=hello and parm2=world) should be > stored somewhere, > and then if a second call like this > > .../mylink?parm1=goodbye > > comes along, then the data gets modified to (parm1=goodbye > and parm2=world), > with the previous parm2 value carried over... > > I don't think I touched on anything that was a bug, because > if parm2 was > defaulted to "wonderland" in the action itself, then that's what it'll > become after a second call to the action... > > and if you say that an action is created new each time, then > this is the > expected behaviour... I was just hoping for some easy way of retaining > data... > > What do you think is a good way to solve my problem, i.e. > retain values from > the request string so that they don't have to be specified > every time?? > > > Thank you, > > James > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including > Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. > Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. > http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet _072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork
