Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
As Craig mentioned, reset is always called before an autopopulation event. For consistency, it is also called if the html:form tag needs to instantiate the form itself. In a multi-action sequence, the request is run through the same gauntlet each time. A forwarded request within the container is not treated any differently than a new request from a client. So, as mentioned, you have to be careful about the resets. In general, you only need to reset checkboxes when a form is in session scope. People tend to reset other properties as well, but that generally serves no purpose, since they will be overwritten anyway. In Jerry's case, he indicated reset was being called when forwarding directly to a JSP. Since the request for a *.jsp would not pass through the ActionServlet, the only other way for reset to be called would be if the ActionForm is being instantiated by the html:form tag. -Ted. Paul Harrison wrote: I have looked at this again, and in 1.1 rc2 on tomcat 4.1.18 the reset is called for each action of a multi action sequence sharing a form bean even though the form bean is in session scope and only created once - I have written a demo app with logging that shows this behaviour - should I submit a bug if this is not what is intended to happen. Paul. Paul Harrison wrote: I am writing an application with a series of wizard type pages, so I thought that I would use one big ActionForm in session scope and each page add extra information to it - however this did not work as reset was being called at each page invocation - I am interested to hear that reset should only be called at instantiation time, because I believe that in 1.1 RC2 it is being called more often than that - I can did out the old verision of the code to have a look at the exact circumstances if necessary Ted Husted wrote: In Struts 1.0.2 and later, reset is called by the html:form tag *if* the ActionForm is being instantiated at that time. The scope shouldn't matter. Also remember that the html:form tag is looking at the Action to which it submits, which may not be Action 1. If these are the same Action, or share the same formbean under the same attribute, then the ActionForm should already exist, and reset should not be called. -Ted. Jerry Jalenak wrote: I'm seeing some odd behaviour with one of my actions. If anyone can explain this I'd sure appreciate it Here's what I've got - in struts-config I have an ActionForm that is shared by two Actions. The ActionForm is created in session scope by the first action, and referenced by the second Action (also in session). Tracing the calls to 'reset' and 'validate' I see the following: JSP is displayed - html form is submitted - 'reset' is called - 'validate' is called - Action 1 is performed - forward to next JSP - 'reset' is called - JSP is displayed /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ! My understanding is that 'reset' should not be called again until the form on the second JSP is submitted. Have I completely mis-understood how this works? Or is it something due to the ActionForm being created in session scope? TIA! Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ted Husted, Struts in Action http://husted.com/struts/book.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
Jerry Jalenak wrote: The doStartTag has a call to initFormBean; in initFormBean there is a call to RequestUtils.createActionForm, followed by a call to the ActionForms 'reset' method. In a wizard type of application, this could indeed cause problems where the reset method may be clearing values from the ActionForm; I've had to add code to a couple of my projects to check the mapping to see if I wanted to reset or not. Maybe one of the guru's could shed some light on why the html:form/ tag would instantiate the ActionForm and call reset when the JSP is rendered, opposed to doing this when the form is actually submitted In the normal course, the ActionForm is instantiated by the controller, and reset is called before autopopulation. Some people use reset for things aside from clearing fields, and so reset is also called if the h html:form tag needs to instatiate the form. The mistake most people make is resetting properties needlessly. Generally, the one and only property that needs to be cleared by reset is a checkbox in session scope. This is simply because an unchecked box is not submitted. If the bean is in session scope, there is no way to turn it off again, and without reset, it remains forever true. I would hazard to say that the best practice should be to use code like this in your reset method if ((SESSION.equals(mapping.getScope())) setMyCheckbox(false); and to never clear any other property without a specific cause. -Ted. -- Ted Husted, Struts in Action http://husted.com/struts/book.html - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
- Original Message - From: Ted Husted [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Struts Users Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 6:10 AM Subject: Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered Jerry Jalenak wrote: The doStartTag has a call to initFormBean; in initFormBean there is a call to RequestUtils.createActionForm, followed by a call to the ActionForms 'reset' method. In a wizard type of application, this could indeed cause problems where the reset method may be clearing values from the ActionForm; I've had to add code to a couple of my projects to check the mapping to see if I wanted to reset or not. Maybe one of the guru's could shed some light on why the html:form/ tag would instantiate the ActionForm and call reset when the JSP is rendered, opposed to doing this when the form is actually submitted In the normal course, the ActionForm is instantiated by the controller, and reset is called before autopopulation. Some people use reset for things aside from clearing fields, and so reset is also called if the h html:form tag needs to instatiate the form. The mistake most people make is resetting properties needlessly. Generally, the one and only property that needs to be cleared by reset is a checkbox in session scope. This is simply because an unchecked box is not submitted. If the bean is in session scope, there is no way to turn it off again, and without reset, it remains forever true. I guess for new Struts users they should also be aware of the need of resetting array or array list for select menu and multibox, am I right? I have been constantly researching a general algorithm of the resetting properties for the Struts framework, but it is very hard to be *general* even though I got one for our own product. I would hazard to say that the best practice should be to use code like this in your reset method if ((SESSION.equals(mapping.getScope())) setMyCheckbox(false); and to never clear any other property without a specific cause. -Ted. -- Ted Husted, Struts in Action http://husted.com/struts/book.html Jing Netspread Carrier at http://www.netspread.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]
RE: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
I don't know, I have a feeling that a lot of people expect reset() should work like the reset button we see everyday on the web. As first I thought reset() was called whenever html:reset button was pushed, but apparently it's been called more often than that! Specific to checkbox, if you default it to true, I don't know how you would use it. When it's unchecked, it's not submitted and the form would default it to true, there is no way to submit an unchecked checkbox. I might be wrong, but I've never been able to use a checkbox default to true as far as I can remember. Thanks! -Original Message- From: Ted Husted [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 20, 2003 5:10 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered The mistake most people make is resetting properties needlessly. Generally, the one and only property that needs to be cleared by reset is a checkbox in session scope. This is simply because an unchecked box is not submitted. If the bean is in session scope, there is no way to turn it off again, and without reset, it remains forever true. I would hazard to say that the best practice should be to use code like this in your reset method if ((SESSION.equals(mapping.getScope())) setMyCheckbox(false); and to never clear any other property without a specific cause. -Ted. -- Ted Husted, Struts in Action http://husted.com/struts/book.html - 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]
RE: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
Ted, After I sent the original e-mail I found out that one of my developers had changed where the ActionForm was initially instantiated. The first JSP is calling an Action (via a html:link/ that does NOT have an ActionForm associated with it. This Action preloads a series of JavaBeans and then forwards to the second JSP. The Action associated with this JSP does have the ActionForm associated with it, and since the ActionForm has never been instantiated, the html:form/ tag was doing it at that time. I guess I never realized that the html:form/ tag would do this (instantiate an ActionForm and call reset) - I've always been under the impression that the ActionForm, reset, and validate methods were not called until AFTER the form was submitted. Learning something new everyday . 8-) Thanks. Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Ted Husted [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 6:56 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered In Struts 1.0.2 and later, reset is called by the html:form tag *if* the ActionForm is being instantiated at that time. The scope shouldn't matter. Also remember that the html:form tag is looking at the Action to which it submits, which may not be Action 1. If these are the same Action, or share the same formbean under the same attribute, then the ActionForm should already exist, and reset should not be called. -Ted. Jerry Jalenak wrote: I'm seeing some odd behaviour with one of my actions. If anyone can explain this I'd sure appreciate it Here's what I've got - in struts-config I have an ActionForm that is shared by two Actions. The ActionForm is created in session scope by the first action, and referenced by the second Action (also in session). Tracing the calls to 'reset' and 'validate' I see the following: JSP is displayed - html form is submitted - 'reset' is called - 'validate' is called - Action 1 is performed - forward to next JSP - 'reset' is called - JSP is displayed /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ! My understanding is that 'reset' should not be called again until the form on the second JSP is submitted. Have I completely mis-understood how this works? Or is it something due to the ActionForm being created in session scope? TIA! Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Ted Husted, Struts in Action http://husted.com/struts/book.html - 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]
Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
I am writing an application with a series of wizard type pages, so I thought that I would use one big ActionForm in session scope and each page add extra information to it - however this did not work as reset was being called at each page invocation - I am interested to hear that reset should only be called at instantiation time, because I believe that in 1.1 RC2 it is being called more often than that - I can did out the old verision of the code to have a look at the exact circumstances if necessary Ted Husted wrote: In Struts 1.0.2 and later, reset is called by the html:form tag *if* the ActionForm is being instantiated at that time. The scope shouldn't matter. Also remember that the html:form tag is looking at the Action to which it submits, which may not be Action 1. If these are the same Action, or share the same formbean under the same attribute, then the ActionForm should already exist, and reset should not be called. -Ted. Jerry Jalenak wrote: I'm seeing some odd behaviour with one of my actions. If anyone can explain this I'd sure appreciate it Here's what I've got - in struts-config I have an ActionForm that is shared by two Actions. The ActionForm is created in session scope by the first action, and referenced by the second Action (also in session). Tracing the calls to 'reset' and 'validate' I see the following: JSP is displayed - html form is submitted - 'reset' is called - 'validate' is called - Action 1 is performed - forward to next JSP - 'reset' is called - JSP is displayed /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ! My understanding is that 'reset' should not be called again until the form on the second JSP is submitted. Have I completely mis-understood how this works? Or is it something due to the ActionForm being created in session scope? TIA! Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Paul Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 0161 428 2794 mob: 07904025192 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
If what your saying is true, it would break a *lot* of applications that create/reuse an ActionForm in a particular scope and then forward to a page. I wonder if something else is happening in your app. Just a thought... Regards, Rich -Original Message- From: Paul Harrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:43 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered I am writing an application with a series of wizard type pages, so I thought that I would use one big ActionForm in session scope and each page add extra information to it - however this did not work as reset was being called at each page invocation - I am interested to hear that reset should only be called at instantiation time, because I believe that in 1.1 RC2 it is being called more often than that - I can did out the old verision of the code to have a look at the exact circumstances if necessary Ted Husted wrote: In Struts 1.0.2 and later, reset is called by the html:form tag *if* the ActionForm is being instantiated at that time. The scope shouldn't matter. Also remember that the html:form tag is looking at the Action to which it submits, which may not be Action 1. If these are the same Action, or share the same formbean under the same attribute, then the ActionForm should already exist, and reset should not be called. -Ted. Jerry Jalenak wrote: I'm seeing some odd behaviour with one of my actions. If anyone can explain this I'd sure appreciate it Here's what I've got - in struts-config I have an ActionForm that is shared by two Actions. The ActionForm is created in session scope by the first action, and referenced by the second Action (also in session). Tracing the calls to 'reset' and 'validate' I see the following: JSP is displayed - html form is submitted - 'reset' is called - 'validate' is called - Action 1 is performed - forward to next JSP - 'reset' is called - JSP is displayed /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ! My understanding is that 'reset' should not be called again until the form on the second JSP is submitted. Have I completely mis-understood how this works? Or is it something due to the ActionForm being created in session scope? TIA! Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Paul Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 0161 428 2794 mob: 07904025192 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
Actually I am starting to think this is appropriate behaviour. After I sent
the original e-mail I realized that the ActionForm was NOT being
instantiated by Action1; in struts-config Action1 simply pre-populated some
beans and then forwarded to JSP2. It was when JSP2 was being rendered that
I was seeing the 'reset' method for the ActionForm being called. Diving
into the FormTag code, I found the following:
public int doStartTag() throws JspException {
// Look up the form bean name, scope, and type if necessary
this.lookup();
// Create an appropriate form element based on our parameters
StringBuffer results = new StringBuffer();
results.append(this.renderFormStartElement());
results.append(this.renderToken());
ResponseUtils.write(pageContext, results.toString());
// Store this tag itself as a page attribute
pageContext.setAttribute(Constants.FORM_KEY, this,
PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);
this.initFormBean();
return (EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE);
}
/**
* Locate or create the bean associated with our form.
* @throws JspException
* @since Struts 1.1
*/
protected void initFormBean() throws JspException {
int scope = PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE;
if (request.equalsIgnoreCase(beanScope)) {
scope = PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE;
}
Object bean = pageContext.getAttribute(beanName, scope);
if (bean == null) {
if (type != null) {
// Backwards compatibility - use explicitly specified values
try {
bean = RequestUtils.applicationInstance(beanType);
if (bean != null) {
((ActionForm) bean).setServlet(servlet);
}
} catch (Exception e) {
throw new JspException(
messages.getMessage(formTag.create, type,
e.toString()));
}
} else {
// New and improved - use the values from the action mapping
bean =
RequestUtils.createActionForm(
(HttpServletRequest) pageContext.getRequest(),
mapping,
moduleConfig,
servlet);
}
if (bean instanceof ActionForm) {
((ActionForm) bean).reset(mapping, (HttpServletRequest)
pageContext.getRequest());
}
if (bean == null) {
throw new JspException(messages.getMessage(formTag.create,
beanType));
}
pageContext.setAttribute(beanName, bean, scope);
}
pageContext.setAttribute(Constants.BEAN_KEY, bean,
PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);
}
The doStartTag has a call to initFormBean; in initFormBean there is a call
to RequestUtils.createActionForm, followed by a call to the ActionForms
'reset' method. In a wizard type of application, this could indeed cause
problems where the reset method may be clearing values from the ActionForm;
I've had to add code to a couple of my projects to check the mapping to see
if I wanted to reset or not. Maybe one of the guru's could shed some light
on why the html:form/ tag would instantiate the ActionForm and call reset
when the JSP is rendered, opposed to doing this when the form is actually
submitted
Jerry Jalenak
Team Lead, Web Publishing
LabOne, Inc.
10101 Renner Blvd.
Lenexa, KS 66219
(913) 577-1496
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Original Message-
From: Richard J. Duncan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 12:00 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
If what your saying is true, it would break a *lot* of applications that
create/reuse an ActionForm in a particular scope and then forward to a page.
I wonder if something else is happening in your app. Just a thought...
Regards,
Rich
-Original Message-
From: Paul Harrison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:43 AM
To: Struts Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
I am writing an application with a series of wizard type pages, so I
thought that I would use one big ActionForm in session scope and each
page add extra information to it - however this did not work as reset
was being called at each page invocation - I am interested to hear that
reset should only be called at instantiation time, because I believe
that in 1.1 RC2 it is being called more often than that - I can did out
the old verision of the code to have a look at the exact circumstances
if necessary
Ted Husted wrote:
In Struts 1.0.2 and later, reset is called by the html:form tag *if*
the ActionForm is being instantiated at that time. The scope shouldn't
matter.
Also remember that the html:form tag is looking
Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
I have looked at this again, and in 1.1 rc2 on tomcat 4.1.18 the reset is called for each action of a multi action sequence sharing a form bean even though the form bean is in session scope and only created once - I have written a demo app with logging that shows this behaviour - should I submit a bug if this is not what is intended to happen. Paul. Paul Harrison wrote: I am writing an application with a series of wizard type pages, so I thought that I would use one big ActionForm in session scope and each page add extra information to it - however this did not work as reset was being called at each page invocation - I am interested to hear that reset should only be called at instantiation time, because I believe that in 1.1 RC2 it is being called more often than that - I can did out the old verision of the code to have a look at the exact circumstances if necessary Ted Husted wrote: In Struts 1.0.2 and later, reset is called by the html:form tag *if* the ActionForm is being instantiated at that time. The scope shouldn't matter. Also remember that the html:form tag is looking at the Action to which it submits, which may not be Action 1. If these are the same Action, or share the same formbean under the same attribute, then the ActionForm should already exist, and reset should not be called. -Ted. Jerry Jalenak wrote: I'm seeing some odd behaviour with one of my actions. If anyone can explain this I'd sure appreciate it Here's what I've got - in struts-config I have an ActionForm that is shared by two Actions. The ActionForm is created in session scope by the first action, and referenced by the second Action (also in session). Tracing the calls to 'reset' and 'validate' I see the following: JSP is displayed - html form is submitted - 'reset' is called - 'validate' is called - Action 1 is performed - forward to next JSP - 'reset' is called - JSP is displayed /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ! My understanding is that 'reset' should not be called again until the form on the second JSP is submitted. Have I completely mis-understood how this works? Or is it something due to the ActionForm being created in session scope? TIA! Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Paul Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 0161 428 2794 mob: 07904025192 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Paul Harrison wrote: Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:29:32 +0100 From: Paul Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Struts Users Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Struts Users Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered I have looked at this again, and in 1.1 rc2 on tomcat 4.1.18 the reset is called for each action of a multi action sequence sharing a form bean even though the form bean is in session scope and only created once - I have written a demo app with logging that shows this behaviour - should I submit a bug if this is not what is intended to happen. The behavior you describe is precisely the intended behavior -- otherwise things like checkboxes on the individual pages would still not work. In general, you'll want to make your reset() method smart about which properties it resets, depending on what the current page is. Paul. Craig - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered
- Original Message - From: Jerry Jalenak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:04 AM Subject: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered I'm seeing some odd behaviour with one of my actions. If anyone can explain this I'd sure appreciate it Here's what I've got - in struts-config I have an ActionForm that is shared by two Actions. The ActionForm is created in session scope by the first action, and referenced by the second Action (also in session). Tracing the calls to 'reset' and 'validate' I see the following: JSP is displayed - html form is submitted - 'reset' is called - 'validate' is called - Action 1 is performed - forward to next JSP - 'reset' is called - JSP is displayed /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ! My understanding is that 'reset' should not be called again until the form on the second JSP is submitted. Have I completely mis-understood how this works? Or is it something due to the ActionForm being created in session scope? Your understanding is correct. There might be some configuration errors if you check: 1) Make sure the second action mapping requires a session scoped form bean; 2) The form bean name and action mapping attribute in the second action mapping agree with ones in the first action mapping. Jing TIA! Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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]
