sweet! I'll post it on the users list. Thanks for the tip!
-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Raible [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 7:33 PM
To: Struts Developers List
Subject: Re: FW: getting MessageResources within ActionForm.reset()
You can get the resources using the following:
MessageResources resources =
(MessageResources) request.getAttribute(Action.MESSAGES_KEY)
--- "Taylor, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I posted a question to the struts-user group asking how one could get a
> Resource bundle from within the ActionForm.reset() method. The way I've
> been doing it was to use the ActionServlet.getResources() method, but it's
> now deprecated. I tried just making a new Action object and using the
> Action.getResources(HttpServletRequest), but it's a protected method.
>
> The best response I got from the user group was "don't use reset()", which
> seems a bit counter-productive.
>
> If noone on the dev knows of a way to do this, I'd suggest adding a
> getResources(HttpServletRequest) method to either the ActionForm or
> ActionServlet class. Any thoughts?
>
> -JT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor, Jason
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:21 PM
> To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: getting MessageResources within ActionForm.reset()
>
>
> Because I have a dynamic array of checkboxes which must be created in
> reset() before the controller automatically populates the ActionForm, I
need
> to use the ActionForm.reset method. If I
> don't do the initialization in reset(), I can't use the controller to
> initialize, populate and validate the form, and I may as well not use an
> ActionForm.
>
> Bottom line, there should be a way to get Resources in
ActionForm.reset()--
> there's no good reason I can see why you'd need system properties in the
> Action class but not the ActionForm class. The reset method receives the
> request object, so you don't have the problem that the deprecated
> ActionServlet.getResources() method had (i.e., no request argument to
> indicate *which* bundle you want).
>
> What I would like to know is why the deprecated method wasn't replaced
with
> ActionServlet.getResources(HttpServletRequest) rather than
> Action.getResources(HttpServletRequest).
>
> Anyone know of any way to get Resources within the ActionForm before I
post
> it to struts-dev?
>
> -JT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bryan Hilterbrand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 11:29 AM
> To: Struts Users Mailing List
> Subject: Re: getting MessageResources within ActionForm.reset()
>
>
> Why don't you do your initialization in the action method?
>
> Bryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Taylor, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:06 PM
> Subject: getting MessageResources within ActionForm.reset()
>
>
> Since the ActionServlet.getResources() method is now deprecated, you need
a
> request and an Action object to get Resources. That's fine so long as
> you're operating within the Action class, but if you're in the ActionForm
> object and you want to get Resources, you can't because
> Action.getResources(HttpServletRequest) has protected access.
>
> Am I missing something or is this a job for struts-dev?
>
> -JT
>
>
>
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