At end. > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig R. McClanahan [mailto:craigmcc@;apache.org] > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 3:02 PM > > On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Karr, David wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:22:44 -0800 > > From: "Karr, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: Unclear semantics on form use for "wizards" > > > > This may seem far out, but what if the "reset" > functionality could be > > entirely specified in the "form-bean" element? > > You could make a case that it already is :-). > > If you use DynaActionForm or DynaActionValidatorForm, the > default reset() > method has well-defined semantics already (including the fact > that it sets > boolean properties to false). In addition, it supports > setting the value > to which most properties are set with the "initial" attribute on > <form-property>. The only cases you typically need to > override reset() in > this case are for mapped properties -- the initial expression > supports a > subset of Java's array initializer syntax for array based properties: > > <form-property name="statuses" type="java.lang.String[]" > initial='{ "foo", "bar" }'/> > > The missing link for a multi-page form is some way to tie > which page got > submitted to the set of properties that live on that page > (and therefore > need to be reset.
Clearly, the page number is the crux of the problem. That's all I was trying to address in that fantasy syntax I was suggesting. What if each "form-property" element had an optional "page" attribute, holding an integer value (or range)? At "reset" time, the only attributes that would be reset would be the ones without a "page" attribute, and the ones with a "page" attribute value that matches the current "page" value. This might call for an attribute on the "form-bean" named "pageAttribute" or "pageProperty". -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:struts-dev-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:struts-dev-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
