Problem solved. See solution in response to RE: how to access related
ActionForm from within .jsp?
Scott
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Cressler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:03 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Problem finding classes after forward (resend)
>
>
> Ummm, I'm not using WebLogic.... ;-)
>
> I've figured out some of the problem. I can't do a
> <jsp:useBean> of my
> formBean because (in ActionServlet.processActionForm() ) the
> bean is put
> into the request as an ActionForm, not as my class. So I can
> cast it to
> ActionForm, but not to my class
> (com.propel.webapp.actions.AddressForm).
>
> I can probably figure out a way around that (maybe by using
> the bean tags?),
> but the other problem I'm having is still confusing me....
>
> Keep on digging,
> Scott
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Abraham Kang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:07 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: Problem finding classes after forward (resend)
> >
> >
> > Hi Scott,
> >
> > This might be a problem with WebLogic. I think this problem
> > is prevelant in
> > WebLogic 5.1. You might want to do a search on
> > ClassCastException in the
> > WebLogic 5.1 docs and newsgroups.
> >
> > --Abraham
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Scott Cressler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:50 AM
> > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > > Subject: Problem finding classes after forward (resend)
> > >
> > >
> > > Many apologies for resending this, but I had not finished
> > > subscribing when I
> > > sent it the first time, and I don't know if it was, therefore,
> > > filtered out
> > > (since I didn't receive it ;-).
> > >
> > > Sorry, but I'm still having the problem described below:
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Scott Cressler
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 8:22 AM
> > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > > Subject: Problem finding classes after forward
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm trying to refit an existing page to use struts. The
> > JSP page that I
> > > forward to at the end of my Action class uses some
> classes, but when
> > > forwarding to it through the struts ActionForward mechanism, the
> > > page seems
> > > unable to find the classes. Strangely enough, one that it can't
> > > find is my
> > > form bean class, which it just used in the Action class. I
> > was trying to
> > > get to that class both through a <jsp:useBean> and through
> > > <jsp:getProperty>. The exception I get is:
> > >
> > > java.lang.ClassCastException:
> com.propel.webapp.actions.AddressForm
> > > at _jsp._abe2__jsp._jspService(/abe2.jsp:26)
> > > at com.caucho.jsp.JavaPage.service(JavaPage.java:89)
> > > at com.caucho.jsp.JavaPage.subservice(JavaPage.java:83)
> > > at com.caucho.jsp.Page.service(Page.java:280)
> > > at com.caucho.jsp.QServlet.service(QServlet.java:161)
> > > at
> > >
> > com.caucho.server.http.AbstractRequest.service(AbstractRequest
> > .java:450)
> > > at
> > >
> > com.caucho.server.http.AbstractRequest.service(AbstractRequest
> > .java:393)
> > > at
> > > com.caucho.server.http.PageCache$Entry.service(PageCache.java:252)
> > > at com.caucho.server.http.PageCache.service(PageCache.java:103)
> > > at
> > com.caucho.server.http.VirtualHost.service(VirtualHost.java:395)
> > > at
> > > com.caucho.server.http.QRequestDispatcher.forward(QRequestDispatch
> > er.java:14
> > > 7)
> > > at
> > > com.caucho.server.http.QRequestDispatcher.forward(QRequestDispatch
> > er.java:80
> > > )
> > > at
> > > org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.processActionForward(Action
> > Servlet.ja
> > > va:1697)
> > > at
> > >
> > org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.j
> > ava:1540)
> > > at
> > >
> org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:491)
> > > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:102)
> > > at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:83)
> > > at
> > >
> > com.caucho.server.http.AbstractRequest.service(AbstractRequest
> > .java:450)
> > > at
> > >
> > com.caucho.server.http.AbstractRequest.service(AbstractRequest
> > .java:393)
> > > at
> > > com.caucho.server.http.PageCache$Entry.service(PageCache.java:252)
> > > at com.caucho.server.http.PageCache.service(PageCache.java:103)
> > > at
> > com.caucho.server.http.VirtualHost.service(VirtualHost.java:395)
> > > at com.caucho.server.http.Request.dispatch(Request.java:211)
> > > at
> > >
> >
> com.caucho.server.http.HttpRequest.handleRequest(HttpRequest.java:201)
> > > at
> > >
> > com.caucho.server.http.HttpRequest.handleConnection(HttpReques
> > t.java:142)
> > > at com.caucho.server.TcpConnection.run(TcpConnection.java:145)
> > > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:484)
> > >
> > > This is happening at the useBean line:
> > >
> > > <jsp:useBean id="addressForm"
> > > class="com.propel.webapp.actions.AddressForm"
> > > scope="request" />
> > >
> > > I'm not sure why it's a ClassCastException, as that would seem to
> > > imply that
> > > the useBean found something under the property
> > "addressForm", but that it
> > > was of the wrong class?
> > >
> > > I've also tried just adding scriptlet code to use a different
> > > class, but one
> > > that I know is in the classpath and is also in the
> > WEB-INF/classes of the
> > > docroot. I also get a ClassCastException from the following code:
> > >
> > > <%
> > > PageHelper pageHelper =
> > (PageHelper)request.getAttribute("pageHelper");
> > > if (pageHelper == null) pageHelper = new
> > PageHelper(request, response);
> > > %>
> > >
> > > I have the correct import above to find this class.
> > >
> > > The thing that leads me to think there's either a bug in
> > struts or I'm
> > > missing something about how to use it is that this JSP page works
> > > fine if I
> > > just load it directly, that is, hitting it's URL directly. The
> > > classes can
> > > be found just fine.
> > >
> > > Any ideas why this would be happening? Is this a known bug
> > with struts or
> > > am I just missing some configuration?
> > >
> > > We are using Resin standalone for our JSP/Servlet
> engine/web server.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help,
> > > Scott
> > >
> >
>
