I agree, but was really just pointing out that the input value is not
useful. In some ways its outright misleading.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Husted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: input in XML config
> As it stands, the "input" property in the Action Mapping is (4) a
> default page. It is not meant so much to represent where the input
> came from, but where to go to get more, so the ActionServlet knows
> where to bounce the user if ActionForm validate fails.
>
> For more complex needs, you can reserve validation for the Action
> itself, where you can choose among multiple forwards.
>
> I agree that we need more flow control, especially to do things like let
> users login in from all over the place and then get them back to
> whereever they were, or interpose a standard confirmation dialog and
> then forward on to another action, or go off and look up a related value
> and then continue adding a new record.
>
> But none of these are ActionForm validate issues.
>
> I believe the core problem here may be trying to do business logic or
> other complex validations in the ActionForm rather in than the Action.
> ActionForm validation is great for simple, domain-type validations. But
> any validation that causes a problem here should be performed in the
> Action instead where there is more "elbow room".
>
> -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY USA.
> -- Custom Software ~ Technical Services.
> -- Tel 716 737-3463.
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>
> Jonathan wrote:
> >
> > I for one dont even understand the value in the "input value" parameter.
> > There could be MANY pages that got you to the page you are on. The
"input"
> > value just makes one possible origin available for you to have as a
return
> > target should things go fowl. I had been saying on this discussion that
> > there should be more or less 4 different destinations:
> > 1) where you came from (referrer, or if there is no referrer a default
> > page...see below)
> > 2) where you were originally going when you were interrupted
> > 3) a specific page - (can be success or failure page or could be the
first
> > page in a form)
> > 4) a default page
>
