If you want the value of a control to be dynamic and determined from an
object other than an ActionForm, then use bean:write
<input type="hidden" value="<bean:write ... />">
Jonathan Asbell wrote:
>
> Yes I know, but I want some of the attributes to be dynamic
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ted Husted" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 8:56 PM
> Subject: Re: Are form tags tied to beans?!!!
>
> > You can mix and match the html:form tags with the standard HTML form
> > tags. So, just code <input type="hidden" .. into your form.
> >
> > The html:form tags are a handy way to prepopulate the HTML form elements
> > from a bean. But they are only a means to an end. If you don't need to
> > prepopulate the field, then you don't need to use a html:form tag.
> >
> > If for any reason you wanted to pass a "flag" bean to your form, to set
> > that dynamically, you could also pass a second form ActionForm bean. The
> > default is to use the bean tied to the Action path, but you can also
> > overide that on a tag by tag basis.
> >
> > > Jonathan wrote:
> > >
> > > I need to dynamically fill a form with values. The problem is that
> > > <html:text> and other form tags REQUIRE the attribute "property".
> > > However, there may be fields that I submit that I DONT want to be
> > > values in the bean. For example, I may want to add a hidden field
> > > that is NOT a value in the bean, but merely a "flag" in the request.
> > > How is this done in a clean way, considering that the form tags all
> > > require "property" as an attribute, and that value must be a member
> > > value in a bean?
> >
