If you want to display something very simple why not fetch it from the code that displays it. ie. let the view bypass the controller? Fails the MVC test Passes the 'minimal lines of code' & 'don't move data around uneccesarily' tests. I don't do it myself but can't argue against people who do. Keith.
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Serious breach of MVC though! > > What don't you like about the select implementation? I think it's cool! > > Dave > > > > > > Sarah Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 02/11/2002 > 10:19:26 PM > > Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: (bcc: David Hay/Lex/Lexmark) > Subject: Re: Pre and Post Processing > > > > I'm relatively new to struts too. But I really don't like the HTML select > implementation. So I use a custom tag to fill in select/option lists. In > fact > I have to use this tag throughout my application so I made it very generic. > My > select/option lists almost always come right from my database. So I made a > tag > that takes a SQL statement as an attribute, the name of the field that I want > as the option value as the 2nd attribute, and the name of the field I want > displayed in the list as the 3rd attribute. The tag class builds a > stringbuffer with "<option value=[field1]>[field2]</option>" strings for each > row returned from the SQL statement. > > Then I use the struts form/action classes to verify the result of submitting > the form. > > > > > At 05:35 PM 2/11/2002 +0000, you wrote: > >Hello. > > > >I'm new to struts, and I'm having a discussion with one of our designers > >about pre and post processing in web pages. > > > >Previously, we have used the standard JSP way of creating pages, with lots > >of code in the top and body of pages, in order to access functionality we > >have exposed in some Java beans. These Java beans wrapper XML services > >provided by our Forte 4GL back end. > > > >Say we have a form which accepts customer details. I can see how the Struts > >mechanism allows us to put the code that was previously at the top of the > >next JSP page into an ActionHandler, which decouples the flow of pages quite > >nicely, and we have a nice way of doing post processing on the contents of a > >page. > > > >However, if we have a page that has to display a list of addresses for a > >customer, and we have to run some code to get the list before we can display > >it, where should this code live? Should it be in the ActionHandler with the > >previous page's post processing, or is there a better place to put it? Or > >would you suggest writing a custom tag to perform the pre-processing? > > > >Thanks for any thoughts, > > > >Tim. > > > > > >This e-mail and its attachments are for the use of the addressee only. > >It may contain information that is legally privileged, confidential and > >exempt from disclosure. It is not a contract, and prices, data > >and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy. > >Any comments or statements made herein do not necessarily > >reflect those of PanCredit Systems Limited. If you are not the intended > >recipient you must not copy, distribute or disseminate this e-mail > >or attachments to anyone other than the addressee. > >If you receive this communication in error please advise us by telephone > >at once. > >PanCredit Systems Limited > >Tel: +44 113 250 0260 > >Fax: +44 113 250 0621 > > > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
