I still don't get it. I have been initialising my form bean values in the reset method - clearly not the way intended.
A Simple example: I have a page that lists stock items. On selecting an item the user is taken to a different screen where they can edit the details for the selected stock item (quantity, description etc). If the user enters an invalid value then the page needs to be re-displayed with the error and the values the user entered. I have a stock bean that represents the stock item returned from the back-end system. So how do I build the system? On selecting the stock item from the list this calls the edit stock item action. At this point my validation form for the editing of a stock item doesn't exist (I think) - and if it did, how would I get hold of it. Therefore I can't populate the fields in the form bean from my stock bean yet. If I could get the form bean then wouldn't the reset method get called when the browser changed to the edit stock item page - wiping out any values I'd set. Thanks Ian -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 February 2002 16:46 To: Struts Users Mailing List Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Can this be done at all using Form objects within struts framework thanks Ted: Your recommendation is a great way of doing it. Theron Ted Husted <husted@apach To: Struts Users Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> e.org> cc: Subject: Re: Can this be done at all using Form objects within struts 02/14/02 framework 05:11 PM Please respond to Struts Users Mailing List The form shouldn't preload the records. You should use an Action to preload the records, put them on the form, and then forward to the JSP when it's all said and done. The form bean is part of the view. In a Model 2/MVC application, it should not interact with the model/database. -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY USA. -- Java Web Development with Struts. -- Tel +1 585 737-3463. -- Web http://www.husted.com/struts/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > With struts,when using a Form, I'd like to be able to have the form > "pre-load" records prior to the form being displayed. > Actually, more than just that, I'd like to have a form that can be entered > in 3 different possible states: > > - Insert state (in which case the form is empty) > - Edit/View state (in which I "preload" the rows from the database) > - Delete state (in which I "preload" the row from the database but have the > fields disabled). > > The validation() method is great because it contains a reference to the > request object but I notice there is no "init()" or "preload()" > method that comes with the form that I could "check/set a state and > pre-load a row from the database" so that my getters would know > to use the record. > > By writting a constructor for the the form, I don't have access to the > request object. > > How can this be done? Is there a way to force the struts framework to > call a method on my form object (to load/initialize values) prior to the > form being displayed? > > thanks, > Theron > > -- > 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]>
