Thanks Tim, this is exactly what I was looking for. I think it's in 1.1 though....or else it's an undocumented feature of 1.02. :)
cheerful regards, Joe Barefoot > -----Original Message----- > From: Pedone, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:26 PM > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: PLEASE HELP !!! > > > This tag: > > <html:text property="property(myTest)"/> > > Generates this html: > > <input type="text" name="property(myTest)" value=""> > > Struts calls setProperty("myTest", value) or getProperty("myTest") > accordingly. > > I'm using a nightly build from mid-January so I don't know if > this is 1.1 or > 1.02. > > Try it and see. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Barefoot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:16 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: RE: PLEASE HELP !!! > > > <jaw_on_floor> > Really?! I had no idea you could do that. > </jaw_on_floor> > > <question> > So, in this case, would the Struts tags use "name" as the name of the > input field in the generated HTML? > </question> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Pedone, Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 5:03 PM > > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: PLEASE HELP !!! > > > > > > If you have control over the html that is rendered then you can use the > > property="property(name)" technique. Just add > > > > void setProperty(String key, String value) > > String getProperty(String key) > > > > to your ActionForm and have them store the values in an > > underlying HashMap. > > You can generate "name" above dynamically in your html form and > > Struts will > > call setProperty(name, value) for you. > > > > Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jeremy Prellwitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:41 PM > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > Subject: RE: PLEASE HELP !!! > > > > > > I have a need for this also....here's an example of where i > > would like to use them: > > > > I'm pulling an arbitrary amount of records from a database, > > and for each record, shown in an HTML table, it has a radio > > button that has 3 options: Approve; Reject; Do Nothing. I > > then need to submit this form and process the data > > accordingly. The names of the form fields for the radio > > button need to be created dynamically and to properly > > associate the name/value pair to the database record, i > > currently include a unique key in the name generation, as > > well as a simple sequence number. > > > > If there was a "Struts" way to do this dynamically with an > > Array or Hashtable, or Vector, ...... that would be COOL. > > > > If anyone would suggest a better...or even different approach > > to the way i'm doing this now, it would be appreciated. > > > > Jeremy > > > > ---- Original message ---- > > >Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 17:27:16 -0600 > > >From: "Phase Web and Multimedia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: PLEASE HELP !!! > > >To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <struts- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >The only thing I know of is the DynaBean. This allows you to > > declare values > > >in your struts.xml action declaration that will need to be > > gathered from the > > >request and stored in a Bean as a HashMap. This allows the > > flexibility of > > >being able to gather request parameters without having to > > recompile the > > >class. But, I am not aware of any truly dynamic form bean > > creation. If I > > >hear you correctly you want to have request name/value pairs > > that you can > > >use without having them declared or predefined anywhere? > > When would you need > > >to do that? > > > > > >Brandon > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Joseph Barefoot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 4:57 PM > > >To: Struts Users Mailing List > > >Subject: RE: PLEASE HELP !!! > > > > > > > > >I was unable to address this issue myself, Ajay. I use a > > combination of an > > >ActionForm for the static fields and naming conventions for > > the dynamically > > >generated fields plus parameter handling for these in the > > Action class. > > >This is not very aesthetically pleasing, however. > > > > > >I have heard that Struts support for this is in development, > > but don't quote > > >me on that. What we need is the ability to specify input > > name patterns for > > >fields that will get stored in an ArrayList when the request > > is processed. > > > > > >For instance: > > >// in the new Struts tag: > > > <dynaList pattern="param*" name="myFieldList" /> > > > > > >// Some dynamically generated stuff in the request: > > >param1 = value1 > > >param2 = value2 > > >param3 = value3 > > > > > > > > >...and these key-value pairs would get stored in > > myFieldList, an instance of > > >ArrayList. Anybody know if this is in the works? > > > > > > > > >cheers, > > >Joe > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Ajay Mallik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:54 PM > > >> To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > > >> Subject: PLEASE HELP !!! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Hi All, > > >> I am new to Struts. I need to create an action-form > > dynamically when the > > >> user submits a form. The form in the client side is > > generated dynamically, > > >> as a result I cannot create any fields in the action-form > > class associated > > >> with the action. The user can submit simple data as > > textbox or can submit > > >> MIME type multipart request as in file upload. > > >> > > >> For the above problem I can retrieve the values by using > > >> request.getParameterNames() and so on, but that is not > > elegant, I > > >> guess. Can > > >> I do that "the struts way"? Also, do I need to distinguish > > between > > >> mulitipart form data from the simple ones like textboxes? > > >> > > >> I will highly appreciate any help in this regard. I have > > been struggling > > >> with it. > > >> Thanks. > > >> Ajay > > >> > > >> -- > > >> 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:struts-user- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:struts-user- > > [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]> > > > -- > 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]>
