If you write this tag, don't hesitate to submit it. Seems to me like a suffix attribute would be useful to many people.
Since the name property is overloaded as the ActionForm attribute name, this is not something you can easily do with a scriptlet. An extended tag seems like the only sane way to go. -- Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY US -- Developing Java Web Applications with Struts -- Tel: +1 585 737-3463 -- Web: http://husted.com/about/services Matt Read wrote: > > I did consider your first suggestion but there's no guarantee that there > won't be other forms on the same page which would put the numbering out. > > Re your 2nd suggestion, what I'm really looking for is a way to do that > within a struts <logic:iterate> tag without rebuilding the struts source to > add an "indexed" attribute. I think a custom taglib as suggested by Toby > Steel is probably the easiest way to do it. > > Thanks all, > Matt. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Grohs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 17 May 2002 12:23 > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: Javascript submit > > Matt, in JavaScript, the forms sit within a collection below the document > root within the DOM. You should be able to directly reference your forms > via index through JavaScript, using document.forms[0].submit(), > document.forms[1].submit(), etc. HOWEVER, I would highly suggest switching > your forms to have different names, as noted in your second version with the > index included or something else uniquely identifying them, as maintaining > references to items within the DOM of the browser through index will be a > real hassle moving forward for page maintenance. It is a much better > architectural approach to switch the names of your forms, but the above > should work. > > Hope this helps, > Adam S. Grohs > Senior Front End Technologist > Scient, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matt Read" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 1:54 PM > Subject: Javascript submit > > > Hi, I've got a problem with submitting forms via javascript. I've got a > page > > with multiple forms created using <logic:iterate> I want submit these > forms > > using a link as opposed to a submit button. However the forms all have the > > same name so <html:link href="javascript: document.myForm.submit()" > doesn't > > work. It would appear that what I need is an "indexed" attribute on the > > html:form tag. > > > > This would mean that instead of rendering: > > > > <form name="myForm">...</form> > > <form name="myForm">...</form> > > <form name="myForm">...</form> > > > > I would get something like: > > > > <form name="myForm1">...</form> > > <form name="myForm2">...</form> > > <form name="myForm3">...</form> > > > > I could then construct the javascript to submit each form from the index, > > e.g. > > > > <html:form action="myAction">... <html:link page="<%= "javascript: > > document.myForm" + myIndex + ".submit()" %>"/></html:form> > > > > Can anyone comment on whether this would be the best way to do it? Is > there > > another way to easily refer to the correct form in javascript? > > > > I would appreciate any help. > > Thanks, > > Matt > > > > > > -- > > 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]>
