Brilliant, thanks for that Ted (and Robert Taylor). I didn't see this in the documentation specifically, but it was really late and I probably just didn't see it if it was there.
At least I got the chance to poke into the Struts codebase, which I've not really had a chance to do until now. Thanks :) On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 12:06, Ted Husted wrote: > I know this is confusing, but the <action> element does not instantiate > an Action object. It creates an ActionMapping object (which acts like a > decortate for the Action). This is the object that you need to extend. > Then, at runtime, the controller will pass your Action object the > mapping, and you can get the custom property from there. (Of course, you > will need to typecase the mapping first.) > > The <set-property> feature is provided by the Digester, so you won't > find it in the Struts codebase. It's implemented in the Digester codebase. > > -Ted. > > > Cliff Rowley wrote: > > > Greetings, very quick question. From the struts config DTD, I > > understand that action classes, like plugins, can be configured via bean > > style properties using the <set-property> in an <action> element: > > > > <quote> > > The "set-property" element specifies the method name and initial value > > of an additional JavaBean configuration property. When the object > > representing the surrounding element is instantiated, the accessor for > > the indicated property is called and passed the indicated value. The > > "set-property" element is especially useful when a custom subclass is > > used with <data-source>, <forward>, <action>, or <plug-in> elements. The > > subclass can be passed whatever other properties may be required to > > configure the object without changing how the struts-config is parsed. > > > > property Name of the JavaBeans property whose setter method > > will be called. > > > > value String representation of the value to which this > > property will be set, after suitable type conversion > > </quote> > > > > I've just had a stab at this but my property is not being set. The > > action configuration is as follows: > > > > <action path="/test" type="net.onsea.huts.actions.ListAction"> > > <set-property property="entityType" value="foo"/> > > <forward name="success" path="/test.jsp"/> > > </action> > > > > and my action (which is a subclass of a base action, as in Action -> > > BaseAction -> ListAction) has a public getter/setter pair for its > > entityType property. > > > > Just wondered if this is a known issue/bug/user_error? > > > > Its late (early?) and I'm not sure my blurry eyes will be much use > > reading through the source code :| > > > > Cheers > > > > > -- > Ted Husted, Husted dot Com, Fairport NY US > co-author, Java Web Development with Struts > Order it today: > <http://husted.com/struts/book.html> > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- Regards ------------------------------------------- Cliff Rowley | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software Engineer | www.doctype.co.uk +44 (0) 1206 514263 | www.cliffrowley.com ------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
