Thanks Eddie, That's interesting, *but* what does the attribute of an ActionMapping actually *mean*, why would I want to use it?
I think I've completely failed to understand some important concept! I don't see how a mapping has a concept of scope when it belongs to an Action, not a FormBean or similar. Howard Miller On 1 Oct 2002 at 16:54, Eddie Bush wrote: > attribute is an ... attribute (bit confusing) of an ActionMapping. The > getAttribute() method returns the value of the attribute attribute - or > the name attribute if the attribute attribute is null. ActionMapping > actually inherits this from ActonConfig (in o.a.s.config) so the proper > javadoc for it (if it exist) would be found there. > > /** > * The request-scope or session-scope attribute name under which our > * form bean is accessed, if it is different from the form bean's > * specified <code>name</code>. > */ > > That's the javadoc comment for the attribute attribute - taken from > ActionConfig.java. So the attribute attribute, then, specifies the name > under which we can find the form-bean associated with this action - > whether it is stored in request or session scope is specified by a > different attribute - scope. > > Questions on this level can most easily be answered by consulting the > source :-) Go checkout a copy from CVS (if you can) or grab a copy of > the latest source release (beta 2 - some of it has been updated, but for > questions such as this it's still valid I believe). I wish they'd do > nightly source snapshots too ... > > Howard Miller wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Confused again.... > > > >short question.... what does the method ActionMapping.getAttribute() do?? The > >javadoc for it is a bit terse! > > > >Longer version... I'm working through the struts-example (carefully) this time, and >it > >keeps turning up - I simply can't see what its for. In particular in > >EditRegistrationAction.java it is used to store the RegistrationForm bean that is > >created. Why is that done? I would have thought that is a bean is stored in the > >request or session scope it would just have a constant value - not this mystery >value - > >what am I missing? > > > >While on the subject, (and I suspect related) - what does ActionMapping.getScope() > >do? I don't get how an Action can have a scope and/or an Attribute. What's the > >story?? > > > >Howard Miller > > > > -- > Eddie Bush > > > > > -- > 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]>
