(If you care, this is apparently a problem with our local mail system, there's nothing wrong with the Struts list.)
> -----Original Message----- > From: Karr, David [mailto:david.karr@;attws.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 12:08 PM > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > Subject: RE: What is Struts form field naming constraints > > > (What the heck? I sent this last reply SIX days ago, and I > just got it back > on the list this morning.) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Karr, David [mailto:david.karr@;attws.com] > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:51 PM > > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > > Subject: RE: What is Struts form field naming constraints > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Craig R. McClanahan [mailto:craigmcc@;apache.org] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 1:34 PM > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > > Subject: Re: What is Struts form field naming constraints > > > > > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Norman Klein wrote: > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 13:12:41 -0700 > > > > From: Norman Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Reply-To: Struts Users Mailing List > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: What is Struts form field naming constraints > > > > > > > > Struts appears to have some pretty rigid naming constraints > > > concerning for > > > > its form field names. We are building a large form with > > > hundreds of form > > > > variables (textboxes, selects , checkboxes). Many of these > > > sections repeat > > > > so it is convenient to have a numeric suffix based on the > > index (ie > > > > B2_Name). But then if this naming convention is used, > > > Struts can't seem to > > > > find the corresponding getter and setter methods for it. To > > > overcome this > > > > problem, we have had to use the following convention: BI2_Name. > > > > > Form bean property names are constrained to meet the > > requirements for > > > JavaBean property names in the JavaBeans Specification. You > > > can find a > > > download link starting at: > > > > > > http://java.sun.com/products/javabeans/ > > > > > > Note that the required characters is only part of the issue > > > -- you must > > > also pay attention to the capitalization conventions that > > Java uses to > > > convert property names into the names of the corresponding > > getter and > > > setter methods. > > > > In particular, I believe that if you have a method > > "getB2_Name()", it would > > expect a property named "b2_Name". When you changed to > > "BI2_Name", that > > translates to "getBI2_name()" only because your property > > begins with TWO > > capital letters. > > > > In general, you're probably better off naming your > properties with an > > initial lowercase letter. > > > > It's also handy to read the source code for > > "java.beans.Introspector" in the > > JDK, the class that implements this name mapping. > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:struts-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:struts-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:struts-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:struts-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:struts-user-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:struts-user-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
