Yes this is better, I was looking at much older JSP docs. I think the functionality differences between ServletRequest.getParameterMap and RequestUtils.populate could be multipart form content and file updloading.
I had a look at the source and it seemed to handle multipart requests as well as standard ones. I dont think bean utils would do this? Regards Wendy > -----Original Message----- > From: Kris Schneider [mailto:kris@;dotech.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 3:21 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: jsp:setProperty > > > Good call - but perhaps javax.servlet.ServletRequest.getParameterMap > would be better? HttpUtils is deprecated in Servlet 2.3. I'm > not really > sure what the functionality differences are betweem using > ServletRequest.getParameterMap and RequestUtils.populate... > > Wendy Cameron wrote: > > Isnt the conversion a simple matter of > > > > HashTable tbl = > javax.servlet.http.HttpUtils.parsePostData(int len, > ServletInputStream in) > > Map map = new HashMap(tbl); > > > > Only thin i am unsure about is the length parameter. > > > > Regards Wendy > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Kris Schneider [mailto:kris@;dotech.com] > >>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 1:40 PM > >>To: Struts Users Mailing List > >>Subject: Re: jsp:setProperty > >> > >> > >>commons-beanutils.jar is part of the Struts 1.1 distribution. > >>It's also > >>an entirely independent Jakarta Commons component. I still > think you > >>should really check out the > >>org.apache.struts.util.RequestUtils.populate > >>method. Otherwise, you'll have to do the work of converting > >>the request > >>params into a Map that can be used by BeanUtils.populate. > >> > >>Wendy Cameron wrote: > >> > >>>Sorry but just let me get this clear in my head. > >>> > >>>There are BeanUtils class in commons.beanutils package. > >>>This is not part of the struts distribution? Separate package? > >>>So is it part of the latest tomcat distribution? (I think I > >> > >>recall seeing > >> > >>>a commons jar file in the tomcat area) > >>> > >>>Regards Wendy > >>> > >>> > >>>>-----Original Message----- > >>>>From: Craig R. McClanahan [mailto:craigmcc@;apache.org] > >>>>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 12:30 PM > >>>>To: Struts Users Mailing List > >>>>Subject: Re: jsp:setProperty > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, Wendy Cameron wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 12:09:01 +1000 > >>>>>From: Wendy Cameron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>Reply-To: Struts Users Mailing List > >>>> > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >>>>>To: "Struts Users Mailing List (E-mail)" > >>>> > >>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> > >>>>>Subject: jsp:setProperty > >>>>> > >>>>>Hello All, > >>>>> > >>>>>This is probably not the best forum, but I was wondering if > >>>> > >>>>anyone new how to, do the equivalent of > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>jsp:setProperty "*" in a servlet > >>>>> > >>>>>Or is this not possible? > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>Actually it is, and it's the basic reason that the BeanUtils > >>>>classes were > >>>>created in the first place. See the > BeanUtils.copyProperties() and > >>>>BeanUtils.populate() methods -- Struts actually uses the > >>>>latter when it > >>>>populates your form bean properties for you. Javadocs are at: > >>>> > >>>> http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/beanutils/api/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Regards Wendy > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>>Craig > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>-- > >>>>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> > > -- Kris Schneider <mailto:kris@;dotech.com> D.O.Tech <http://www.dotech.com/> -- 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>
