I think the answer to your question is that you need to make your properties in ParentForm protected instead of private.
Just another rookie, Carl -----Original Message----- From: Raible, Matt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 4:13 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Forms that extend forms I have two forms, one is a subclass of the other. Let's call them ParentForm and ChildForm. ParentForm is generated from a POJO (Plain Old Java Object) using XDoclet. ParentForm extends extends ValidatorForm. ChildForm extends ParentForm and contains my reset method and setter objects for indexed properties. Ideally, I would think that I should be able to use ChildForm as the "name" for my Action and I could access any of ParentForm's getters in my JSP. Not so, I get a collection not found. If I use ParentForm as my "name" - everything works, except when I go to save the form, the indexed setters are not found - and thusly I get a NPE from BeanUtils. *Should* this be possible or am I trying something that can't be done? If I combine ParentForm and ChildForm, everything works like a charm, but then I lose my XDoclet generation (which is not a big deal since I can simply copy/paste the generated ParentForm). 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]>
