Struts-config.xml and DynaBeans

[MJ McLaren, Information Systems and Computing]

Hi,

This is my very first contribution. I am new to Struts and fairly new to JSP (so go easy on me). I am working on a project that is considering using Struts 1.1. So far I am very impressed, anything that reduces the amount of Java code I need to write gets my vote.

I have been looking at dynabeans and the struts version of DynaActionFormClass. I noted that in the Struts configuration file the section for describing form-beans. This is great but being a very lazy programmer, what about a section for describing any type of DynaBean and not just form-beans specifically.

The temptation is to write any DynaBean that I use in my web application as a "form-bean" in the Struts-Config file even when I have no intention of making it an actual "form-bean" i.e. writing a validate method or using it via a form.

Other than that fact that it make my Struts configuration file confusing, any reason why I should not be doing this?

Thanks,

Mark

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