Not sure about what others do, but what I've done is create an InitServlet that loads all drop down lists that are not likely to change (i.e. state list). I then store these in the application layer.
To retrieve, I've created a custom tag which displays the list as a state drop down. Hope this helps, Kevin Williams On Thu, 2003-03-13 at 17:17, White, Joshua A (CASD, IT) wrote: > Hello All, > > I thought I would be slick an attempt to cache the Collections used to > populate my forms drop down list boxes instead of hitting the database every > time (The values may change daily). > > The problem is that the inherited "servlet" variable and the "getServlet" > method only return a reference to the ActionServlet when calling the "reset" > and "validate" methods. (The same holds true for the action classes. A > valid ActionServlet instance is only returned when performing the action). > All other times, these references are null. Is there another way of getting > a ServletContext reference in the ActionForm class? > > Could anyone suggest some strategies for caching the collections used for > generating drop down list boxes? > > Regards, > > Joshua > > > > This is what I found... > ------------------------------------------------ > Creating TestForm..... > servlet member variable is NULL > getServlet() is NULL > >>>CALLING RESET!! > servlet member variable is OK > getServlet() is OK > >>>CALLING VALIDATE!! > servlet member variable is OK > getServlet() is OK > Creating TestAction > servlet member variable is NULL > getServlet() is NULL > Performing TestAction... > servlet member variable is OK > getServlet() is OK > > > This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of > addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged > information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, > disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If > you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender > immediately by return email and delete this communication and destroy all copies. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
