I'm with you on this one. Going back to the server is ok here and it is very clear what is happening.
You will want to change validate in order to correctly populate the form. sandeep --- John Greenhill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > To start with, I'm assuming a flow like this: > > prepAction --> jsp --> saveAction > > Now if you comment the hard-code 5 and un-comment > getting the length > from a hidden, then the prepAction determines the > length of the list > (which can vary) and sets the length into the jsp. > > I believe you're saying that the first time in a > user sees 5 rows, but > now wants to add (for example) 1 more and (I assume) > fill it with data. > > Off the top of my head, maybe you could add an "Add > Row" button that > submitted the form. The saveAction detected this > wasn't really a save > but just adding a row, so it takes the personList, > adds a blank > PersonForm to the end, changes the length field to > the correct size and > returns back to the jsp. > > When the "Save" button is clicked, the saveAction > logic skips the add > row stuff and does the save, then forwards to > wherever you want to go... > > The iterate tag doesn't care how many there are, it > always goes through > the whole list. The length is only required, as you > know, to ensure we > have PersonBeans in the list to populate. > > That's my first idea, there are probably better ones > out there. > > -john > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sashi Ravipati [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 8:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: what setters do i implement in an > indexedtag--NewBiequestion > > > John > > Made few changes and code worked fine. > > Would like to extend this so that it will work for > handling Dynamic > table situation-- Let me explain > > If u see in Action form reset method I initialized > it to 5 (num="5 "for > testing) so the page loads with five empty rows, But > we have a > requirement where the user can add more rows to the > table and click > submit. > > 1. Action form code: > > private ArrayList personList; > > public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, > HttpServletRequest request){ > this.personList = new ArrayList(); > // String num = > request.getParameter("personListLength"); > String num ="5"; > try { > if (num != null) { > int len = Integer.parseInt(num); > for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) > this.personList.add(new > PersonBean()); > } > }catch (NumberFormatException e) { > e.printStackTrace(); > } > } > public PersonBean getPerson(int ndx) { > return (PersonBean) personList.get(ndx); > } > public void setPersonList(int ndx, PersonBean p) { > personList.set(ndx, p); > } > public ArrayList getPersonList(){ > return this.personList; > } > > 2. jsp > > <TABLE id="mytable"> > <logic:present name="personList"> > <logic:iterate id="person" name="dynaTableForm" > property="personList" > type="com.learning.struts.PersonBean" > > > <tr> > <td> > <html:text name="person" property="firstName" > indexed="true"/> > </td> > <td> > <html:text name="person" property="phoneNo" > indexed="true"/> > </td> > </tr> > </logic:iterate> > </logic:present> > > </TABLE> > > 3.PersonBean: > public class PersonBean implements Serializable > { > String firstName; > String phoneNo; > > public PersonBean() > { > super(); > } > > public String getFirstName() > { > return firstName; > } > > public void setFirstName(String newFirstName) > { > firstName = newFirstName; > } > > public String getPhoneNo() > { > return phoneNo; > } > > public void setPhoneNo(String newPhoneNo) > { > phoneNo = newPhoneNo; > } > } > > Let me know if u need any further info. > > Thanks > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/12/03 10:56AM >>> > John > > Made few changes and code worked fine. > > Would like to extend this so that it will work for > handling Dynamic > table situation-- Let me explain > > If u see in Action form reset method I initialized > it to 5 (num="5 "for > testing) so the page loads with five empty rows, But > we have a > requirement where the user can add more rows to the > table and click > submit. > > Action form code: > > private ArrayList personList; > > public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, > HttpServletRequest request){ > this.personList = new ArrayList(); > // String num = > request.getParameter("personListLength"); > String num ="5"; > try { > if (num != null) { > int len = Integer.parseInt(num); > for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) > this.personList.add(new > PersonBean()); > } > }catch (NumberFormatException e) { > e.printStackTrace(); > } > } > > .jsp > > <TABLE id="mytable"> > <logic:present name="personList"> > <logic:iterate id="person" name="dynaTableForm" > property="personList" > type="com.learning.struts.PersonBean" > > > <tr> > <td> > <html:text name="person" property="firstName" > indexed="true"/> > </td> > <td> > <html:text name="person" property="phoneNo" > indexed="true"/> > </td> > </tr> > </logic:iterate> > </logic:present> > > </TABLE> > > > public PersonBean getPerson(int ndx) { > return (PersonBean) personList.get(ndx); > } > public void setPersonList(int ndx, PersonBean p) { > personList.set(ndx, p); > } > public ArrayList getPersonList(){ > return this.personList; > } > > PersonBean: > public class PersonBean implements Serializable > { > String firstName; > String phoneNo; > > public PersonBean() > { > super(); > } > > public String getFirstName() > { > return firstName; > } > > public void setFirstName(String newFirstName) > { > firstName = newFirstName; > } > > public String getPhoneNo() > { > return phoneNo; > } > > public void setPhoneNo(String newPhoneNo) > { > phoneNo = newPhoneNo; > } > } > > Let me know if u need any further info. > > Thanks > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/11/03 06:45PM > >>> > Forgot to mention, I believe for the case of > indexing using > logic:iterate your id must match your property. So > in your example set > id="personList" > > Now if you switch over to nested:iterate, the whole > id thing goes away > and the property and type attributes are sufficient. > > -john > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Greenhill > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 3:37 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: RE: what setters do i implement in an > indexed tag > --NewBiequestion > > > Assuming you're NOT using the lazy initialization, > you could do it like > this... > > > > 1) your iterate will need to specify the type of the > nested class: > > <logic:iterate id="person" name="myFormBean" > property="personList" > type="com.mydom.myproject.struts.Person> > > Where the Person class has just the standard > accessors for name and > phoneNo. > > > 2) Your myFormBean will have the special accessors > for indexing: > > // SPECIAL ACCESSORS FOR INDEXING NEEDED > public Person getPersonList(int ndx) { > return (PersonForm) personList.get(ndx); > } > public void setPersonList(int ndx, PersonForm p) > { > personList.set(ndx, p); > } > > > 3) Assuming you don't already know the size of your > personList, your > reset method > will initialize it and create the empty Person > objects to fill with the > data: > > public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, > HttpServletRequest request) > { > > this.personList = new ArrayList(); > > String num = > request.getParameter("personListLength"); > try { > if (num != null) { > int len = Integer.parseInt(num); > for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) > this.personList.add(new > PersonForm()); > } > } catch (NumberFormatException e) { > //... > } > } > > This assumes the prep action that entered the jsp > figured out the size > of the list > and set it into a hidden in the jsp in a field named > personListLength. > > -john > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sashi Ravipati [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: what setters do i implement in an indexed > tag --NewBiequestion > > > Can some body help in as how to define get and set > methods when we use > indexed tags. > > eg: > > <logic:iterate id="person" name="myFormBean" > property="personList"> > <tr> > <td> > <bean:write name="person" property="name"/> > <html:hidden name="person" property="name" > indexed="true"/> > </td> > <td> > <html:text name="person" property="phoneNo" > indexed="true"/> > </td> > </tr> > </logic:iterate> > > What will be the get and set methods. > > Thanks > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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