Ted, After I sent the original e-mail I found out that one of my developers had changed where the ActionForm was initially instantiated. The first JSP is calling an Action (via a <html:link/> that does NOT have an ActionForm associated with it. This Action preloads a series of JavaBeans and then forwards to the second JSP. The Action associated with this JSP does have the ActionForm associated with it, and since the ActionForm has never been instantiated, the <html:form/> tag was doing it at that time. I guess I never realized that the <html:form/> tag would do this (instantiate an ActionForm and call reset) - I've always been under the impression that the ActionForm, reset, and validate methods were not called until AFTER the form was submitted.....
Learning something new everyday ..... 8-) Thanks. Jerry Jalenak Team Lead, Web Publishing LabOne, Inc. 10101 Renner Blvd. Lenexa, KS 66219 (913) 577-1496 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Ted Husted [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 6:56 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: ActionForm 'reset' method being called when JSP is rendered In Struts 1.0.2 and later, reset is called by the html:form tag *if* the ActionForm is being instantiated at that time. The scope shouldn't matter. Also remember that the html:form tag is looking at the Action to which it submits, which may not be "Action 1". If these are the same Action, or share the same formbean under the same attribute, then the ActionForm should already exist, and reset should not be called. -Ted. Jerry Jalenak wrote: > I'm seeing some odd behaviour with one of my actions. If anyone can explain > this I'd sure appreciate it.... > > Here's what I've got - in struts-config I have an ActionForm that is shared > by two Actions. The ActionForm is created in session scope by the first > action, and referenced by the second Action (also in session). Tracing the > calls to 'reset' and 'validate' I see the following: > > JSP is displayed -> html form is submitted -> 'reset' is called -> > 'validate' is called -> Action 1 is performed -> forward to next JSP -> > 'reset' is called -> JSP is displayed > > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\ ! > > My understanding is that 'reset' should not be called again until the form > on the second JSP is submitted. Have I completely mis-understood how this > works? Or is it something due to the ActionForm being created in session > scope? > > TIA! > > Jerry Jalenak > Team Lead, Web Publishing > LabOne, Inc. > 10101 Renner Blvd. > Lenexa, KS 66219 > (913) 577-1496 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > This transmission (and any information attached to it) may be confidential and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this transmission in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify LabOne at the following email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Ted Husted, Struts in Action <http://husted.com/struts/book.html> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
