Thank you, thank you thank you thank you.
It was almost too easy. I just changed the input attribute to point to my action instead of my JSP and the problem is solved.
Thanks again, Aaron
Dirk Markert wrote:
Hello Aaron,
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AL> I am on the last leg of a web application, and I've run into problems AL> adding validation to the mix.
AL> I have an "edit" Action that retrieves a database record, a list of AL> drop-down options, and then populates the "editor" ActionForm. Works AL> great, and I LOVE STRUTS!
AL> Now I've implemented validation (through the Validator Framework, but I AL> think my problem is with validate() in general).
AL> After the user clicks submit, their post is sent to my "update" action.
AL> If they do not break any validation rules, all goes well. The problem AL> occurs when a validation rule is broken.... They are returned to the AL> form... but the drop-downs (which are populated in the "edit" Action) AL> are empty. I have set breakpoints in the code... and I see that the page AL> neither my "edit" Action code (the part where the drop-down data is AL> retrieved), nor my "update" Action code is actually running.
AL> Question.... between pressing submit and returning the "edit" JSP with a AL> populated ActionErrors object. Where is "validate()" actually called?
After the RequestProcessor has populated your action form, validate is called. This happens before your action is called.
AL> Where can I insert code to populate a drop-down with a set of values so AL> that it will appear both when the form is presented the first time, and AL> after a validation error?
You have at least 2 choices.
1) You can put your drop-down values into session scope.
2) You can set the input attribute of your action mapping to your edit action.
AL> Thank you for your help, AL> Aaron Longwell
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