I asked pretty much the same question a few hours ago. Heres the answer I got...
Not sure if anybody answered you question or not yet but there are a couple things you can do... 1. Have many action mappings to one DispatchAction. <action path="/a" parameter="subtask" type="my.Dispatch" ...> ... </action> <action path="/b" parameter="subtask" type="my.Dispatch" ...> ... </action> link to each as "/a.do?subtask=method1" and "/b.do?subtask=method2" and then do validation per action and not per form. The other alternative suggested by Robert Taylor, which, once set up, is pretty slick but involves a little extension to how validator works: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=105352600600007&r=1&w=2 -----Original Message----- From: Paul McCulloch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:59 AM To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: DispatchActions - using form validation for only some methods Hi, I've just moved to using dispatch actions from my own implementation of something similair to relay actions. One facility my implementation gave me was to have the form validated when some actions were called, and not validated for other actions (at the expense of a bloated struts-config.xml). Using dispatch actions I am now explicitly calling the form's validation for those methods that require a validated form: ActionErrors errors = form.validate(mapping, request); if(!errors.isEmpty()) { saveErrors(request, errors); return new ActionForward(mapping.getInput()); } Is there a better way of achieving this? thanks, Paul -----Original Message----- From: Todor Sergueev Petkov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 July 2003 16:37 To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Validating fields only in some situations question.... Hello, I have a question : I am using Validator framework with Struts. I have a login form on my web page which is associated with 3 buttons - Login, to log the user in Reset , to reset the form fields Register, which brings the user to a new registration page I use only one Action of the type DispatchAction which determines what exactly to do. My question is : how can I tell the Validator framework to perform validation only when the user presses the Login button and to ignore the vallidation when the users presses any of the two other buttons ? Thanks, Todor --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************** Axios Email Confidentiality Footer Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message, and notify us immediately. If you or your employer does not consent to Internet email messages of this kind, please advise us immediately. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by my Company or employer unless otherwise indicated by an authorised representative independent of this message. WARNING: While Axios Systems Ltd takes steps to prevent computer viruses from being transmitted via electronic mail attachments we cannot guarantee that attachments do not contain computer virus code. You are therefore strongly advised to undertake anti virus checks prior to accessing the attachment to this electronic mail. Axios Systems Ltd grants no warranties regarding performance use or quality of any attachment and undertakes no liability for loss or damage howsoever caused. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
