I'm not sure about one thing though. If I name all of my inputs on the HTML page the same name, when I submit the form, won't only one of the inputs be passed along?
--- Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I see what you mean. If all you want is a > list of product Id's > and the number of units per id, then your priority > is to use indexed > properties, rather than DynaForm or normal Form. > > If you are using indexed properties, you just name > the field one name, > e.g. productId, and the indexing gives the field > unique names when in a > list, e.g. productId[0], productId[1] etc. Similarly > with units[0], units[1] > > On 10/08/2003 04:47 PM Cornellious Mann wrote: > > Currently, we are a stateless application. So on > each > > request we will read the database and get a list > of > > products. > > > > Then our JSP will generate a from a list of > products. > > Each product will have an input that can accept > the > > number of units per product. > > > > The problem I have is that each input field needs > a > > different name. How can I map these different > names > > back to a list on a ActionForm? > > > > Also, I don't really see how DynaForm helps this > > problem. > > > > > > --- Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > >>Yes you can have indexed properties & dynaforms. I > >>do not use them, I > >>prefer nested properties. But I think the docs are > >>quite good on this > >>topic. > >> > >>Re: your problem, I was just asking about > categories > >>because I have no > >>concept of how your database stores your products. > >>Looking at your > >>database should give you ideas how to design the > >>data model in your > >>business & view layers. > >> > >>Do you store / 'persist' your products somehow? Or > >>do they only last as > >>long as the user's session? Do you use a database? > >> > >>On 10/08/2003 03:01 PM Cornellious Mann wrote: > >> > >>>All we have is a product ID. There is no > >> > >>category. > >> > >>>How do you think category could help? > >>> > >>>Also, have you used an indexed property and > >> > >>DynaForm? > >> > >>>--- Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Still it depends. How does the database handle > the > >>>>new products? Can you > >>>>at least categorise them? > >>>> > >>>>On 10/08/2003 06:19 AM Cornellious Mann wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Unfortunately, products can be added at runtime > >>>> > >>>>and > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>therefore I don't know what the full set is. > >> > >>From > >> > >>>>the > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>research I have done it sounds like ActionForms > >>>> > >>>>can > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>not handle this situation and I will need to > >>>> > >>>>handle it > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>myself in the Action. Do you agree? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>--- Adam Hardy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Hi Cornellious, > >>>>>>it depends whether you know beforehand what > the > >>>> > >>>>full > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>set of possible > >>>>>>fields could be, or whether the fields > >> > >>themselves > >> > >>>>>>are not limited in > >>>>>>name or type. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>If the former, then it would be easy to make a > >>>> > >>>>form > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>that defined them > >>>>>>all, and to use logic tags to display the > needed > >>>>>>fields or not in JSP. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Adam > >>>>>> > >>>>>>On 10/07/2003 09:48 PM Cornellious Mann wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>I am wondering what is the best approach to > >>>> > >>>>handle > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>dynamic form fields within an ActionForm. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>I have a JSP page that will display quantity > >>>> > >>>>input > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>fields for a dynamic list of products. I > don't > >>>>>> > >>>>>>know > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>how many products will be in the list until > >>>>>> > >>>>>>runtime. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>How can I set up my ActionForm to handle the > >> > >>list > >> > >>>>>>in > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>input parameters? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>Thanks for any help. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>===== > >>>>>>>Best Regards, > >>>>>>>Cornellious Mann > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>__________________________________ > >>>>>>>Do you Yahoo!? > >>>>>>>The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved > product > >>>>>> > >>>>>>search > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>http://shopping.yahoo.com > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > === message truncated === ===== Best Regards, Cornellious Mann __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
