If you continue to forward, it shouldn't. But if you redirect anywhere in the chain, then that data is gone.
Double check your attribute name spelling in your code and config file. That's tripped me up before. robert > -----Original Message----- > From: Sonam Belbase [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 1:46 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: form properties and <html:options > with collection > > > > Robert, > > In my action, on success I forward the request to a tiles > definition called > content.addNewName, which in return calls another definition. Could the > data be lost because of this? > > <action path="/journalSetType" > type="com.msdw.libra.ae.actions.selectNewName" > name="newNameForm" > scope="request"> > <forward name="success" path="content.addNewName"/> > </action> > > > -SB > > Robert Taylor wrote: > > > Make sure you aren't redirecting the request, but rather forwarding. > > If you redirect (which I suspect your are doing) and the form is > > in the request scope, then you will lose all data set in the form. > > > > robert > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sonam Belbase [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 12:49 PM > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > > Subject: form properties and <html:options > with collection > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > What is the best way of setting a Java Collection which holds Java > > > Objects > > > as a property of the form, and retrieving the Object and it's > properties > > > > > > on a JSP? > > > > > > I've tried it as such but have not been successful: > > > > > > In my action, I have created a list called "myList" which > holds objects > > > of type "myClass". > > > "myClass" has an attribute "name" and a getter method > "getName". In the > > > action I set the list > > > as a property of a DynaValidatorForm: > > > > > > form.set("availableNamesList", myList ); > > > > > > In struts-config: > > > <form-bean name="newNameForm" > > > type="org.apache.struts.validator.DynaValidatorForm"> > > > <form-property name="selectedName" type="java.lang.String"/> > > > <form-property name="availableNamesList" type="java.util.List"/> > > > </form-bean> > > > > > > In the JSP: > > > <html:form action="/addNewName" > > > > <html:select property="selectedName" size="5" > multiple="false"> > > > > > > <html:options collection="availableNamesList" > > > property="name" /> > > > </html:select> > > > </html:form> > > > > > > This results in the error: [ServletException > in:/jsp/newName.jsp] Cannot > > > find bean under name availableNamesList' > > > > > > If I put the list in session scope in my action with: > > > request_.getSession().setAttribute("availableNamesList", myList); > > > this works fine. > > > > > > I'd like to avoid having to put the list in session scope and I don't > > > understand why just setting the list > > > as a property of the form doesn't work. > > > > > > Any help/guidance would be appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > SB > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify > sender. Sender > > > does not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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] > > -- > NOTICE: If received in error, please destroy and notify sender. > Sender does > not waive confidentiality or privilege, and use is prohibited. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
