It's working now. I added a <bean:define> to define the bean which represents my collection of objects. I believe this is required in order to find the bean specified by the value of the collection attribute in the <html:options collection> tag.
Thanks for your help Robert. SB Robert Taylor wrote: > 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] -- 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]
