Excellent! It is the way to do it. Thank you for
your guidance. It is very dumb of me not to think of
it.
--- Barry Volpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I go directly to the welcome page this way:
>
>
> struts-config:
>
> <action path="/Logoff"
> type="com.childrencare.LogoffAction">
> <forward
> name="success"
> path="/index.jsp"/>
> </action>
>
> In action:
> public final class LogoffAction extends Action {
>
> public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping,
>
> ActionForm form,
>
> HttpServletRequest request,
>
> HttpServletResponse response)
>
> throws IOException, ServletException {
>
> // Extract attributes we will need
>
> HttpSession session = request.getSession();
>
>
>
> String user = (String)
>
> session.getAttribute(Constants.USER_KEY);
>
> // Remove user login
>
> session.removeAttribute(Constants.USER_KEY);
>
> // Return success
>
> return (mapping.findForward(Constants.SUCCESS));
>
> Barry
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Caroline Jen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Struts Users Mailing List"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 6:02 PM
> Subject: RE: Forward Cannot Be Achieved In One Step
>
>
> > I have tried your suggestion. It still takes two
> > steps to go back to the welcome page.
> >
> > As long as there are two actions in between, it
> does
> > not seem that I can go directly from "clicking the
> > LOGOUT buttion" to "have the welcome page
> displayed".
> >
> > I really wish to learn what people usually do -
> the
> > first one of those two actions is Logoff.java in
> which
> > I invalidate the session, ..., etc. and the second
> > action upon success will lead the user to the
> welcome
> > page in which choices available for unregistered
> > members plus a LOGON buttion are provided.
> >
> > -Caroline
> >
> > --- Yansheng Lin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > At the end of your first action execute()
> method, do
> > >
> > > a redirect to the second action. Something like
> the
> > > following:
> > > return new ActionForward("secondAction.do");
> > >
> > > Hope this helps!
> > >
> > > -Yan
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Caroline Jen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> > > Sent: October 28, 2003 2:51 PM
> > > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > > Subject: RE: Forward Cannot Be Achieved In One
> Step
> > >
> > >
> > > Let me re-phrase my question.
> > >
> > > Upon the user click on the LOGOUT buttion, I
> have
> > > two
> > > actions - the first one of the actions is
> > > Logoff.java
> > > in which I invalidate the session, ..., etc. and
> the
> > > second action upon success will lead the user to
> the
> > > welcome page in which choices for unregistered
> > > member
> > > plus a LOGON buttion is provided.
> > >
> > > As long as two actions are involved, the user
> does
> > > not
> > > get back to the welcome page by just click on
> the
> > > LOGOFF button "only once".
> > >
> > > Need your guidance on how such a situation is
> > > usually
> > > handled?
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Caroline Jen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Thanks for the reply. Now, I understand that
> I
> > > have
> > > > two actions. However, I do quite understand
> what
> > > > you
> > > > suggested. You said:
> > > >
> > > > u can also use
> > > > <html:link action="/Logoff">logoff</html:link>
> > > > where logoff is ur global forward.
> > > > <html:link
> forward="/Logoff">logoff</html:link>
> > > >
> > > > I still have two actions if I use
> > > > <html:link
> action="/do/Logoff">logoff</html:link>
> > > >
> > > > because I have
> > > >
> > > > <action
> > > > path="/Logoff"
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> type="org.NameOfOrganization.signoff.LogoffAction">
> > > > <forward
> > > > name="success"
> > > > path="/do/Menu"/>
> > > > </action>
> > > >
> > > > In the LogoffAction.java, I invalidate the
> session
> > > > and I want the user to go back the welcome
> page.
> > > > And
> > > >
> > > > <action
> > > > path="/Menu"
> > > > name="menuForm"
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
type="org.apache.struts.scaffold.ExistsAttributeAction"
> > > > parameter="application;HOURS">
> > > > <forward
> > > > name="success"
> > > > path=".article.Menu"/>
> > > > <forward
> > > > name="failure"
> > > > path="/do/MenuCreate"/>
> > > >
> > > > The .article.Menu is my tile that displays the
> > > > welcome
> > > > page.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > > > u can also use
> > > > > <html:link
> action="/Logoff">logoff</html:link>
> > > > > where logoff is ur global forward.
> > > > > <html:link
> forward="/Logoff">logoff</html:link>
> > > > > hence it wont be a 2 step stuff but directly
> > > > calling
> > > > > ur Action class which does cleanup work for
> the
>
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