Tom, The form bean is created both in the JSP page and when the page is submitted back to the server.
Regards, Richard --- "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > > I am having a problem using Action forms because I > do not know what > > to call the attributes (setters and getters on the > form) so that they > > are called with the request values. Here is a > sample of the JSP: > > > > <td> > > <html:select name="yeast" property="yeastLab.ID"> > > <html:options collection="labList" property="ID" > labelProperty="lab"/> > > </html:select> > > </td> > > </tr> > > <tr> > > <td>Form</td> > > <td> > > <html:select name="yeast" property="yeastForm.ID"> > > <html:options collection="formList" property="ID" > > labelProperty="form"/> </html:select> > > </td> > > > > Note that both select tags have the same name and > different > > properties. What do I call the attribute on the > form bean so that it > > is called (setter and getter) for each of these > select options? > > > > As often happens with a lot of experimenting, I > have figured this one out > for myself. I used the form bean for everything. > All the documentation > that I found didn't indicate that the form bean was > actually instatiated > upon entry into the page (with a call to reset), and > thus I didn't quite > understand that using the bean for data output was > the proper method. > "Programming Jakarta Struts" indicated that this > might be the case, but then > proceded to state that the form bean was > instantiated upon submitting the > form, which isn't true. It is created upon > entering the page and hitting > the <html:form> tag. > > Tom Veldhouse > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Domains – Claim yours for only $14.70/year http://smallbusiness.promotions.yahoo.com/offer --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]