Caroline, You could always reference the API to check your method name and parameters. The Commons BeanUtils API can be found here:
http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/beanutils/api/org/apache/commons/beanutils /BeanUtils.html The api states the method and parameter are: ----------------------- static java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.Object bean, java.lang.String name) Return the value of the specified property of the specified bean, no matter which property reference format is used, as a String. ----------------------- So, you were off trying BeanUtils.getproperty(.....) when it should have been BeanUtils.getProperty(....) Regards, David -----Original Message----- From: Caroline Jen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:37 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: The Same Action With and Without a Form I am confused. First, the compiler complains about the statements: String sort = BeanUtils.getproperty( form, "sort" ); String order = BeanUtils.getProperty( form, "order" ); error: cannot resolve symbol symbol: method getProperty Note: I did import org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils; Second, I already have String sort = request.getParameter( "sort" ); String order = request.getParameter( "order" ); in my servlet that extends Action. 'sort' and 'order' have been defined. I cannot add: String sort = BeanUtils.getproperty( form, "sort" ); String order = BeanUtils.getProperty( form, "order" ); -Caroline --- Chris Cranford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correction to the two BeanUtils calls, it should be: > String sort = > BeanUtils.getProperty(form,"sort"); > String order = BeanUtils.getPropety(form, > "order"); > > But in either case it would yield the same result > :-) > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Cranford" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:25 PM > Subject: Re: The Same Action With and Without a Form > > > > Hmm, checkin' something here :-) > > > > I defined a form just like the following form is > defined below. I then > > defined an action mapping as follows: > > > > <action > > path="/searchtest" > > type="com.setech.test.ChrisTestAction" > > scope="request" > > name="mySearchForm"> > > <forward name="success" > path="/pages/cctest.jsp" /> > > </action> > > > > Then in my ChrisTestAction executeAction function, > I did the following: > > > > String sort = > BeanUtils.getSimpleProperty(form,"sort"); > > String order = > BeanUtils.getSimpleProperty(form, "order"); > > > > Log log = > LogFactory.getLog(ChrisTestAction.class); > > if(log.isDebugEnabled()) > log.debug("sort="+sort+",order="+order); > > > > I checked my tomcat output and both values were in > fact populated. > > > > Then in my JSP, I can use javascript to alter 2 > hidden fields that > represent > > the sort/order values when a user clicks on an > icon or column header and > > then submit the form again to the action to handle > updating the view based > > on the new sort/order values. Alternatively, I > could build the URL for > each > > link/image dynamically like: > > > > /searchtest.do?sort=X&order=Y > > > > but /searchtest.do does imply setting > sort=postDate and order=DESC if > > they're not supplied by the request to the action > :-)... > > > > How does your struts-config.xml look? What about > your JSP ? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Caroline Jen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Struts Users Mailing List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 5:58 PM > > Subject: RE: The Same Action With and Without a > Form > > > > > > > The property of the 'initial' attribute inside > the > > > <form-property ....> tag (i.e. > initial="postDate") > > > does not seem to become the default value. The > query > > > method (with sort and order among the > parameters) that > > > retrieve articles from the database got the > > > NullPointerException. > > > > > > I know the query method works well because there > is no > > > problem when I perform the action with a form. > > > > > > -Caroline > > > > > > --- "CRANFORD, CHRIS" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > Define your form in struts-config.xml like: > > > > > > > > <form-bean > > > > name="mySearchForm" > > > > > type="org.apache.struts.action.DynaActionForm"> > > > > <form-property > > > > name="sort" > > > > initial="postDate" > > > > type="java.lang.String"/> > > > > <form-property > > > > name="order" > > > > initial="DESC" > > > > type="java.lang.String"/> > > > > .. Other properties here > > > > </form-bean> > > > > > > > > Then define your action mapping to use this > > > > formbean. When your form posts, > > > > it will assume the default values for > sort/order if > > > > they not present in the > > > > request. If they're present in the > HttpRequest > > > > object, then the form is > > > > populated with whatever values are coming from > the > > > > request. > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Caroline Jen > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 12:40 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: The Same Action With and Without a > Form > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a "list" of articles to be retrieved > from the > > > > database and displayed. > > > > > > > > The first time I display the list, I simply > sort the > > > > list by posting date and descending order > (without > > > > providing a form) when I query the database. > > > > > > > > Thereafter, users are offered opportunities on > top > > > > of > > > > the table of the list to choose 'sort' > criteria from > > > > a > > > > drop down menu and to choose 'order', which is > > > > either > > > > ascending or descending, with a GO button. > That is > > > > to > > > > say, the same action (ListArticles) is called > with a > > > > 'form' consisting of two menus. > > > > > > > > In my Java class that extends Action, I did > the > > > > following: > > > > > > > > String sort = request.getParameter( > "sort" ); > > > > String order = request.getParameter( > "order" ); > > > > if ( sort.length() == 0 ) sort = > "PostDate"; > > > > if ( order.length()== 0 ) order = "DESC"; > > > > > > > > I do not know how to handle the name attribute > of > > > > the > > > > <action .... /> tag in the struts-config.xml. > > > > > > > > Those are the same action. There is actually > an > > > > empty > > > > form the first time the action is called. And > there > > > > is a form consisting of two menus the second > time > > > > the > > > > action is called. > > > > > > > > I need your instructions and help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty > viruses. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
