A validation failure's return is still an HTTP success--the request itself is successful.
You'd need to change the response code if you want to use something other than the `success` result (or whatever mechanism your Ajax call uses), or return data you can use to determine if there was a failure. Dave On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Anjib Mulepati <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks > > I have each field as unique so they are not composite that means I am in > right direction. > > Now what you say about composite key I think that will be valid for > primary key also. I also have primary key in the table 'id' which user > doesn't have to enter. To ensure any sql exception in createCustomer() > method I am catching SQLException and throwing new custom exception. In my > calling action class I am mapping error message for this exception. But > when I call this action class using AJAX its always returning as success > case even when I sending duplicate ID (I am not sending this id from form. > I have hardcoded). I think this is because action call doesn't send failure > status if exception occur. Am i correct? If no what I am missing? If yes > then what will be solutionfor these problems? > > Anjib > > On 12/14/2011 3:31 PM, Eric Reed wrote: > >> By saying both code and name are unique... is this a composite key that >> must be unique or do both fields have to be unique? If it is the composite >> key that must be unique than I would skip the checks and catch the >> exception when thrown. Otherwise if each field must be unique then you >> need to validate each one and your design/logic is fine. >> >> Anjib Mulepati<[email protected]> 12/14/2011 3:21 PM>>> >>>>> >>>> Hi All, >> >> I have question regarding use of validate() method in Struts 1.3.8. >> >> I have simple form to collect couple of information (e.g. code and name) >> and have to add them to the Database. All database operations are >> handled by my DAO layer. >> >> Both code and name are unique in Database. So I want to validate code >> and name before calling INSERT SQL statement. >> >> Three methods I have in DAO layer are >> - Cutomer findByCode(String code); >> - Customer findByName (String name); >> - void createCustomer (Cutomer cust); >> >> So I am calling first two methods in validate() method and third one in >> execute() method. >> >> Is this a good way to do validation before inserting the record? Or >> there is better logic/design than this? >> >> I will be glad if anyone can answer my curiosity. >> >> Thanks, >> Anjib >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> user-unsubscribe@struts.**apache.org<[email protected]> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> user-unsubscribe@struts.**apache.org<[email protected]> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > user-unsubscribe@struts.**apache.org<[email protected]> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
