> -----Original Message----- > From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Davide Gurgone > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 8:04 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: ActionForm in session scope - the best way. > > > Hi all, > I did a cooding error, developing an actionForm in session and now I > have to recover this error, by taking another approach: > > I used the actionForm validate and reset methods to perform > some things > that probably they had to be placed into the Actions. > > Specifically i code a method that in a first time calculates only the > form's default values, but in a second time it becomes a method that > takes values from database, to fill the form! > > I do this things 'cause I need to manage the insert and the > edit status > of the same things and I don't whant to code the same thing more than > one times. > > Trying to follow the single-one cooding approach, I made the over > described error. And now I don't know how to move the code > away from the > form. > > Were do you place the methods that have to initialize action forms?
In the actions. I typically use ShowBlahFormAction as a name, and similar for the acutal url. > In some case I have to do this before populate, and in other > case after > the populate (reset and validate). Not sure what you mean here. > > what's the best way to validate | initialize the same form, > depending on > parameters? Use the validate option in the action mapping. Turn it to false when setting up the form, and true when the form gets submitted for edit or add. > > I'm sorry for my bad english... I hope you understand me... > > best regards, > > -- > Davide Gurgone. > davide_at_gurgone_dot_it > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]