I use the HTML tag <textarea> to make it work. If I use <html:textarea>, I get 'cannot retrieve definition for form bean null' --- Jim Barrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Caroline Jen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 12:37 PM > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > Subject: RE: [SOLVED]Cannot retrieve definition > for form bean null > > > > > > Hi, I have found the mistake. > > > > The mistake is that <html:textarea> is not a > struts > > tag equivalent to HTML <textarea> tag. > > Are you sure? How else do you generate a textarea > field using struts? > > > > > > --- Caroline Jen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I experimented a little bit: > > > > > > 1. I changed all struts tags to html tags in my > > > messageForm.jsp and I also excluded the opening > > > <html:form> and closing </html:form> tag. > > > > > > The action mapping shown below works fine. I > am > > > able to see the form that I want to display in > the > > > browser. > > > > > > <action > > > path="/MailMessage" > > > parameter=".message.Form" > > > > > > type="org.apache.struts.actions.ForwardAction"/> > > > > > > 2. I then added the opening <html:form> in the > > > beginning of the messageForm.jsp and the closing > > > </html:form> tag at the end of the > messageForm.jsp. > > > > > > I got the error message 'cannot retrieve > > > definition for form bean null' > > > > > > 3. the <html:form> tag looks like (copied from > my > > > code): > > > > > > <html:form action="/message/SendMessage"> > > > > > > 4. the action mapping in the struts-config.xml > looks > > > like (copied from my code): > > > > > > <action > > > path="/message/SendMessage" > > > type="org.dhsinfo.message.SendMessage" > > > name="messageForm" > > > scope="request" > > > validate="false" > > > input=".message.Form"> > > > <forward > > > name="success" > > > > > > path="/confirmation/messageForwarded.jsp"/> > > > </action> > > > > > > 5. I have not yet prepared the SendMessage.java > in > > > the > > > AppRoot/org/dhsinfo/message folder yet. > > > > > > What could be the cause of the problem? > > > > > > > > > --- Jim Barrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Caroline Jen > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 10:54 AM > > > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List > > > > > Subject: RE: [HELP]Cannot retrieve > definition > > > for > > > > form bean null > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I copied and pasted the code. I did > not > > > type > > > > > those code while composing my request for > help > > > > message > > > > > on the struts-user forum. > > > > > > > > Okay then you have a problem in the way your > > > action > > > > is declared. You need to also declare the > form > > > > being used with that action. See the > > > documentation > > > > for details. > > > > > > > > > --- Jim Barrows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Caroline Jen > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:56 AM > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Subject: [HELP]Cannot retrieve > definition > > > for > > > > form > > > > > > bean null > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, it is me again. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I still have problem with displaying my > JSP. > > > > > > > This > > > > > > > time, the error message is: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > '[ServletException > > > > > > in:/frame/content/messageForm.jsp] > > > > > > > Cannot retrieve definition for form bean > > > null' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. I click on this link: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <html:link action="/MailMessage">Send > > > > > > > Message</html:link> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. the action mapping in > struts-config.xml > > > is: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <action > > > > > > > path="/MailMessage" > > > > > > > parameter=".message.Form" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > type="org.apache.struts.actions.ForwardAction"/> > > > > > > > > > > > > You need to look here for the problem. > > > Assuming > > > > you > > > > > > copied and pasted this. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What am I missing this time? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > Shop for Back-to-School deals on Yahoo! > > > Shopping. > > > > > http://shopping.yahoo.com/backtoschool > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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