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Is the form bean class properly set up? --- Matt Bathje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Caroline - the downside of this approach is now some > of the struts > features that require the <html:formelement> tags > won't work. You > haven't solved the problem so much as put a crappy > bandaid on it I think. > > I haven't been following this thread, but based on > the error message you > are getting, I would guess that the form definition > for messageForm is > not setup correctly. > > Also, I'm assuming you are using a dyna form, and > that if you aren't you > have a properly setup form bean class. > > > Matt > > > > Caroline Jen wrote: > > > 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. > >> > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
