From: "Jim Barrows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <!--The magic bit that can do what you want: --> > <msg > name="mask" > key="registrationForm.lastname.maskmsg"/>
Thank, Jim! This this is exactly what I needed: <field property="acceptTerms" depends="validwhen"> <msg name="validwhen" key="error.acceptTerms"/> <var> <var-name>test</var-name> <var-value>(*this* == "Y")</var-value> </var> </field> [The bit you quoted from http://struts.apache.org/userGuide/dev_validator.html is in serious need of some commas!] -- Wendy Smoak --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]