I think as far as configuration is concerned, it shouldn't be about the developer configuring multiple BeanUtils instances, but configuring how individual fields should be formatted. This is what I went for with FormDef. http://www.rabago.net/struts/formdef/manual.htm#specifyingformats
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:13:07 -0600, Joe Germuska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 9:02 AM -0600 1/31/05, Hubert Rabago wrote: > >I only recently became aware of BeanUtils' non-static object counterparts, > >and I haven't had a chance to use them yet or figure out if Struts can > >use them. > > I think I raised this question recently on the user list, but if not, > it's worth raising again. What would be a plausible configuration > model for Struts to use multiple instances of the beanutils classes? > Ted has (at least once) suggested giving ActionForm the > responsibility for population itself (by adding a "populate" method) > -- this makes a certain amount of sense, but before implementing it, > I would want to try hard to come up with a design which insulated > Struts from the details of the HTTP Servlet API. > > If not that, could anyone suggest a way to support this which wasn't > too cumbersome? > > Joe > > > >You're right, though. If the same converter will be used throughout the > >application, then there's no conflict, and it may as well be registered > >in a plugin. > > > >Hubert > > > > > >On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:53:28 -0600, Kishore Senji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Wouldn't you then run into possible conflicts if you have other areas > >> > of the code or other forms using BeanUtils? > >> > >> May be I misunderstood. I thought he is using that (a > >> special)converter only for a specific action (registering the > >> converter inside the execute method) and he wants that converter not > >> to be there once the action saves the form in the execute. If the > >> converter is needed for form population or some where else best thing > >> is to register the converter in a Plugin. > >> > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Joe Germuska > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://blog.germuska.com > "Narrow minds are weapons made for mass destruction" -The Ex > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
