Here's a couple of ideas: - You can use the same form bean in all 3 pages, using <html:hidden> fields for data that doesn't need to be displayed but needs to be passed along. - You can create a <html:submit> button which is populated via data from a form bean property specified with the property= attribute - There's always the fallback (rhymes with "hack") of using javascript on the page to create a button/link with all the arguments required as parameters to a GET method.
With all these ideas you're limited to the amount of data to "store" in the request. So, couple whatever solution you come up with for above with some data-layer caching (like what iBatis provides) to eliminate your requirement to manually cache the user objects. HTH, -ed On 5/31/05, andy wix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am having difficulty trying to write a web app without session state (not > my choice). > > As an example, my normal approach, say, to delete a user from a list is: > > in the 'pre display' action: > - fill an arraylist of user objects from the db and set it in the session > > in the jsp > - this arraylist is used for the values in a drop down menu > - user selects one item, and through using JSTL, I get the object's uid > > in the 'post display' action: > - look up the uid of the object in the arraylist > - delete user on db (specifying uid) > > Is there a way of doing this using forms or something? The issue is that if > I put the arraylist in the request it is no longer in scope when I get to > the post display action. > > Thanks, > andy > > _________________________________________________________________ > Winks & nudges are here - download MSN Messenger 7.0 today! > http://messenger.msn.co.uk > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
