Thanks, this sure does help... I must be blind sometimes :-(
Torsten Musachy Barroso wrote: > This might help: > > http://struts.apache.org/2.0.6/docs/how-do-we-repopulate-controls-when-validation-fails.html > > > musachy > > On 5/9/07, Torsten Römer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I would like to hear what is good practice for prepopulating forms. >> >> For example, I want to create a Map with options to populate a select >> with, and this needs to be done before validation but also after failed >> validation before the form is redisplayed. >> >> Right now I am creating the map in the constructor of the action class >> but I wonder how to handle possible errors here, for example when a >> required database connection fails. >> >> Is there a method similar to execute() that I could overwrite which is >> called before validation? I tried to overwrite input() which works fine >> when the form is initially displayed but input() does not seem to be >> called after validation failed and the form is redisplayed. >> >> Or should I just store the map in the session and reuse it for >> subsequent requests? >> >> Or can/should I change the scope of the action to session? >> >> Sorry for these beginner's questions but I would like to do it the right >> way from the start :-) >> >> Torsten >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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]
