Hi Gary-
what happens when you try it thru JS ?
<SCRIPT type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
var errorsObject = StrutsUtils.getValidationErrors(text);
</SCRIPT>
?
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From: "Gary Affonso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <user@struts.apache.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2007 1:00 PM
Subject: What's up with validationErrors?
> I made the mistake of using the "validationErrors" map in my Freemarker
> page...
>
> <td>${(validationErrors["postalAddress.firstName"]) !}</td>
>
> I did this reflexively without thinking and it worked. For awhile.
> Then it broke. In very strange ways.
>
> The problem I'm having with it is that if I add a fieldError, by hand,
> in my action right before returning success (which shows the form) I
> don't see the fieldError in the validationErrors map.
>
> In other words this fails...
>
> In my actions execute() method:
>
> addFieldError("emailAddress", "temp");
> return Action.SUCCESS;
>
> In my view mapped to SUCCESS:
>
> ${(validationErrors["emailAddress"]) !}
>
> I get nada.
>
> But in some instances I do get errors in the validationErrors map. For
> example, if I add fieldErrors from within a validate() method on my
> form-processing action and then preserve those errors across the
> redirect (via the MessageStoreInterceptor) to my form-show action,
> *some* (but not all) of the validation errors are shown.
>
> WTF?!
>
> Anybody know what the deal is with the validationErrors map? What is it
> supposed to contain? When does it get updated/synchronized with
> actionErrors and fieldErrors?
>
> I'll avoid it for now (and just use the fieldErrors map directly) but
> now I'm curious what validationErrors is supposed to do. Is it vestigal?
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Gary
>
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