Hi Jeromy, Thanks a lot for your guidance. I was able to get it working with your information. And the that demo site you send was very helpful too.
thanks, /nandana On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Jeromy Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nandana Mihindukulasooriya wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to use type conversion feature to convert set of values to > > a list in my action as mentioned in the type conversion documentation > > (Advanced Type Conversion/Collection and Map Support) [1]. I followed > > the steps but still no luck. I have few questions. (please excuse if > > these questions are too naive , I am new to Structs 2). > > > > i) Where should I put MyBeanAction-conversion.properties file ? > > > > In the same directory as MyBeanAction.java > > > > ii) Using the debug mode, can I check whether the > > ObjectTypeDeterminer picked it ? > > > > Yes, download the source code for Struts and XWork and you can trace > through it. I don't recall it displaying any useful debug messages in > the log. > > I find this type "advanced" conversion very frustrating every time I > attempt to use it. Just try to keep it simple. > I always either use: > a Map, and reference each entry by its key (which is a string). eg > field['a'].value; or > a List, and reference each try by its index eg. field[0].value; and > make each entry a simple bean that doesn't require non-standard conversion > > Finally ensure you have getters for the collections so OGNL can get it > before writing to it, and ensure it's a non-abstract type or instantiate > it yourself before the entries are set on it. > > Also turn on devMode for your application. > > Hope that helps. > > Examples: http://www.planetstruts.org/struts2-showcase/conversion/index.jsp > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
