Thanks to everybody who replied. But what I¹m hearing is that the OGNL implementation in Struts2 is half arsed.
Musachy, if you look at the docs http://struts.apache.org/2.x/docs/ognl-basics.html it tells me that parameters is a named object. I tend to believe you, but how I would I know. And in this case it doesn¹t work either way. Andre, thanks for the workaround but I already had one. My issue was that something this simple shouldn¹t need a work-around. Becky, you think it¹s silly, but I think it¹s ridiculous. You pass parameters to a page with a S2 tag but can¹t retrieve them when on that page, WTF. Why bother allowing it in the first place. # rant warning # This is the sort of stuff that drives new developers to other frameworks. I know in our case the decision was made to move from Struts to Struts 2 without a lot of input. Constant crap like this results in pressure from younger developers to go to wicket or some other framework. These guys aren¹t idiots either, they are putting together compelling arguments like ease-of-use and short ramp up periods. I notice from reading the developer list that Musachy is a leading advocate of casting aside dead weight. I couldn¹t agree more especially at this early stage of the frameworks lifecycle. I think that before 2.1 becomes an official release crap like this issue and the useless ajax plugin should be cast aside. Nobody is expecting 2.1 to be a drop in for 2. # end of rant # Again thank for your help and I¹m sorry the we couldn¹t get a better resolution. Z.
