thanks wes. so when that url will be clicked the setter will be set.
...maybe pushing the envelope but is it possible to not click any url but
still set a setter. just like we call a getter.
<s:property value = "%{stuff}"/>
On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Bhaarat Sharma <bhaara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> wow ..just explaining the problem i figured out I can just avoid doing what
> i was thinking and just check for request.getParamter() inside the action
> class.
> anyways...still curious if there is a way to set a setter w/out doing form
> submission..
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Bhaarat Sharma <bhaara...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I know its not the best case scenario. If i can do this then I will not
>> have to change major piece of the code.
>> I'll try to explain the scenario: basically one jsp page is used to show
>> results. this jsp page has pagination so each time 50 results are shown. But
>> the page has a printer friendly version. when printer friendly link is
>> clicked this same jsp page is loaded again but this time around we want to
>> print everything not just 50 records. so in my action class there is a
>> method which returns sublist. but in this case i want it to return the whole
>> list.
>>
>> So in the jsp i know when printerfriendly is taking place because it is
>> being passed a parameter called ?print=true
>>
>> so i thought that in jsp i could check if print=true then set action class
>> Printer method to true. ....kind of confusing i bet it sounds..
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:14 PM, Wes Wannemacher <w...@wantii.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Bhaarat Sharma<bhaara...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Thanks.
>>> > I have another question, which might be a little off topic.
>>> >
>>> > if I have a method like this in my Action class
>>> >
>>> > public void setPrinter(String print)
>>> > {
>>> > this.printer = print;
>>> > }
>>> >
>>> > how can I call this setter with some value from my jsp page using
>>> struts2?
>>> >
>>> > I know this can be set if I submit a form with hidden value and stuff
>>> but I
>>> > dont want to submit a form. I just want to set the value from the jsp
>>> page.
>>> > ..
>>> >
>>>
>>> At which point will that value be used? If you need to know the value
>>> of the 'print' variable within the execute method of your action, then
>>> it should be part of the form submission... In fact, I am having
>>> trouble thinking of a scenario where you would want to call that sort
>>> of method from a JSP that doesn't involve form submission (except
>>> javascript, but still, just calling a setter alone doesn't really have
>>> any effect unless you are calling another action method afterwards
>>> that has an interest in that variable's value).
>>>
>>> -Wes
>>>
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