Julius - Are you answering questions from another thread? Are you supposedly speaking for me? Is this some attempt at being clever or something? I don't get it. But then it is Monday, in August, and early ...
Bob Julius-19 wrote: > > Thanks a lot, and I'll try to learn more about those controllers and > hopefully understand each as soon as possible. Again, thanks a lot for the > replies... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "syg6" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: [appfuse-user] Best practices: Which Spring MVC Form to use? > > >> >> Hmmm ... So you would work with a SimpleFormController? I think I have > tried >> this in the past and couldn't get it to work because of Validation. IOW, >> Spring Validates my CompanyForm, as if it were performing a Save/Update > and >> craps out because none of this info is sent, only the idCompany and >> idEmployee(s). >> >> I guess I could turn off validation ... not sure how ... but that seems > like >> a kludge. You think this is the best way to go about it? >> >> Thanks, >> Bob >> >> >> Michael Horwitz wrote: >> > >> > As a rule I ALWAYS work with a command object. In the example you cite >> > below >> > the command object would be the company and the controller would add >> the >> > employees to the appropriate collection on the company object. >> Hibernate >> > handles all of the writing to the mapping table, etc. There are > occasions >> > where I got directly to JDBC but these are few and far between and >> > normally >> > involve some sort of bulk operation. >> > >> > Mike. >> > >> > >> > On 8/13/07, syg6 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> When you have a simple list you use a Controller and when you are >> doing >> >> CRUD >> >> a SimpleFormController. >> >> >> >> But let's say you have an Object Company that has a Collection of >> >> Employees. >> >> When you CRUD a Company you use a SimpleFormController. But when you > want >> >> to >> >> add an Employee to a Company, you open a page with a drop-down of >> >> Employees. >> >> You select one, or many and click on Submit. >> >> >> >> Now what? You wouldn't use a SimpleFormController because this assumes >> >> that >> >> your Command Object (Company) will be mapped to the form and saved in > the >> >> companies table in the database. What you need to do is save the id's > of >> >> the >> >> Company and Employee in the companiesemployees table, for which no >> >> Command >> >> Object exists. >> >> >> >> If, for example, your companiesemployees table had other attributes, > like >> >> salary, then you'd have to create a CompanyEmployee Object to do the >> >> CRUD, >> >> in which case I guess you wouldn't have this problem. But for >> >> simplicity's >> >> sake, let's say we don't have attributes, and as such, don't have a >> >> CompanyEmployee Object. >> >> >> >> What's the best way to save this relation? I am sure I could come up > with >> >> a >> >> kludge solution and get it to work, but I was just wondering what the >> >> experts say... >> >> >> >> Many thanks! >> >> Bob >> >> -- >> >> View this message in context: >> >> > http://www.nabble.com/Best-practices%3A-Which-Spring-MVC-Form-to-use--tf4259 > 684s2369.html#a12122214 >> >> Sent from the AppFuse - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/Best-practices%3A-Which-Spring-MVC-Form-to-use--tf4259 > 684s2369.html#a12122610 >> Sent from the AppFuse - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Best-practices%3A-Which-Spring-MVC-Form-to-use--tf4259684s2369.html#a12123852 Sent from the AppFuse - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
