Check out http://struts.apache.org/shale. The documentation is pretty complete and there are nightly build and examples you can download.
sean On 8/26/05, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did it by just making the managedBean name the same as the jsp. So in your > case: > > <managed-bean> > <managed-bean-name>fooBar</managed-bean-name> > > > > On 8/26/05, Saul Qunming Yuan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This sounds like it may work for me. I never used Shale, so how do I map > > the backingbean from "fooBar" to "fooBar.jsp" as you mentioned below? in > > face-config.xml? > > > > thanks. > > > > > On 8/24/05, Saul Qunming Yuan < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >> Thanks for your response. I guess I didn't make me clear here. My > > >> question > > >> is how to call a method in the backing bean from a JSF page without > > >> rendering out anything to the screen. > > > > > > > > > > > > I would suggest using Shale with JSF. Use the Shale jars and then have > > > your > > > backing bean implement a ViewController (I just extend > > > AbstractViewController), and then you'll have several nice methods you > can > > > override. One is called prerender(). So if you map this backingbean to > the > > > correct path, for example "fooBar", when " fooBar.jsp" is called the > > > prerender method is invoked. That's the ultra simplified explanation and > > > since I'm new to this, others (Craig) will probably elaborate more. It's > > > really useful though for exactly what you want. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Rick > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Rick
