Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-10 Thread Leo Asanov
--- Michael Jouravlev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you need it? Yes. > Back/Forward navigates between resources. Resource > is an Action, not a > JSP nor an ActionForm. So, to use default > Back/Forward functionality > you need to define as many action mappings as you > have "navigatiable"

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-10 Thread Michael Jouravlev
On 8/10/05, Leo Asanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's the first thing I thought of. But in that case > you loose "Back" function (and maybe something else as > well). Do you need it? > You could do something if user presses "back" > on the page, but you can't do much if he clicks "back" > in

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-10 Thread Leo Asanov
That's the first thing I thought of. But in that case you loose "Back" function (and maybe something else as well). You could do something if user presses "back" on the page, but you can't do much if he clicks "back" in the browser unless you write your own request handler. And I am trying to avoid

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-10 Thread Jeff Beal
Could you just put all of your completed ActionForms in a session-scoped collection, then loop through that collection when the user clicks "Finish"? This isn't a standard procedure, to my knowledge, but it would be the first approach I would take given similar requirements. -- Jeff On 8/10/05,

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-10 Thread Frank W. Zammetti
You may lose *automatic* validation... remember that there is no technical reason you have to use ActionForms at all, and if you do use them there is nothing that says you have to associate them with Action Mappings. For instance, I have seen some situations where developers didn't want the auto-p

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-10 Thread Leo Asanov
Michael, I don't think I really understand your suggestion. Don't I loose struts validation functionality if I don't have an ActionForm per html form? Cheers, Leo > ActionForm does not have to correlate to HTML form > one-to-one. You can > create one ActionForm with session scope and use > neste

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-10 Thread Michael Jouravlev
ActionForm does not have to correlate to HTML form one-to-one. You can create one ActionForm with session scope and use nested DTOs/BOs for each HTML form. For relatives' form you can use a list of nested DTOs. It is even simpler that you do not need to render a particular relative, you just enter

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-09 Thread Leo Asanov
Yes, I am talking about one form per request situation. I don't really see how I can use it as it is. ActionForm object will be overriden with the latest one and all previous data will be lost. Ideally I would prefer to have all data stored in the session automatically and only when user clicks "

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-09 Thread Laurie Harper
Leo Asanov wrote: Is there any standard ways to manage multiple instances of one form with Struts? I have application which is supposed to take theorerically unlimited number of person's descriptions. Every time user clicks "add one more person" he/she gets exactly the same form (with the same va

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-09 Thread Michael Jouravlev
On 8/8/05, Leo Asanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael, > > I don't see the analogy with "Save As" dialog. And > ActionForm is not a businees object indeed. Don't know > what to do with this valuable information though... > > If there is nothing in Struts which can help me then > it is the in

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-08 Thread Leo Asanov
Michael, I don't see the analogy with "Save As" dialog. And ActionForm is not a businees object indeed. Don't know what to do with this valuable information though... If there is nothing in Struts which can help me then it is the information I am looking for. Although I would appreciate any ide

Re: multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-08 Thread Michael Jouravlev
If you need to save document from Microsoft Word, you open "File Save" dialog. When you need to save another file, do you create another "File Save" dialog? Do all these dialogs remain allocated until you shut down the system? ActionForm is not a business object. Michael. On 8/8/05, Leo Asanov <

multiple instances of one ActionForm

2005-08-08 Thread Leo Asanov
Hi! Is there any standard ways to manage multiple instances of one form with Struts? I have application which is supposed to take theorerically unlimited number of person's descriptions. Every time user clicks "add one more person" he/she gets exactly the same form (with the same validation rules)