David, I too am having a similar concern, albeit, with the DispatchAction class.
I am currently have a form that is backed by a DynaActionForm and validation occurs through the Validator pluggin. When binding the validation routine to the action by specifying "validate='true'" in my Action configuration (within the struts-config.xml file) I believe it will run my validation against all methods called within the DispatchAction class for this action. In my situation, I only want the validation to be performed on 2 of the 6 methods within my DispatchAction class. Is there a way to do this while still using the Validator Pluggin and a DynaActionForm? Here are some alternatives I have devised: 1. Create 1 DispatchAction class to handle the two methods with validation, and 1 for all other methods. 2. Do not use the Validator pluggin, and perform validation within the DispatchAction class only when the specific methods are called. I don't like either of these options very much (particularly number 2) since they require a significant increase in maintenance. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Josh Holtzman AMERICAN DATA COMPANY Developing and Supporting your Online Applications [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (310) 470-1257 Fax: (310) 362-8454 Sun Microsystems iForce Partner -----Original Message----- From: Ellingson, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 1:50 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: LookupDispatchAction and Form validation I am trying to implement a LookupDispatchAction class, and I'm not sure if I'm trying to use Form validation in an unintended manner. I see that the LookupDispatchAction class is designed to handle multiple methods, but I do not see a corresponding way to handle multiple validations. As the value of the "parameter" attribute is available from within the ActionForm.validate() method , it seems like I could somehow use this to determine how to validate the form. However, that would require me to hardcode against the value from the html page/Resource file. 1) Is there a way to perform validation based on the method being performed? 2) If not, is there a reason for this restriction? 3) Am I supposed to create separate Action and Form classes in this situation? Thanks, Dave --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]
