For me it was very painless and although there aren't lots of big "killer" features - there are IMO lots of little ones that make this a good upgrade.
Niall ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean A. Hoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 4:49 PM Subject: Re: very dynamic forms > Thanks. I am looking at Niall's Lazy stuff, but I like your idea. > I will add it to my list of investigations and experiments. I've > written quite a bit to struts 1.1. Is there a downside to upgrading? > > Thanks. > Dean > > Kevin A. Palfreyman wrote: > > >Dean, > >I do a similar thing with Struts 1.1, and I use an ordinary struts form > >(a subclass of ValidatorActionForm) that has a DynaBean as one of its > >fields. To match this, my DTO also has the same field as a DynaBean, > >and we just have to be a bit more clever when we copy properties between > >the two. The "schema" of the DynaBeans are configured entirely > >separately from the rest of the Struts stuff, and should be fairly > >easily done from a DB. In an upcoming version, the shape of the > >DynaBeans will be determined from data from a remote corba service. > > > >Unfortunately, this is all product specific (closed source), so I can't > >just pass it on (it wouldn't be useful to you anyway in its current > >form). But it should encourage you that it can be done. > > > >>From a quick read of his web page, Niall's Lazy stuff looks very > >promising. If I were starting again, I might have a look to see if that > >would fit. > > > >Good luck, > > > > Kev > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Dean A. Hoover [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: 06 August 2004 15:47 > >>To: Struts Users Mailing List > >>Subject: Re: very dynamic forms > >> > >>What I need to do is construct a form that has a variety of > >>text input forms on it that are determined at run-time. I > >>know how to do this in jsp but I need to provide an > >>ActionForm that conforms to that form. > >>I got several useful replies last night and am investigating them. > >> > >>Dean > >> > >>Michael McGrady wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>That makes sense, but his other comments seem to negate that. He > >>>says, e.g., that "[w]hat would come out of the query would > >>> > >>> > >>be label, > >> > >> > >>>form position, variable name,etc, etc.". These are things > >>> > >>> > >>that are on > >> > >> > >>>the page form, not on some dynamic class handling the form. He > >>>specifically rejects dynamic class structures in fact when he says > >>>that he has worked with DynaActionForm and ActionForm and that they > >>>don't fit the bill. I think he is focusing on the idea of having > >>>changing variables on the page form and how to handle this on the > >>>backend. Is that right, Dean? > >>> > >>>Michael > >>> > >>>At 01:40 AM 8/6/2004, you wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I thought that > >>>> > >>>>" I want to build one on-the-fly according to > >>>> > >>>> > >>"configuration" stuff > >> > >> > >>>>stored in a database, that can change. " > >>>> > >>>>was pretty clear, especially after he pointed out the > >>>> > >>>> > >>DynaActionForms > >> > >> > >>>>weren't what he was looking for because they came from > >>>> > >>>> > >>struts config. > >> > >> > >>>>But maybe it's just me - I'm used to wondering about what (weird > >>>>stuff) I can do in Struts. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>>>At 05:00 PM 8/5/2004, you wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Suppose I want to construct a form based on a query to a > >>>>>>>>>>database. What would come out of the query would > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>be label, > >> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>form position, variable name, etc, etc. What would be the > >>>>>>>>>>recommended way of building this under struts/tiles? I've > >>>>>>>>>>been working with struts/tiles for a while now > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>and this is > >> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>the first time this sort of requirement has come up. I've > >>>>>>>>>>used DynaActionForm and ActionForm, but do not > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>see how this > >> > >> > >>>>>>>>>>sort of thing fits either model. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Any ideas? > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>Dean Hoover > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >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] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
