I see what you mean now. You are correct. I have to
wrap <html:select> tag with a <html:form> tag. This
is not the first time that I stumble on this problem.
I should surely learn a lesson now.
Thanks a lot for pointing out my mistake. This
mistake should be imprinted in my head from now on.
--- Matt Bathje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is my point though - if what you posted is your
> entire
> listpages.jsp page (you haven't selectively
> cut/pasted) then your
> problem IS with the "anything" - you do not have an
> html:form tag
> wrapping your html:select, which is a nono. Since it
> can't find the form
> bean, it can't find the property called anything,
> which means it will
> crash with the error you are seeing.
>
> My other 2 suggestions are to:
>
> 2: make sure that PageBean is a valid JavaBean
> 3: not use page import, which I'm not sure is valid
> for what you are
> doing (but I could be completely wrong on that)
>
>
> Matt
>
>
> Caroline Jen wrote:
>
> > Hi, thanks for the reply.
> >
> > First, 'anything' is the property for the
> <html:select
> > ....> tag; therefore, 'anything' has nothing to do
> > with my particular problem.
> >
> > Second, There is no problem with the database
> > operation. Data are retrieved and can be
> displayed
> > using the <c:forEach ....> tag. Now, it is the
> > drop-down menu.
> >
> > I have a collection of JavaBean(s) upon successful
> > completion of an action to pass onto a .jsp:
> >
> > Collection pages = service.getPages();
> > request.setAttribute( "PageBeans", pages
> );
> >
> > The individual JavaBean in the Collection is
> called
> > PageBean. The PageBean has only one property
> called
> > 'name' (I made it simple for testing purpose) with
> the
> > get and set methods.
> >
> > In my listpages.jsp, I have
> >
> > <%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-html" prefix="html"
> %>
> > <%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-bean" prefix="bean"
> %>
> > <%@ page import="org.dhsinfo.content.PageBean" %>
> >
> > <bean:define id="nameList" name="PageBeans"
> > scope="request" type="java.util.ArrayList"
> />
> > <html:select size="1" property="anything"
> > multiple="false">
> > <html:options collection="nameList"
> > property="name" labelProperty="name"/>
> > </html:select>
> >
> > it ended with this error message:
> >
> > Http Status 500 root cause
> >
> > javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot find bean
> > under name org.apache.struts.taglib.html.BEAN
> >
> > and in the Tomcat logs file:
> >
> > 2004-09-20 12:03:38
> > ApplicationDispatcher[/DHSInfo] Servlet.service()
> for
> > servlet jsp threw exception
> > javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot find bean
> under
> > name org.apache.struts.taglib.html.BEAN
> >
> > --- Matt Bathje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Caroline - I have 3 suggestions.
> >>
> >>The first is to make sure that you are using the
> >>correct form name in
> >>your html:form, and that the form definition is
> >>setup correctly in
> >>struts-config. The error message you are getting
> >>seems (to me at least)
> >>suspiciously like it can't find a form property
> >>named "anything" in the
> >>form you are trying to load up.
> >>
> >>The second is to make sure that PageBean has
> >>getters/setters for all of
> >>its properties, and that it has a valid default
> >>constructor.
> >>
> >>The third is to try and take the page import="bla"
> >>out of the page, and
> >>instead set a request variable with the bean data
> in
> >>you loader action.
> >>I've never tried doing it using the page import
> >>myself, so it may work
> >>(maybe somebody else can chip in on that...) but
> >>I've definitley had
> >>success with the other way.
> >>
> >>Matt
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Caroline Jen wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I tried your way:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>><%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-html" prefix="html"
> >>
> >>%>
> >>
> >>><%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-bean" prefix="bean"
> >>
> >>%>
> >>
> >>><%@ page import="org.dhsinfo.content.PageBean" %>
> >>>
> >>><html:select size="1" property="anything"
> >>>multiple="false">
> >>> <html:options collection="PageBeans"
> >>>property="name" labelProperty="name"/>
> >>></html:select>
> >>>
> >>>and my way:
> >>>
> >>><%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-html" prefix="html"
> >>
> >>%>
> >>
> >>><%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-bean" prefix="bean"
> >>
> >>%>
> >>
> >>><%@ page import="org.dhsinfo.content.PageBean" %>
> >>>
> >>><bean:define id="nameList" name="PageBeans"
> >>>scope="request" type="java.util.ArrayList" />
> >>><html:select size="1" property="anything"
> >>>multiple="false">
> >>> <html:options collection="nameList"
> >>>property="name" labelProperty="name"/>
> >>></html:select>
> >>>
> >>>Both ended with the same error message:
> >>>
> >>>Http Status 500 root cause
> >>>
> >>>javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot find bean
> >>
> >>under
> >>
> >>>name org.apache.struts.taglib.html.BEAN
> >>>
> >>>and in the Tomcat logs file:
> >>>
> >>>2004-09-20 12:03:38
> >>
> >>ApplicationDispatcher[/DHSInfo]
> >>
> >>>Servlet.service() for servlet jsp threw exception
> >>>javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot find bean
> >>
> >>under
> >>
> >>>name org.apache.struts.taglib.html.BEAN
> >>>--- Amin Lalji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Try removing the bean:define
> >>>>
> >>>>And setting your line:
> >>>>
> >>>><html:options collection="nameList"
> >>
> >>property="name"
> >>
> >>>>labelProperty="name"/>
> >>>>
>
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