Sorry, I was using the wrong form. It should have been a LazyValidatorForm.
--- Marco Mistroni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > What does the getFormData method return? > It should be a bean with exactly the same properties as your > dynavalidatoraction form.. > > > Regards > marco > > -----Original Message----- > From: Norris Shelton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 February 2005 17:08 > To: Struts Users Mailing List; Dakota Jack > Subject: Re: How do I prefill a form > > Here is the entire contents of my init method: > if (form == null) { > form = new DynaValidatorActionForm(); > } > CommonTools.formDataCopy(request, form); > return mapping.findForward("searchName"); > > If I break on the CommonTools line and put my mouse on the > form, > I see form is not null, but is empty. > > The contents of the formDataCopy method is: > BeanUtils.copyProperties(object, getFormData(request)); > > The getFormData method retrieves the "formData" bean from the > request. The bean exists and has the previously entered > information. > > If I let the request run it's couse, I get an error message: > > 12:04:26,098 WARN [RequestProcessor] Unhandled Exception > thrown: class java.lang.NullPointerException > java.lang.NullPointerException > at > org.apache.commons.beanutils.PropertyUtils.isWriteable(PropertyUtils.jav > a:1285) > at > org.apache.commons.beanutils.BeanUtils.copyProperties(BeanUtils.java:259 > ) > at > com.appriss.jxportal.CommonTools.formDataCopy(CommonTools.java:281) > at > com.appriss.jxportal.search.SearchAction.nameInit(SearchAction.java:47) > > > CommonTools.java:281 is the BeanUtils.copyProperties line. It > seems like I am not creating the form correctly. > > --- Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > <snip> > > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 08:04:44 -0800 (PST), Norris Shelton > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am using a LazyValidatorForm for each area of my site. > > They > > > want information entered on a form in one part of the site > > to be > > > the default value when a form in another part of the site > is > > > displayed. I am accumulating the information that is > > entered in > > > a session bean. I then tried to copy that to the form for > > the > > > current action before it is displayed. The form comes in > as > > > null. I then tried to create a new form it it's null, but > > it > > > gets a NPE on the toString() method. > > > > > > Is there a way to do this? > > > > > </snip> > > > > If you showed a bit of your code, that would tell us what > you > > are > > doing. This is fairly simple, actually. Where you get the > > information for the second form is rather beside the point. > > If you > > have the information and a way to store it on the form and > do > > so in > > your action then the information will be there. So, you > need > > to show > > us what you are doing. My guess is that the data stored is > > null. > > But, without seeing your code, I cannot tell for sure. > > > > Jack > > > > -- > > "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it float > on > > its back." > > "Heaven has changed. The Sky now goes all the way to our > > feet. > > > > ~Dakota Jack~ > > > > "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged > > information. > > If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this > for > > the > > addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any > > action based > > on this message or any information herein. If you have > > received this > > message in error, please advise the sender immediately by > > reply e-mail > > and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > ===== > > Norris Shelton > Software Engineer > Sun Certified Java 1.1 Programmer > Appriss, Inc. > ICQ# 26487421 > AIM NorrisEShelton > YIM norrisshelton > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > http://my.yahoo.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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] > > ===== Norris Shelton Software Engineer Sun Certified Java 1.1 Programmer Appriss, Inc. ICQ# 26487421 AIM NorrisEShelton YIM norrisshelton __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
