Your Action classes can add ActionMessages for a specific property, not just GLOBAL_MESSAGES. Then, display GLOBAL_MESSAGES at the top of the page, and field-specific ones relative to the field. (this will work in 1.3.8)
See http://struts.apache.org/1.2.7/api/org/apache/struts/action/ActionMessag es.html Specifically: add(java.lang.String, org.apache.struts.action.ActionMessage) get(java.lang.String) -----Original Message----- From: Dimitris Mouchritsas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:23 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: Different error messages for client and server side validation Dimitris Mouchritsas wrote: > Hi all, > we are using <a> elements in our error messages to allow the user to > go to the form field when the error message shows up. > Obviously this messes up the client side javascript popup message > which shows like: <a href="#Username">Username</a> is missing. > Is there a way to use a different error message or should we abandon > the idea of client side validation? > > Regards > Dimitris Mouchritsas > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > BTW Struts v1.3.8 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Notice: This e-mail message, together with any attachments, contains information of Merck & Co., Inc. (One Merck Drive, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA 08889), and/or its affiliates (which may be known outside the United States as Merck Frosst, Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD and in Japan, as Banyu - direct contact information for affiliates is available at http://www.merck.com/contact/contacts.html) that may be confidential, proprietary copyrighted and/or legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named on this message. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete it from your system. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
