thanks a lot that worked. I never understood what the "redirect" does until
now. I know now when to make it true.
Thanks a lot again.

>From: "Michael Jouravlev" <jmikus (AT) gmail (DOT) com>
>Reply-To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <user (AT) struts (DOT) apache.org>
>To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <user (AT) struts (DOT) apache.org>
>Subject: Re: form-property value set in dispatch action is lost
>Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:34:46 -0700
>
>You use the same form in both actions, and you chain them without a
>redirect, so the request parameters are applied to your form again
>when you forward to PrepareAction.
>
>Struts repopulates your form with request parameters, so if the
>parameter is mentioned in the request and it is emply, Struts will
>clear the value you've set.
>
>Also check your reset() method, Struts will call it before populating
>the form. This method is called from both of your actions, and you
>should not clear your form if PrepareAction is called.
>
9/19/06, fea jabi <zyxrm (AT) hotmail (DOT) comwrote:
>>In struts config have a Dynavalidator form-bean
>>
>><form-bean name="Form1" type=" DynaValidatorForm">
><form-property name="typeName" type="java.lang.String"/>
>>
>></form-bean>
>>
>>have prepare(Action) and dispath(LookupDispatchAction) actions for the jsp
>>in the config which are session scoped.
>>
>><action
>path="/PrepareAction"
>type="com.PrepareAction"
>name="Form1"
>scope="session">
><forward name="success" path="/pages/Accounts.jsp"
>>redirect="false"/>
></action>
>>
>><action
>path="/DispatchAction"
>type="com.DispatchAction"
>name="Form1"
>scope="session"
>parameter="method">
><forward name="successCalc" path="/PrepareAction.do"
>>redirect="false"/>
></action>
>>
>>
>>In the jsp have a submit button which dispatches to the dispatch action to
>>one of the methods in it.
>>I am setting one of the form property value in that method.
>>
>>
>>public class DispatchAction extends LookupDispatchAction {
>>
>protected Map getKeyMethodMap() {
>Map map = new HashMap();
>map.put("btn.calc", "calc");
>}
>>
>public ActionForward calculate(ActionMapping mapping,
>ActionForm form,
>HttpServletRequest request,
>HttpServletResponse response)
>throws IException, ServletException {
>DynaValidatorForm frm = (DynaValidatorForm)form;
>>
>frm.set("typeName", "xxxxx");
>>
>return mapping.findForward("successCalc");
>}
>>
>}
>>
>>
>>setting the form-property value in the dispatch action i.e the "typeName"
>>to
>>"xxxxx"
>>
>>When it is sucess it is going back to the prepare action and the form
>>property value is "" instead of "xxxxx". checked at the first statement in
>>the execute method in prepare action the form-property value is different.
>>
>>not sure why the form-property value is different in prepare action as
>>before. When in dispatch action the form-bean had the right value i.e the
>>form-property in form-bean to "xxxxx". but when came to prepare it's value
>>is lost.
>>
>>why is this happenning? how can this be fixed?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
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