Re: [Fwd: Re: How to get around not putting name=fb on bP ConentAdminEdit?]

On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:12:46 -0500
Vic Cekvenich <[email protected]> wrote:
 
> 
> Rick Reumann wrote:
> > A while back I had a problem trying to figure out why I was getting
> > funky null pointer errors etc. It turns out I wasn't paying
> > attention to how the ActEvent setBean() was putting my form in scope
> > with the value"fb" from my Constants file. That's all well in fine
> > and I can just label my form properties...
> > 
> > <html:text name="fb" property="requestedBy" />
> 
> The name of the bean is set in struts-config, it is never FB.
> 
> > 
> > But how on the bP ContentAdminEdit.jsp page are you able to use:
> > 
> > <html:text property="pageURL" size="70"/> , etc.
> > 
> > without using the name="fb" attribute??  It looks like you are using
> > the same ActEvent setBean(..) method which put's all the formBeans
> > in scope with "fb" as the name. 
> 
> That is base method, one can override, for R/O pages, not forms. So if
> I quickly want to do somehting.
> Base method are meant to be overriden.


But (see other e-mail) I'm always forced under this framework to create
an Action to populate a form (even if it's blank) just so I have HashMap
in my List that isn't null.  So in my ItemRequestAction I created a 
onSetupExec(ActEvent ae) method where I can populate the bean. Problem
then is I still have to call 

ae.setBean( itemRequest );

Which does put "fb" into request scope. I got around having to use "fb"
and am able to use my normal name defined in my action mapping by then
doing...

HttpServletRequest req = ae.getReq();
req.setAttribute( (ae.getMapping()).getAttribute(), itemRequest);

Which did the trick, but really it was a waste to have "fb" put in scope
through the ActionEvent method in this case.  

I'm also confused because I don't see you do this anywhere in bP so I'm
still trying to figure out how it works for you.

I really think this whole thing could be made much simpler to get a
grasp of if it dealt with a simple "User" and you had a menu:

Add User
Edit User
View Users

I'm curious at the very first stage how you can click on a link and get
to a simple blank form to "Add A User." I know I can do it building
normal Action classes etc but following your framework I'm having a lot
more trouble.  (IN other words do I build an Action with a "setUpExec"
method? Currently I don't see you having one? ). Anyway, it's Friday I
have a headache from looking at all of this:) 


-- 
Rick Reumann