Class FormTool
View tool to work with HTML forms in Struts.
Struts has support to parse incoming HTTP requests and populate a Java bean with the submitted request parameters. The same Java bean is used to populate forms with initial values. Additionally, a hook allows the application developer to include automatic form validation code.
FormTool provides miscellaneous methods to work with forms and form bean in the context of Struts applications.
Template example(s): <input type="hidden" name="$form.tokenName" value="$form.token"> <input type="submit" name="$form.cancelName" value="Cancel"> Toolbox configuration: <tools> <toolbox scope="request"> <tool class="org.apache.velocity.tools.struts.FormTool"/> </toolbox> </tools>
This tool may only be used in the request scope.
- Since:
- VelocityTools 1.0
- Version:
- $Id: FormTool.java 601976 2007-12-07 03:50:51Z nbubna $
- Author:
- Gabe Sidler
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Field Summary
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionActionForm
getBean()
Returns the form bean associated with this action mapping.Returns the query parameter name under which a cancel button press must be reported if form validation is to be skipped.getName()
Returns the form bean name associated with this action mapping.getToken()
Returns the transaction control token for this session ornull
if no token exists.Returns the query parameter name under which a transaction token must be reported.void
Deprecated.void
setRequest
(HttpServletRequest request) Initializes this tool.
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Field Details
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request
protected HttpServletRequest requestA reference to the HtttpServletRequest. -
session
protected HttpSession sessionA reference to the HtttpSession.
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Constructor Details
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FormTool
public FormTool()
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Method Details
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init
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setRequest
public void setRequest(HttpServletRequest request) Initializes this tool.- Parameters:
request
- the currentHttpServletRequest
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if the param is not a ViewContext
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getBean
public ActionForm getBean()Returns the form bean associated with this action mapping.
This is a convenience method. The form bean is automatically available in the Velocity context under the name defined in the Struts configuration.
If the form bean is used repeatedly, it is recommended to create a local variable referencing the bean rather than calling getBean() multiple times.
Example: #set ($defaults = $form.bean) <input type="text" name="username" value="$defaults.username">
- Returns:
- the
ActionForm
associated with this request ornull
if there is no form bean associated with this mapping
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getName
Returns the form bean name associated with this action mapping.
- Returns:
- the name of the ActionForm associated with this request or
null
if there is no form bean associated with this mapping
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getCancelName
Returns the query parameter name under which a cancel button press must be reported if form validation is to be skipped.
This is the value of
org.apache.struts.taglib.html.Constants.CANCEL_PROPERTY
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getToken
Returns the transaction control token for this session ornull
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getTokenName
Returns the query parameter name under which a transaction token must be reported. This is the value of
org.apache.struts.taglib.html.Constants.TOKEN_KEY
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