Package org.apache.struts.action

Class DynaActionForm

java.lang.Object
org.apache.struts.action.ActionForm
org.apache.struts.action.DynaActionForm
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, DynaBean
Direct Known Subclasses:
DynaValidatorForm
public class DynaActionForm extends ActionForm implements DynaBean

Specialized subclass of ActionForm that allows the creation of form beans with dynamic sets of properties, without requiring the developer to create a Java class for each type of form bean.

USAGE NOTE - Since Struts 1.1, the reset method no longer initializes property values to those specified in <form-property> elements in the Struts module configuration file. If you wish to utilize that behavior, the simplest solution is to subclass DynaActionForm and call the initialize method inside it.

Since:
Struts 1.1
Version:
$Rev$ $Date: 2005-11-12 11:52:08 -0500 (Sat, 12 Nov 2005) $
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • dynaClass

      protected DynaActionFormClass dynaClass

      The DynaActionFormClass with which we are associated.

    • dynaValues

      protected HashMap<String,Object> dynaValues

      The set of property values for this DynaActionForm, keyed by property name.

  • Constructor Details

    • DynaActionForm

      public DynaActionForm()

  • Method Details

    • initialize

      public void initialize(ActionMapping mapping)

      Initialize all bean properties to their initial values, as specified in the FormPropertyConfig elements associated with the definition of this DynaActionForm.

      Parameters:
      mapping - The mapping used to select this instance

    • initialize

      public void initialize(FormBeanConfig config)

      Initialize the specified form bean.

      Parameters:
      config - The configuration for the form bean to initialize.

    • reset

      public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, ServletRequest request)

      Reset bean properties to their default state, as needed. This method is called before the properties are repopulated by the controller.

      The default implementation attempts to forward to the HTTP version of this method.

      Overrides:
      reset in class ActionForm
      Parameters:
      mapping - The mapping used to select this instance
      request - The servlet request we are processing

    • reset

      public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request)

      Reset the properties to their initial value if their reset configuration is set to true or if reset is set to a list of HTTP request methods that includes the method of given request object.

      Overrides:
      reset in class ActionForm
      Parameters:
      mapping - The mapping used to select this instance
      request - The servlet request we are processing

    • contains

      public boolean contains(String name, String key)

      Indicates if the specified mapped property contain a value for the specified key value.

      Specified by:
      contains in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property to check
      key - Name of the key to check
      Returns:
      true if the specified mapped property contains a value for the specified key value; true otherwise.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if there is no property of the specified name
      IllegalArgumentException - if there is no mapped property of the specified name

    • get

      public Object get(String name)

      Return the value of a simple property with the specified name.

      Specified by:
      get in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved
      Returns:
      The value of a simple property with the specified name.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if there is no property of the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the type specified for the property is invalid

    • get

      public Object get(String name, int index)

      Return the value of an indexed property with the specified name.

      Specified by:
      get in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved
      index - Index of the value to be retrieved
      Returns:
      The value of an indexed property with the specified name.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if there is no property of the specified name
      IllegalArgumentException - if the specified property exists, but is not indexed
      NullPointerException - if no array or List has been initialized for this property

    • get

      public Object get(String name, String key)

      Return the value of a mapped property with the specified name, or null if there is no value for the specified key.

      Specified by:
      get in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved
      key - Key of the value to be retrieved
      Returns:
      The value of a mapped property with the specified name, or null if there is no value for the specified key.
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if there is no property of the specified name
      IllegalArgumentException - if the specified property exists, but is not mapped

    • getString

      public String getString(String name)

      Return the value of a String property with the specified name. This is equivalent to calling (String) dynaForm.get(name).

      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved.
      Returns:
      The value of a String property with the specified name.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if there is no property of the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the type specified for the property is invalid
      ClassCastException - if the property is not a String.
      Since:
      Struts 1.2

    • getStrings

      public String[] getStrings(String name)

      Return the value of a String[] property with the specified name. This is equivalent to calling (String[]) dynaForm.get(name).

      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved.
      Returns:
      The value of a String[] property with the specified name.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if there is no property of the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the type specified for the property is invalid
      ClassCastException - if the property is not a String[].
      Since:
      Struts 1.2

    • getDynaClass

      public DynaClass getDynaClass()

      Return the DynaClass instance that describes the set of properties available for this DynaBean.

      Specified by:
      getDynaClass in interface DynaBean
      Returns:
      The DynaClass instance that describes the set of properties available for this DynaBean.

    • getMap

      public Map<String,Object> getMap()

      Returns the Map containing the property values. This is done mostly to facilitate accessing the DynaActionForm through JavaBeans accessors, in order to use the JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library (JSTL).

      For instance, the normal JSTL EL syntax for accessing an ActionForm would be something like this: 

        ${formbean.prop}
      The JSTL EL syntax for accessing a DynaActionForm looks something like this (because of the presence of this getMap() method): 
        ${dynabean.map.prop}

      Returns:
      The Map containing the property values.

    • remove

      public void remove(String name, String key)

      Remove any existing value for the specified key on the specified mapped property.

      Specified by:
      remove in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property for which a value is to be removed
      key - Key of the value to be removed
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if there is no property of the specified name
      IllegalArgumentException - if there is no mapped property of the specified name

    • set

      public void set(String name, Object value)

      Set the value of a simple property with the specified name.

      Specified by:
      set in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be set
      value - Value to which this property is to be set
      Throws:
      ConversionException - if the specified value cannot be converted to the type required for this property
      IllegalArgumentException - if there is no property of the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the type specified for the property is invalid
      NullPointerException - if an attempt is made to set a primitive property to null

    • set

      public void set(String name, int index, Object value)

      Set the value of an indexed property with the specified name.

      Specified by:
      set in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be set
      index - Index of the property to be set
      value - Value to which this property is to be set
      Throws:
      ConversionException - if the specified value cannot be converted to the type required for this property
      NullPointerException - if there is no property of the specified name
      IllegalArgumentException - if the specified property exists, but is not indexed
      IndexOutOfBoundsException - if the specified index is outside the range of the underlying property

    • set

      public void set(String name, String key, Object value)

      Set the value of a mapped property with the specified name.

      Specified by:
      set in interface DynaBean
      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property whose value is to be set
      key - Key of the property to be set
      value - Value to which this property is to be set
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if there is no property of the specified name
      IllegalArgumentException - if the specified property exists, but is not mapped

    • toString

      public String toString()

      Render a String representation of this object.

      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      A string representation of this object.

    • getDynaProperty

      protected DynaProperty getDynaProperty(String name)

      Return the property descriptor for the specified property name.

      Parameters:
      name - Name of the property for which to retrieve the descriptor
      Returns:
      The property descriptor for the specified property name.
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if this is not a valid property name for our DynaClass

    • isDynaAssignable

      protected boolean isDynaAssignable(Class<?> dest, Class<?> source)

      Indicates if an object of the source class is assignable to the destination class.

      Parameters:
      dest - Destination class
      source - Source class
      Returns:
      true if the source is assignable to the destination; false otherwise.