org.apache.struts2.components
Class Form

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.struts2.components.Component
      org.apache.struts2.components.UIBean
          org.apache.struts2.components.ClosingUIBean
              org.apache.struts2.components.Form

public class Form
extends ClosingUIBean

Renders HTML an input form.

The remote form allows the form to be submitted without the page being refreshed. The results from the form can be inserted into any HTML element on the page.

NOTE:

The order / logic in determining the posting url of the generated HTML form is as follows:-

1. If the action attribute is not specified, then the current request will be used to determine the posting url
2. If the action is given, Struts will try to obtain an ActionConfig. This will be successfull if the action attribute is a valid action alias defined struts.xml.
3. If the action is given and is not an action alias defined in struts.xml, Struts will used the action attribute as if it is the posting url, separting the namespace from it and using UrlHelper to generate the final url.

Examples

 
 

 <s:form ... />
 

 
 

Field Summary

protected String	acceptcharset
protected String	action
protected ActionValidatorManager	actionValidatorManager
protected Configuration	configuration
protected String	enctype
protected String	focusElement
protected boolean	includeContext
protected String	method
protected String	namespace
protected ObjectFactory	objectFactory
protected String	onreset
protected String	onsubmit
static String	OPEN_TEMPLATE
protected String	portletMode
protected String	target
static String	TEMPLATE
protected UrlRenderer	urlRenderer
protected String	validate
protected String	windowState

Fields inherited from class org.apache.struts2.components.UIBean

accesskey, cssClass, cssErrorClass, cssErrorStyle, cssStyle, defaultTemplateDir, defaultUITheme, disabled, dynamicAttributes, id, javascriptTooltip, key, label, labelPosition, labelSeparator, name, onblur, onchange, onclick, ondblclick, onfocus, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, onmouseup, onselect, request, required, requiredposition, response, standardAttributesMap, tabindex, template, templateDir, templateEngineManager, templateSuffix, theme, title, tooltip, tooltipConfig, tooltipCssClass, tooltipDelay, tooltipIconPath, value

Fields inherited from class org.apache.struts2.components.Component

actionMapper, COMPONENT_STACK, parameters, stack, throwExceptionOnELFailure

Constructor Summary

Form(ValueStack stack, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Method Summary

protected void	evaluateClientSideJsEnablement(String actionName, String namespace, String actionMethod) Evaluate client side JavaScript Enablement.
protected void	evaluateExtraParams()
protected boolean	evaluateNameValue()
String	getDefaultOpenTemplate()
protected String	getDefaultTemplate() A contract that requires each concrete UI Tag to specify which template should be used as a default.
protected int	getSequence() Get a incrementing sequence unique to this Form component.
List	getValidators(String name)
protected void	populateComponentHtmlId(Form form) Form component determine the its HTML element id as follows:- if an 'id' attribute is specified. if an 'action' attribute is specified, it will be used as the id.
void	setAcceptcharset(String acceptcharset)
void	setAction(String action)
void	setActionValidatorManager(ActionValidatorManager mgr)
void	setConfiguration(Configuration configuration)
void	setEnctype(String enctype)
void	setFocusElement(String focusElement)
void	setIncludeContext(boolean includeContext)
void	setMethod(String method)
void	setNamespace(String namespace)
void	setObjectFactory(ObjectFactory objectFactory)
void	setOnreset(String onreset)
void	setOnsubmit(String onsubmit)
void	setPortletMode(String portletMode)
void	setTarget(String target)
void	setUrlRenderer(UrlRenderer urlRenderer)
void	setValidate(String validate)
void	setWindowState(String windowState)

Methods inherited from class org.apache.struts2.components.ClosingUIBean

setOpenTemplate, start

Methods inherited from class org.apache.struts2.components.UIBean

addFormParameter, buildTemplateName, copyParams, enableAncestorFormCustomOnsubmit, end, ensureAttributeSafelyNotEscaped, escape, evaluateParams, getId, getStandardAttributes, getTemplate, getTemplateDir, getTheme, getTooltipConfig, getValueClassType, mergeTemplate, setAccesskey, setCssClass, setCssErrorClass, setCssErrorStyle, setCssStyle, setDefaultTemplateDir, setDefaultUITheme, setDisabled, setDynamicAttributes, setId, setJavascriptTooltip, setKey, setLabel, setLabelposition, setLabelSeparator, setName, setOnblur, setOnchange, setOnclick, setOndblclick, setOnfocus, setOnkeydown, setOnkeypress, setOnkeyup, setOnmousedown, setOnmousemove, setOnmouseout, setOnmouseover, setOnmouseup, setOnselect, setRequired, setRequiredposition, setTabindex, setTemplate, setTemplateDir, setTemplateEngineManager, setTheme, setTitle, setTooltip, setTooltipConfig, setTooltipCssClass, setTooltipDelay, setTooltipIconPath, setValue

Methods inherited from class org.apache.struts2.components.Component

addAllParameters, addParameter, altSyntax, altSyntax, completeExpressionIfAltSyntax, determineActionURL, determineNamespace, end, fieldError, findAncestor, findString, findString, findStringIfAltSyntax, findValue, findValue, findValue, getComponentStack, getParameters, getStack, popComponentStack, setActionMapper, setThrowExceptionsOnELFailure, setUrlHelper, stripExpressionIfAltSyntax, stripExpressionIfAltSyntax, toString, usesBody

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

OPEN_TEMPLATE

public static final String OPEN_TEMPLATE

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Constant Field Values

TEMPLATE

public static final String TEMPLATE

See Also:

Constant Field Values

onsubmit

protected String onsubmit

onreset

protected String onreset

action

protected String action

target

protected String target

enctype

protected String enctype

method

protected String method

namespace

protected String namespace

validate

protected String validate

portletMode

protected String portletMode

windowState

protected String windowState

acceptcharset

protected String acceptcharset

includeContext

protected boolean includeContext

focusElement

protected String focusElement

configuration

protected Configuration configuration

objectFactory

protected ObjectFactory objectFactory

urlRenderer

protected UrlRenderer urlRenderer

actionValidatorManager

protected ActionValidatorManager actionValidatorManager

Constructor Detail

Form

public Form(ValueStack stack,
            javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
            javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Method Detail

evaluateNameValue

protected boolean evaluateNameValue()

Overrides:

evaluateNameValue in class UIBean

getDefaultOpenTemplate

public String getDefaultOpenTemplate()

Specified by:

getDefaultOpenTemplate in class ClosingUIBean

getDefaultTemplate

protected String getDefaultTemplate()

Description copied from class: UIBean

A contract that requires each concrete UI Tag to specify which template should be used as a default. For example, the CheckboxTab might return "checkbox.vm" while the RadioTag might return "radio.vm". This value not begin with a '/' unless you intend to make the path absolute rather than relative to the current theme.

Specified by:

getDefaultTemplate in class UIBean

Returns:

The name of the template to be used as the default.

setConfiguration

public void setConfiguration(Configuration configuration)

setObjectFactory

public void setObjectFactory(ObjectFactory objectFactory)

setUrlRenderer

public void setUrlRenderer(UrlRenderer urlRenderer)

setActionValidatorManager

public void setActionValidatorManager(ActionValidatorManager mgr)

evaluateExtraParams

protected void evaluateExtraParams()

Overrides:

evaluateExtraParams in class UIBean

populateComponentHtmlId

protected void populateComponentHtmlId(Form form)

Form component determine the its HTML element id as follows:-

1. if an 'id' attribute is specified.
2. if an 'action' attribute is specified, it will be used as the id.

Overrides:

populateComponentHtmlId in class UIBean

evaluateClientSideJsEnablement

protected void evaluateClientSideJsEnablement(String actionName,
                                              String namespace,
                                              String actionMethod)

Evaluate client side JavaScript Enablement.

Parameters:

actionName - the actioName to check for

namespace - the namespace to check for

actionMethod - the method to ckeck for

getValidators

public List getValidators(String name)

getSequence

protected int getSequence()

Get a incrementing sequence unique to this Form component. It is used by Form component's child that might need a sequence to make them unique.

Returns:

int

setOnsubmit

public void setOnsubmit(String onsubmit)

setOnreset

public void setOnreset(String onreset)

setAction

public void setAction(String action)

setTarget

public void setTarget(String target)

setEnctype

public void setEnctype(String enctype)

setMethod

public void setMethod(String method)

setNamespace

public void setNamespace(String namespace)

setValidate

public void setValidate(String validate)

setPortletMode

public void setPortletMode(String portletMode)

setWindowState

public void setWindowState(String windowState)

setAcceptcharset

public void setAcceptcharset(String acceptcharset)

setFocusElement

public void setFocusElement(String focusElement)

setIncludeContext

public void setIncludeContext(boolean includeContext)