Populate jsp with ActionForm

Question

Hi!
I have the following code that works:
MyForm.java:
public class MyForm extends ActionForm{
public void reset (ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request){
  ArrayList testData = loadTestData(request);
  request.setAttribute("filInfoArray", testData);
<other methods....>
}MyJspFile.jsp:
<c:forEach items="${filInfoArray}" var="name">
  <c:out value="${name.filId}" />
</c:forEach>The Apache Struts API says that the reset()-method is not the appropriate place to initialize form value. So I was wondering if it is possible to pass on the ArrayList "filInfoArray" to the jsp without using the "setAttribute()" method? I have tried using a "getFilInfoArray()" method, but it is never invoked. Can I somehow accomplish my goal by using the ActionForm constructor? Any comments will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Message was edited by:
odorf

Answer 1

Thanks for replying, but I am not quite sure what you are suggesting here. I want the data to be loaded the first time my jsp file is requested (a GET request, not a POST). I do not need to reset the form at any time, but the reset-method was the only way I could get hold of the HttpServletRequest variable in order to invoke the "setAttribute" method.
If I create my own "resetVals()" method, should it have the parameters "ActionMapping" and "HttpServletRequest"? Could you elaborate more on your suggestion? Thanks