Struts validate

Hello people,
can someone clearify me the validate method in myActionFom class.
I don't know how to tell struts to redirect to a page when an error is found.
Please let me know if you have a demo.
I see I have got the ActionMapping but how can I use it?
Thanks.
C.
public ActionErrors validate(
          ActionMapping mapping,
          HttpServletRequest request) {
          String byp = ""+request.getParameter("byp");
          ActionErrors errors = new ActionErrors();
          // Validate the fields in your form, adding
          // adding each error to this.errors as found, e.g.
          if (byp.equals("byp")) {
               errors.add("nopwd", new ActionError"errors.nopwd"));
          return errors;

Ok I have found the solution.
It is the input parameter in the mapping in strut-config.xml
Thanks anyway.
C.

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Test.jsp
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %>
<html:html locale="true">
<html:form action="/logon" >
<center>
<table>
<tr>
<td> Username </td>
<td> <html:text property="username" size="16" maxlength="16"/> </td>
<td> <html:errors property="username" /> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> Password </td>
<td> <html:password property="password" size="16" maxlength="16"
redisplay="false"/> </td>
<td><html:errors property="password" /> </td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
<center> <html:submit property="submit" value="Submit"/> </center>
</html:form>
</html:html>
Table.jsp
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html" %>
<html:html locale="true">
<html:form action="/table" >
<center>
<table>
<tr>
<td> <html:text property="rows[0].columns[0].value" /> </td>
<td> <html:text property="rows[0].columns[1].value" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> <html:text property="rows[1].columns[0].value" /> </td>
<td> <html:text property="rows[1].columns[1].value" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</center>
<center> <html:submit property="submit" value="Submit"/> </center>
</html:form>
</html:html>

The above application runs only with JDK1.3.1_02 and not with any other version. This application is creating dynamic table using struts.
Can anybody help me on the same
also appending web.xml contents:
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN" "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>

<servlet>
<servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>application</param-name>
<param-value>ApplicationResources</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>config</param-name>
<param-value>/WEB-INF/struts-config.xml</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>debug</param-name>
<param-value>2</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>detail</param-name>
<param-value>2</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>validate</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<load-on-startup>2</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>action</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.do</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

<welcome-file-list>
<welcome-file>
/test.jsp
</welcome-file>
</welcome-file-list>

<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/struts-logic.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>
</web-app>
validate-rules.xml
<!DOCTYPE form-validation PUBLIC
"-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Commons Validator Rules Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/dtds/validator_1_0.dtd">

<form-validation>
<global>
<validator name="required"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateRequired"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
msg="errors.required">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateRequired(form) {
var isValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oRequired = new required();
for (x in oRequired) {
     var field = form[oRequired[x][0]];
if (field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea' ||
field.type == 'file' ||
field.type == 'select-one' ||
field.type == 'radio' ||
field.type == 'password') {
var value = '';
                              // get field's value
                              if (field.type == "select-one") {
                                   var si = field.selectedIndex;
                                   if (si >= 0) {
                                        value = field.options[si].value;
                              } else {
                                   value = field.value;
if (trim(value).length == 0) {
     if (i == 0) {
     focusField = field;
     fields[i++] = oRequired[x][1];
     isValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return isValid;
// Trim whitespace from left and right sides of s.
function trim(s) {
return s.replace( /^\s*/, "" ).replace( /\s*$/, "" );
]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="requiredif"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateRequiredIf"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
org.apache.commons.validator.Validator,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
msg="errors.required">
</validator>
<validator name="minlength"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateMinLength"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.minlength">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateMinLength(form) {
var isValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oMinLength = new minlength();
for (x in oMinLength) {
var field = form[oMinLength[x][0]];
if (field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea') {
var iMin = parseInt(oMinLength[x][2]("minlength"));
if ((trim(field.value).length > 0) && (field.value.length < iMin)) {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field;
fields[i++] = oMinLength[x][1];
isValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return isValid;
}]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="maxlength"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateMaxLength"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.maxlength">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateMaxLength(form) {
var isValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oMaxLength = new maxlength();
for (x in oMaxLength) {
var field = form[oMaxLength[x][0]];
if (field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea') {
var iMax = parseInt(oMaxLength[x][2]("maxlength"));
if (field.value.length > iMax) {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field;
fields[i++] = oMaxLength[x][1];
isValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return isValid;
}]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="mask"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateMask"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.invalid">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateMask(form) {
var isValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oMasked = new mask();
for (x in oMasked) {
var field = form[oMasked[x][0]];
if ((field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea') &&
(field.value.length > 0)) {
if (!matchPattern(field.value, oMasked[x][2]("mask"))) {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field;
fields[i++] = oMasked[x][1];
isValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return isValid;
function matchPattern(value, mask) {
return mask.exec(value);
}]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="byte"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateByte"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.byte"
jsFunctionName="ByteValidations">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateByte(form) {
var bValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oByte = new ByteValidations();
for (x in oByte) {
     var field = form[oByte[x][0]];
if (field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea' ||
field.type == 'select-one' ||
                              field.type == 'radio') {
                              var value = '';
                              // get field's value
                              if (field.type == "select-one") {
                                   var si = field.selectedIndex;
                                   if (si >= 0) {
                                        value = field.options[si].value;
                              } else {
                                   value = field.value;
if (value.length > 0) {
if (!isAllDigits(value)) {
bValid = false;
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field;
fields[i++] = oByte[x][1];
} else {
     var iValue = parseInt(value);
     if (isNaN(iValue) || !(iValue >= -128 && iValue <= 127)) {
     if (i == 0) {
     focusField = field;
     fields[i++] = oByte[x][1];
     bValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return bValid;
}]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="short"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateShort"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.short"
jsFunctionName="ShortValidations">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateShort(form) {
var bValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oShort = new ShortValidations();
for (x in oShort) {
     var field = form[oShort[x][0]];
if (field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea' ||
field.type == 'select-one' ||
field.type == 'radio') {
var value = '';
                              // get field's value
                              if (field.type == "select-one") {
                                   var si = field.selectedIndex;
                                   if (si >= 0) {
                                        value = field.options[si].value;
                              } else {
                                   value = field.value;
if (value.length > 0) {
if (!isAllDigits(value)) {
bValid = false;
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field;
fields[i++] = oShort[x][1];
} else {
     var iValue = parseInt(value);
     if (isNaN(iValue) || !(iValue >= -32768 && iValue <= 32767)) {
     if (i == 0) {
     focusField = field;
     fields[i++] = oShort[x][1];
     bValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return bValid;
}]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="integer"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateInteger"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.integer"
jsFunctionName="IntegerValidations">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateInteger(form) {
var bValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oInteger = new IntegerValidations();
for (x in oInteger) {
     var field = form[oInteger[x][0]];
if (field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea' ||
field.type == 'select-one' ||
field.type == 'radio') {
var value = '';
                              // get field's value
                              if (field.type == "select-one") {
                                   var si = field.selectedIndex;
                              if (si >= 0) {
                                   value = field.options[si].value;
                              } else {
                                   value = field.value;
if (value.length > 0) {
if (!isAllDigits(value)) {
bValid = false;
if (i == 0) {
     focusField = field;
                              fields[i++] = oInteger[x][1];
} else {
     var iValue = parseInt(value);
     if (isNaN(iValue) || !(iValue >= -2147483648 && iValue <= 2147483647)) {
     if (i == 0) {
     focusField = field;
     fields[i++] = oInteger[x][1];
     bValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return bValid;
function isAllDigits(argvalue) {
argvalue = argvalue.toString();
var validChars = "0123456789";
var startFrom = 0;
if (argvalue.substring(0, 2) == "0x") {
validChars = "0123456789abcdefABCDEF";
startFrom = 2;
} else if (argvalue.charAt(0) == "0") {
validChars = "01234567";
startFrom = 1;
} else if (argvalue.charAt(0) == "-") {
startFrom = 1;
for (var n = startFrom; n < argvalue.length; n++) {
if (validChars.indexOf(argvalue.substring(n, n+1)) == -1) return false;
return true;
}]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="long"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateLong"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.long"/>
<validator name="float"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateFloat"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.float"
jsFunctionName="FloatValidations">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateFloat(form) {
var bValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oFloat = new FloatValidations();
for (x in oFloat) {
     var field = form[oFloat[x][0]];
if (field.type == 'text' ||
field.type == 'textarea' ||
field.type == 'select-one' ||
field.type == 'radio') {
     var value = '';
                              // get field's value
                              if (field.type == "select-one") {
                                   var si = field.selectedIndex;
                                   if (si >= 0) {
                                   value = field.options[si].value;
                              } else {
                                   value = field.value;
if (value.length > 0) {
// remove '.' before checking digits
var tempArray = value.split('.');
var joinedString= tempArray.join('');
if (!isAllDigits(joinedString)) {
bValid = false;
if (i == 0) {
focusField = field;
fields[i++] = oFloat[x][1];
} else {
     var iValue = parseFloat(value);
     if (isNaN(iValue)) {
     if (i == 0) {
     focusField = field;
     fields[i++] = oFloat[x][1];
     bValid = false;
if (fields.length > 0) {
focusField.focus();
alert(fields.join('\n'));
return bValid;
}]]>
</javascript>
</validator>
<validator name="double"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateDouble"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.double"/>
<validator name="date"
classname="org.apache.struts.validator.FieldChecks"
method="validateDate"
methodParams="java.lang.Object,
org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorAction,
org.apache.commons.validator.Field,
org.apache.struts.action.ActionErrors,
javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest"
depends=""
msg="errors.date"
jsFunctionName="DateValidations">
<javascript><![CDATA[
function validateDate(form) {
var bValid = true;
var focusField = null;
var i = 0;
var fields = new Array();
oDate = new DateValidations();
for (x in oDate) {
var value = form[oDate[x][0]].value;
var datePattern = oDate[x][2]("datePatternStrict");
if ((form[oDate[x][0]].type == 'text' ||
form[oDate[x][0]].type == 'textarea') &&
(value.length > 0) &&
(datePattern.length > 0)) {
var MONTH = "MM";
var DAY = "dd";
var YEAR = "yyyy";
var orderMonth = datePattern.indexOf(MONTH);
var orderDay = datePattern.indexOf(DAY);
var orderYear = datePattern.indexOf(YEAR);
if ((orderDay < orderYear && orderDay > orderMonth)) {
var iDelim1 = orderMonth + MONTH.length;
var iDelim2 = orderDay + DAY.length;
var delim1 = datePattern.substring(iDelim1, iDelim1 + 1);
var delim2 = datePattern.substring(iDelim2, iDelim2 + 1);
if (iDelim1 == orderDay && iDelim2 == orderYear) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})(\\d{2})(\\d{4})$");
} else if (iDelim1 == orderDay) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})(\\d{2})[" + delim2 + "](\\d{4})$");
} else if (iDelim2 == orderYear) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})[" + delim1 + "](\\d{2})(\\d{4})$");
} else {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})[" + delim1 + "](\\d{2})[" + delim2 + "](\\d{4})$");
var matched = dateRegexp.exec(value);
if(matched != null) {
if (!isValidDate(matched[2], matched[1], matched[3])) {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = form[oDate[x][0]];
fields[i++] = oDate[x][1];
bValid = false;
} else {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = form[oDate[x][0]];
fields[i++] = oDate[x][1];
bValid = false;
} else if ((orderMonth < orderYear && orderMonth > orderDay)) {
var iDelim1 = orderDay + DAY.length;
var iDelim2 = orderMonth + MONTH.length;
var delim1 = datePattern.substring(iDelim1, iDelim1 + 1);
var delim2 = datePattern.substring(iDelim2, iDelim2 + 1);
if (iDelim1 == orderMonth && iDelim2 == orderYear) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})(\\d{2})(\\d{4})$");
} else if (iDelim1 == orderMonth) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})(\\d{2})[" + delim2 + "](\\d{4})$");
} else if (iDelim2 == orderYear) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})[" + delim1 + "](\\d{2})(\\d{4})$");
} else {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{2})[" + delim1 + "](\\d{2})[" + delim2 + "](\\d{4})$");
var matched = dateRegexp.exec(value);
if(matched != null) {
if (!isValidDate(matched[1], matched[2], matched[3])) {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = form[oDate[x][0]];
fields[i++] = oDate[x][1];
bValid = false;
} else {
if (i == 0) {
focusField = form[oDate[x][0]];
fields[i++] = oDate[x][1];
bValid = false;
} else if ((orderMonth > orderYear && orderMonth < orderDay)) {
var iDelim1 = orderYear + YEAR.length;
var iDelim2 = orderMonth + MONTH.length;
var delim1 = datePattern.substring(iDelim1, iDelim1 + 1);
var delim2 = datePattern.substring(iDelim2, iDelim2 + 1);
if (iDelim1 == orderMonth && iDelim2 == orderDay) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{4})(\\d{2})(\\d{2})$");
} else if (iDelim1 == orderMonth) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{4})(\\d{2})[" + delim2 + "](\\d{2})$");
} else if (iDelim2 == orderDay) {
dateRegexp = new RegExp("^(\\d{4})[" + delim1 + "](\\d{2})(\\d{2})$");
} else {
dateRegexp = new Reg

STRUTS - Cannot retrieve definition for form bean null -aaaarrrrgh

Hi Folks,
my head hurts and i become crazy... i know that a lot of people asked this question before, but i did not found any suitable solution.
I have simple a jsp page, containing a form which should be handled by struts. I tried everything, but i did not found my mistake.
Can anyone help me please?
JSP:
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-bean.tld" prefix="bean"%>
<%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/struts-html.tld" prefix="html"%>
<%@ page contentType="text/html;charset=windows-1252"%>
<html:html locale="true">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>Anmeldung f?r GOLEM Quickplayout</title>
</head>
<body>
<html:errors/>
<html:form action="checkLogin.do">
<table cellspacing="3" cellpadding="2" border="0" width="100%" align="left">
    <tr>
      <td>
        <bean:message key="prompt.username"/>
      </td>
      <td>
        <html:text property="username"/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>
        <bean:message key="prompt.password"/>
      </td>
      <td>
        <html:text property="password"/>
      </td>
    </tr>
</table>
</html:form>i tryed a lot for the FORM -Tag, for instance:
<html:form action="checkLogin.do"> or
<html:form action="/checkLogin.do"> or
<html:form action="/checkLogin"> but all throws the same exception. :(
struts-config.xml
<form-beans>
    <form-bean name="loginForm" type="de.orb.quick.view.LoginForm"/>
</form-beans>
<action-mappings>
<action path="/login" type="de.orb.quick.view.LoginAction" name="loginForm" input="/login.jsp" scope="session" unknown="true">
    <forward name="success" path="/showData.jsp"/>
</action>
    <action path="/checkLogin" type="de.orb.quick.view.CheckLogonAction" unknown="false" input="/login.jsp">
      <forward name="success" path="/storeRequestData.do"/>
      <forward name="failure" path="/login.do"/>
    </action>
Exception:
javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot retrieve definition for form bean null
     at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.lookup(FormTag.java:831)
     at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.doStartTag(FormTag.java:506)
     at _login._jspService(login.jsp:11)     [/login.jsp]
LoginAction:
public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws IOException, ServletException {
    return mapping.findForward("success");
LoginForm:
public class LoginForm extends ActionForm {
private String password = "";
private String username = "";
public void reset(ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request) {
    super.reset(mapping, request);
public ActionErrors validate(ActionMapping mapping, HttpServletRequest request) {
    return super.validate(mapping, request);
public String getPassword() {
    return password;
public void setPassword(String password) {
    this.password = password;
public String getUsername() {
    return username;
public void setUsername(String username) {
    this.username = username;
}Sorry for this stupid question, but how can i avoid this exception while using struts TagLibs?
I tried to face the jsp with another action, but this does not change anything.
Thank you in advance
Mirko

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot retrieve definition for form bean myfrom
     at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.lookup(FormTag.java:831)
     at org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.doStartTag(FormTag.java:506)
     at jsp_servlet.__index._jspService(__index.java:155)
     at weblogic.servlet.jsp.JspBase.service(JspBase.java:33)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl$ServletInvocationAction.run(ServletStubImpl.java:1053)
     at weblogic.servlet.internal.ServletStubImpl.invokeServlet(ServletStubImpl.java:387)
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Problem with Validation in Struts

Dear All,
I am facing a proble with validation in struts.
I have got this code in my action class
//Initial Code...
ArrayList branches=new ArrayList();
branches.add("B01", "Main Branch");
branches.add("B02", "Second Branch");
branches.add("B03", "Third Branch");
DynaValidatorForm memberForm=(DynaValidatorForm)form;
memberForm.set(branches);
//Finalizing code.....This form is getting validated in validation.xml.
This action is being forwarded to folllowing JSP.
//Initial Code...
        <tr>
            <td align="right"><strong>Branch Name </strong></td>
            <td> </td>
            <td align="left">
                <html:select property="branid">
                    <html:optionsCollection name="memberForm" property="branches" value="key" label="value"/>
                </html:select>
            </td>
        </tr>
//Later code...I have action mapping as..
        <action path="/member/save" input="member.page" name="memberForm" validate="true"
        scope="request" type="com.mlm.action.MemberAction" parameter="action">
            <forward name="success" path="/show.do?action=member" redirect="true"/>
        </action>Now, the problem is that when the form doesn't pass the validation then it gives an exception that..
Can't find collection 'branches' in bean

sauanu wrote:
Ok, now I am giving full code of my module...
Form-bean
<form-beans>
<form-bean name="memberForm" type="org.apache.struts.validator.DynaValidatorForm">
<form-property name="id" type="java.lang.String"/>
<form-property name="membname" type="java.lang.String"/>
<form-property name="address" type="java.lang.String"/>
<form-property name="branid" type="java.lang.String"/>
<form-property name="branches" type="java.util.ArrayList"/>
</form-bean>
</form-beans>Validation is being done for all fileds except "branches". Validation type is "requried"
My Jsp....
<html:form action="/member/save?action=save">
<html:hidden property="id"/>
<tr>
<td align="right"><strong>Member Name </strong></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">
<html:text property="membname"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right"><strong>Address</strong></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">
<html:text property="address"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right"><strong>Branch Name </strong></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">
<html:select property="branid">
<html:optionsCollection name="memberForm" property="branches" />
</html:select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">
<html:submit/>
</td>
<b><td>   </td></b>
<td>
<html:button value="Cancel" onclick="javascript:history.go(-1)" property="cancel"/>
</td>
</tr>
</html:form>This is the code..
I tried to find out the problem and I found that.. when the form does not pass the validation its input page gets displayed..
Now, when the input is getting displayed.. "branches" field of the form contains null???Why?
Edited by: sauanu on ?? ??????, ???? ??:?? ?????????Forget,about Validations.
Who is forwarding the control to this JSP page or view ??
Is it Action method code which metioned earlier doing it ??
Or some other Action is involved if it is some other action please intialize Values of branches component in the respective action.
Also,
Also,
ArrayList branches=new ArrayList();
branches.add("B01", "Main Branch");
branches.add("B02", "Second Branch");
branches.add("B03", "Third Branch"); I believe you need to get a good understanding of Java Collection classes aswell.
You can add things as entities in the above case lets create a simple java bean named Option.
public class Option implements Serializable{
    private String label;
    private String value;
    public void setValue(String value){this.value = value;};
    public String getValue(){return this.value;}
    public void setLabel(String label){this.label = label;}
    public String getLabel(){return this.label;}
} and inside the action which is forwarding to the respective view
ArrayList branches=new ArrayList();
Option option = new Option();
option.setValue("B01");
option.setLabel("Main Branch");
branches.add(option);
option = new Option();
option.setValue("B02");
option.setLabel("Second Branch");
branches.add(option);
option = new Option();
option.setValue("B03");
option.setLabel("Third Branch");
branches.add(option);
      <html:select property="branid">
               <html:options name="memberForm" collection="branches"   value="value" label="label" />
       </html:select>and one more thing is is that after the validation if it is not validated it'd be sent back to input page which destorys the request therefore try making scope of "memberForm" to session in your action mappings and check.
Hope this might help :)
REGARDS,
RaHuL

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I am able to open the index page and created a login validation which is done by JDBC. Here I have a bean to validate the login and set the attributes accordingly. Now if I say submit with valid login details, it doesn't go to the next page.
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2703 / 2738 19/09 14:38:44 user FlashGatewayServlet: destroy
2704 / 2738 19/09 14:38:44 user FileServlet: destroy
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2707 / 2738 19/09 14:42:57 info JRunDataSource bound to JNDI under name ddd
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2709 / 2738 19/09 14:42:57 info Bound a LinkRef from "DefaultDataSource" to the default DataSource "ddd"
2710 / 2738 19/09 14:42:57 info JRun Web Server listening on *:9000
2711 / 2738 19/09 14:42:57 info Deploying enterprise application "JRun 4.0 Internal J2EE Components" from: file:/C:/JRun4/lib/jrun-comp.ear
2712 / 2738 19/09 14:42:57 info Deploying EJB "JRunSQLInvoker" from: file:/C:/JRun4/lib/jrun-comp.ear
2713 / 2738 19/09 14:42:58 info Deploying enterprise application "default-ear" from: file:/C:/JRun4/servers/PPTU/default-ear/
2713 / 2738 19/09 14:42:58 info Deploying enterprise application "default-ear" from: file:/C:/JRun4/servers/PPTU/default-ear/
2714 / 2738 19/09 14:42:58 info Deploying web application "Struts Blank Application" from: file:/C:/JRun4/servers/PPTU/default-ear/
2715 / 2738 19/09 14:42:59 info Web Services in default-ear#default-war:
2716 / 2738 19/09 14:42:59 info AdminService
2717 / 2738 19/09 14:42:59 user JSPServlet: init
2718 / 2738 19/09 14:42:59 user action: init
2719 / 2738 19/09 14:42:59 info [axis] Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.util.LocalStrings', returnNull=true
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2721 / 2738 19/09 14:43:00 info [axis] Initializing, config='resources.application', returnNull=true
2722 / 2738 19/09 14:43:00 info [axis] Tiles definition factory loaded for module ''.
2723 / 2738 19/09 14:43:00 info [axis] Loading validation rules file from '/WEB-INF/validator-rules.xml'
2724 / 2738 19/09 14:43:00 info [axis] Loading validation rules file from '/WEB-INF/validation.xml'
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2726 / 2738 19/09 14:43:00 info Deploying web application "Struts Blank Application" from: file:/C:/JRun4/servers/PPTU/DevelopmentProjects.war
2727 / 2738 19/09 14:43:00 user JSPServlet: init
2728 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 user action: init
2729 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 info [axis] Initializing, config='org.apache.struts.action.ActionResources', returnNull=true
2730 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 info [axis] Initializing, config='resources.application', returnNull=true
2731 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 info [axis] Tiles definition factory loaded for module ''.
2732 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 info [axis] Loading validation rules file from '/WEB-INF/validator-rules.xml'
2733 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 info [axis] Loading validation rules file from '/WEB-INF/validation.xml'
2734 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 info Deploying enterprise application "Flash Remoting EAR" from: file:/C:/JRun4/lib/flashgateway.ear
2735 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 info Deploying web application "Flash Remoting" from: file:/C:/JRun4/lib/flashgateway.ear
2736 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 user JSPServlet: init
2737 / 2738 19/09 14:43:01 user FlashGatewayServlet: init
=================
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sara

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