JavaBean not instantiating

[shaf maff]

Hi Guys

I am trying to instantiate a JavaBean in my action class but it doesnt work. This is what I have in my classes/beans directory:

package beans;
 
import java.sql.*;  
import java.io.*;
 
public class testBean { 
 
private String a;
private String b; 

public testBean(){
a = ""
b = ""
} 

public void setA(String a) {
this.a = a;
}
 
public void setB(String b) {
this.b = b;
}
}

I am trying to use it in the following action class as follows (this file is in the classes directory):

import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionSupport;
import beans.*;
 
public class AddNew extends ActionSupport {
 
 
    public String execute() throws Exception {
testBean tb = new testBean();
}
}

When I compile the AddNew action I get an error that the beans.* package does not exist and that "testBean" cannot be found.

Do I need to edit the struts.xml file or something?
[ December 19, 2008: Message edited by: shaf maff ]

[David Newton]

Your compilation environment is not set up correctly.

[shaf maff]

How do I recitify it then ?

[David Newton]

Set it up correctly?

Not knowing how it's set up now, or how you're compiling, or your directory structure, or anything else, it's hard to know how to fix it. In any case, it isn't a Struts issue, it's a compilation/classpath issue.

[shaf maff]

Well thats the thing, I have another project on the same server which isnt using struts and it works perfectly fine using the exact same method. I dont know what possibly could be wrong, unless I need to specify something in the struts.xml file.

[David Newton]

Except that it's not complaining about anything related to Struts: it's complaining that it can't find *your* package.

[shaf maff]

I know - That is why I am baffled. The bean is located in classes/beans/testBean.java - It is set as package beans;

So if I want to include it in my action class then I would use import beans.*; or import beans.testBean; none of which work. Like I said I have the exact some bean setup with my other projects and they work perfectly fine.

[David Newton]

Like I said--without any more info it's impossible to help.

[shaf maff]

Ok - Well, as you already know the dirs for the beans is /classes/beans/*

I compile as follows: javac beans/testBean.java

I dont know what exactly your looking for by classpath.
[ December 19, 2008: Message edited by: shaf maff ]

[David Newton]

It's not complaining when you compile the bean class. It's complaining when you compile the *action* class. It'd be more helpful to tell me about *that*, although I'm not convinced the Struts forum is the best place for basic Java compilation issues.

[shaf maff]

ActionClass.java:2: package beans does not exist
import beans.*;
^
ActionClass.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class testBean
location: class ActionClass
                testBean tb = new testBean();
                ^
ActionClass.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol  : class testBean
location: class ActionClass
                testBean tb = new testBean();
                                   ^
3 errors

[shaf maff]

Forgot to add the compiling method:

javac -classpath C:/struts/xwork-2.0.7.jar ActionClass.java

[David Newton]

...

This could go much faster.

You still haven't said how you're compiling it or what your classpath is.

[shaf maff]

Check the post above yours.

[David Newton]

You don't have your compiled bean class on the classpath.

[shaf maff]

You know it really sucks being a newbie. Thanks, it works now!

[David Newton]

Gotta start somewhere