bean:define error - Cannot find bean in scope null

[Si Smith]

Hi,

I have an action where I set an attribute in the request.

I then use a forward to get to the JSP that displays the outcome of the action.

In the JSP I can get to the attribute in the request using

<%
List<Document> documents = (List<Document>) request.getAttribute("document_list");
%>

However I would much rather use bean:define to get to my request attribute. Unfortunately I can't seem to find it.
If I use

<title>Document List <logic:present name="document_list">PRESENT!</logic:present></title>

the text "PRESENT!" is not output.

When I try to define the bean using

<bean:define id="documentList" name="document_list" type="java.util.List" />

When I try to use the bean DocumentList, I get the error that the bean documentList cannot be found in scope null

What am I doing wrong for the documentList bean to not be found?

Thanks,
Simon

[Si Smith]

I think what is confusing me the most with this is that I am able to get to the request attribute in Java but when I try to use struts bean:define to create a bean in the JSP using the request attribute, it doesn't seem to be able to find it.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Regards,
Simon

[Sagar Rohankar]

Si Smith wrote:

<title>Document List <logic:present name="document_list">PRESENT!</logic:present></title>

the text "PRESENT!" is not output.

I don't know whether this works or not, but try using "parameter" attribute

<title>Document List <logic:present parameter="document_list">PRESENT!</logic:present></title>

Si Smith wrote:
When I try to define the bean using

<bean:define id="documentList" name="document_list" type="java.util.List" />

When I try to use the bean DocumentList, I get the error that the bean documentList cannot be found in scope null
What am I doing wrong for the documentList bean to not be found?

<bean:define.../> is mainly used if you want to define a bean for a given scope, but from your example I don't think that its bean, its an instance of "List" class. So to make an individual bean from this "list" object, you need to iterate over this list, something like this

<logic:iterate id="documentList" name="document_list" >
     Value :  <bean:write name="documentList"/>
</logic:iterate>

[Please check the basic "attributes" for "iterate" & "write" tags from Struts sites.]

[Shailesh Narkhede]

are you forwarding to JSP directly OR using tiles of struts framework?