convert struts form value to an integer value

[Kim Kantola]

Hi Gang,
I am trying to do the following within a jsp page:
1. get a String value from a struts form
2. convert the String to an int value
3. Use the int to construct a new object within a scriptlet.

Here is my code, can anyone tell me a way to make this work? Thanks so much in advance.

 
      <% String idStr = " %><bean:write name="ResourceEditForm" property="userId" /><% ";  
      User user = new User(Integer.valueOf(idStr.intValue());
               
       %> 

[Marc Peabody]

  
<% String idStr = ((ResourceEditForm)request.getAttribute("ResourceEditForm")).getUserId();
User user = new User(Integer.parseInt(idStr));%> 

[Kim Kantola]

Thank you so much Marc.

If you reference the Struts form with a <jsp:useBean> tag, can you use the form name directly without getting it from the session like this?

<jsp:useBean id="ResourceEditForm" class="com.bitpipe.bpES.struts.form.ResourceEditForm" />

User user = new User(Integer.parseInt(ResourceEditForm.getUserId()));