How to access to ValueStack from xml?

I'm using struts2+tiles2 frameworks.

I want to push stuffs in ActionSupport class, and pop the value in tiles.xml(tiles definition xml).

I'm trying to access to ValueStack by using OGNL, but I keep failing..

<definition name="board.view" extends="layout">
<put-attribute name="title" value="%title />
<put-attribute name="body" value="/board/view.jsp" />
</definition>

I tried to replace the value attribute to %{title}, $title and ${title}.
But nothings worked out.

Web Browser just shows the string itself($title).

I make sure that I push the value in action class... please help me out.

I'm not aware that Tiles knows anything about the value stack--it's framework-neutral. Do you have a link to the documentation that suggests otherwise?

That aside--there's no reason to do this in the Tiles configuration even if you could--just access the "title" property in the JSP.

I have to access to ValueStack because I want to make the web brouser title dynamically.

Same as this site, the title should display the subject of the article.

Is there another way to make title dynamic except pushing the value from action class?

(Sorry for my bad English. I hope you understand what I mean)

Daniele De Rossi wrote:Is there another way to make title dynamic except pushing the value from action class?

But that's what you're trying to do now--access the value stack from the tile definition.

Dear David Newton, thank you so much!

Actually I couldn't understand what you mean and gave it up for a while...

But today I finnally make it work!

I just added ${title } to layout.jsp.
<title>
<tiles:getAsString name="title" ignore="true"/>${ title }
</title>

This is how I make it work, just as you advised me.

I can;t thank you enough, really.

Take care!

That's great, glad you figured it out :) Feel free to ask me to explain further if I explain something poorly!

Hi,

Even i am tring to do the same for my application. can you please explain indetail?

I have tried with this:

in jsp:

<%@ taglib prefix="s" uri="/struts-tags" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://tiles.apache.org/tags-tiles" prefix="tiles"%>

<title>
<tiles:getAsString name="title" ignore="true"/>${ title }
</title>

in tiles:

<definition name="polls.by.cat" extends="vcTemplate">
<put-attribute name="title" value= "${title}" />
<put-attribute name="pageContent" value="/jsp/polls/pollsByCat.jsp" />
</definition>

When i tried it is giving me page title ${title}.
How to replace that title value dynamically?

Thanks
Venkata

Hm.. first make sure that you have the 'title' field in your action, and push the 'title' by setters.
And as far as I know, there's no way to access valuestack from xml.
So don't try it from tiles-config.xml, but from your layout.jsp.
That is what we got from the discussion above.

yourLayout.jsp

And this will show the title normally.
I think it's better not to use any EL in tiles.xml.
And each definition of tiles, you should put the value of title attribute which clearly explains what this page is about.

config:
<definition name="vcTemplate" page="yourLayout.jsp">
<put-attribute name="pageContent" value="/jsp/polls/pollsByCat.jsp" />
</definition>

pollsByCat.jsp:
<%@ taglib prefix="s" uri="/struts-tags" %>
<%@ taglib uri="http://tiles.apache.org/tags-tiles" prefix="tiles"%>

<title>
<tiles:getAsString name="title" ignore="true"/> ${ title }
</title>

action:
I am sure have the 'title' field in my action, and pushed the 'title' by setters.

pollByCatForm.setTitle(category + " Polls by Category.");

But still not getting displayed above title for my jsp.

Can you please suggest me still if i am missing?

Thanks
Venkata

You either need an action property named "title" (with a public getter), or you need to get the title from your form variable-that "pollByCatForm", about which I know nothing. Are you implementing ModelDriven or something? Please TellTheDetails or it's difficult to help.

Hi David,

My sinceare Thanks for your reply and these are the details.

THis is url i am accessing through IE:
http://localhost/ContextName/pollsByCat.action?categoryName=Business

My struts.xml config:

My action class:

PollsByCatAction extends VCActionSupport implements ModelDriven<PollsByCatFormBean>, Preparable{

/**
     * Commons Logging instance.
     */
    protected static Log log = LogFactory.getLog(PollsByCatAction.class);
    
	private PollsByCatFormBean homeForm;
	
	@Override
	public PollsByCatFormBean getModel() {
		return homeForm;
	}

@Override
	public void prepare() throws Exception {
		homeForm = new PollsByCatFormBean();
	}
	
	private static int MAX_POLLS_PER_PAGE = 125;

public String show() throws Exception {
		String next = "pollsByCat";
		PollsByCatFormBean pollByCatForm = getModel();
		String category = pollByCatForm.getCategoryName();
		UnSyncStringBuffer buffer = new UnSyncStringBuffer();
		List pollsByCat = PollBO.getInstance().getPollIdsByCategory(category,
				pollByCatForm.getLastPollEndTime(), MAX_POLLS_PER_PAGE);
		List pollwtos = PollHelper.getDisplayablePolls(
				getDomainAndContext(getRequest()), pollsByCat,
				PollHelper.POLLS_MAX_NAME_LENGTH, buffer);
		pollByCatForm.setPollsByCat(pollwtos);
		setFirstPollInResultEndTime(pollByCatForm, pollsByCat);
		setLastPollInResultEndTime(pollByCatForm, pollsByCat);

String keywords = buffer + ","
				+ pollByCatForm.getCommaSeparatedKeywords();
		pollByCatForm.setCommaSeparatedKeywords(keywords);
[color=red]                                pollByCatForm.setTitle(" THIS IS WANT I AM WANT DISPLAY IN MY JSP AS TITLE")[/color]		return next;
    }
}

My form :

This is my tiles config:

This is my pollsByCat.jsp to display the "title":

Question:
I want to display the title inthe jsp by using tiles. As i discussed above. I have tried above ways i couldn'd display.

Can you please verify the above code and suggest me if i am missing anything?

Thanks
Venkata

Venkata please Use Code Tags when you post a source code. That way your code looks formatted. Unformatted code is hard to read. You can add code tags by wrapping your code in [code] [/code] tags. You can edit your message using

button and then add code tags to it...

Hi David,

I have applied code tags. Thanks for your time.

Thanks
Venkata

Hi Everyone,

Can you please help me on above problem?

I really appriciate your time.

Thanks
Venkata