Setting value of java variable to hidden field

Hi,

I have a scenario where I will get data from the database as a collection of Valueobjects. In my struts Action class I am holding them in request scope and In my jsp I am using <logic:interate> tag to populate that data in a listing format using <html:table>. First column in the listing should be a hyperlink so that user can update that record.

Now when user clicks on the hyperlink, I need to send the Id of that record so that I can navigate the user to the entry form in update mode. I thought of holding the Id in hidden field and set that field with Id through javascript on onclick event and submit the form.
I am using Dispatchaction. So, I have an another hidden filed to which I would set method to call name on same event.

Now, My problem is how can I set Id to my hidden field?

part of my Jsp:
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<logic:iterate id="mList" scope="request"
name="messageList" type="demo.vo.ErrorMessageVO">
<tr>
<td>
<html:checkbox property="deleteErrorMessages"
value="<%=mList.getMessageNumber() %>"/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<html:link href="#" onclik="setup('<%=mList.getMessageNumber()%>')" >
<bean:write name="mList" property="messageNumber"/>
</html:link>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<bean:write name="mList" property="logIndicator"/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<% demo.vo.Code cd = mList.getSeverity();%>
<%= cd.getDesc() %>
</td>
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function setup(input){
document.CreateErrorMessageActionForm.methodToCall.value='setupUpdateMessage';
alert(input);

document.CreateErrorMessageActionForm.messageNumber.value =input;

alert(document.CreateErrorMessageActionForm.messageNumber.value);

document.CreateErrorMessageActionForm.submit();
}
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How can I achieve this?

early replys would be appreciated. Please help me out

Thank you very much
Saritha

I guess this is very common req. And Who have very good exp with struts can answer my question. Please help me

The simplest solution to your problem that I have used is to add the id to the end of the link.. so that the link may look something like http://host:8080/webapp/MyAction.do?id=234&action=delete ..This is how I do that (just formatted in a table):

<logic:iterate id="elem" name="collectionName"
type="com.mypackage.whatever.ObjectTypeVO">

<tr>
<td align="center" height="20">
[<a href="MyAction.do?id=<bean:write name='elem' property='objectIdVariableName'/>&action=delete">Delete</a>]
</td>
<td align="center">
<bean:write name="elem" property="someDisplayField"/>
</td>
<td align="center">
<bean:write name="elem" property="someOtherDisplayField"/>
</tr>
</logic:iterate>

You can obviously leave out the &action=whatever bit if you don't need it but it is especially useful when they have the option of viewing or updating or deleting at the same place!

Hope this helps!
K

Hi Kim Lilienfeld,

Thank you very much. It worked. Instead of usign <html:link> i have used <a href=""> and it worked.

Thank you
Saritha

Hi,
This is solution will use for my application.
I am new to struts please any one help me how to access the id in action class
Thanks
Madhavi thallam

madhavi thallam wrote:Hi,
This solution is very useful to my application as I am suffering with the same problem but how to access the id which you set in jsp in action class.
I am new to struts please any one help me how to access the id in action class
please reply me ASAP.
Thanks
Madhavi thallam