errors.add() question

[pradeep arum]

hi all,
I want to display errors directly without writing key, value pairs in the properties file, i want to pass a string of my choice to errors.add("fatal error ") and make the <html:error> pick up the error and display on the JSP page, i know there is a way with message resource in the web.xml, but i am not sure.please help.
thanks

[Marc Peabody]

I'm not sure that can be done without extending the framework.
You could always cheat and do:
ApplicationResources:
error.x = {0}

Action:
errors.add("x", new ActionError("error.x", "Don't do that again!");

[pradeep arum]

i thoutght of this idea before, but i dont want the properties file.
thanks
Pradeep

[Marc Peabody]

Like I said you'll have to extend the framework.

One way to do it is from MessagesTag. In the doStartTag() method find this:

  
        String msg =
            RequestUtils.message(
                pageContext,
                bundle,
                locale,
                report.getKey(),
                report.getValues());

and turn it to this:
String msg = report.getKey();

[sreenath reddy]

Hi pradeep

I agree with marks idea of substitution if u use properties but if u overwrite the tag as he said that will make u loose the original behaviour of errors tag so better extend as i wrote in another post