ActionErrors problem

[Luciano A. Pozzo]

I'm using the validate method on ActionForm, and the validate execute every time that I request the URL contacts.do, the problem is that the error message appear in the first time that I request the URL. The message should not appear in the first time, but just when the client push the OK button... how can I cancel the error message if is the first request?

[Kerry Wilson]

Are you using ValidatorActionForm? If not all you have to do is return empty ActionMessages in the validate method:

if( "GET".equalsIgnoreCase( request.getMethod() ) )
    return null;

If you are using ValidatorActionForm, override validate and inside code:

[CODE]
if( "GET".equalsIgnoreCase( request.getMethod() ) )
return null;
else
return super.validate();

Unless the ok button is a get request. In that case check for the name and value of the button.
[ September 02, 2005: Message edited by: Kerry Wilson ]