setting Handler Parmeter using c:url

[Parameswaran Thangavel]

hi all,
Is it possible to set the handler parameter using the below code snippet.

<c:url var="thisURL" value="showXMLFile.do">
<c :-P	 aram name="index" value="0"/>
<c :-P	 aram name="method" value="showXmlFile"/>
</c:url>

i am using the value of thisURL inside <a href=""> tag.


below is part of config xml file.

 <action 
        path="/showXMLFile" 
        type="com.samples.ReprocessAction" 
        parameter="method"
        >
        <forward name="showXmlFile" path="/WEB-INF/jsp/showXMLFile.jsp" />
        </action>

when i am using the above code snippet i am getting the below error

Request[/showXMLFile] does not contain handler parameter named method


i donno where is the mistake. below is my requirement.

A JSP page has a link, which request another JSP page. i need to handle the request through controller(lookup dispatch action servelt). for this i need to set the handler parater method, which i am using for other buttons (sumbit, back).

[Merrill Higginson]

What version of JSP are you using? Also, show us your <a href=""> tag.

[Parameswaran Thangavel]

hi
I got the problem but i donno why?
If i add entry to my Application Property file, every thing works fine.
say if i add showXMLFile in Application property file it works.

i thought Application property file is used only for the purpose of locale.
I surprised the lookup action depends on the Application property file.

[Merrill Higginson]

If your action extends LookupDispatchAction, then yes, it is completely dependent on your ApplicationResources.properties file being set up properly, and will not work otherwise.

If this is not what you want, you should have your Action extend DipatchAction instead of LookupDispatchAction.