MalformedURLException

hi all,
my struts config file has
and my index.jsp has
when i click on html:link i get the following exception,
Cannot create rewrite URL: java.net.MalformedURLException: Cannot retrieve ActionForward named search
org.apache.struts.taglib.html.LinkTag.calculateURL(LinkTag.java:479)
org.apache.struts.taglib.html.LinkTag.doStartTag(LinkTag.java:334)
org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspx_meth_html_link_0(index_jsp.java:97)
org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspService(index_jsp.java:72)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:133)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:311)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:301)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:248)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
thanks,
Shabarish

Everything looks fine,
this script gets called ,

when your JSP page saw this ,

I'm worried about those double quotes , remove them !
And hope you are not using any module relative URI, because this is what Struts Docs says about html:link forward

The base URL for this hyperlink is calculated based on which of the following attributes you specify (you must specify exactly one of them):

* forward - Use the value of this attribute as the name of a global ActionForward to be looked up, and use the module-relative or context-relative URI found there. If the forward is module-relative then it must point to an action and NOT to a page.

does html:link look only into global-forwardings? what in case if i want container to look into action mapping.

Originally posted by shabarish vai:
does html:link look only into global-forwardings? what in case if i want container to look into action mapping.

Yes, It looks into Global ActionForwards and Local forwards can be nested within an <action> element and only available to an Action object when it is invoked through that ActionMapping.

and you post .

..when i click on html:link i get the following exception,
Cannot create rewrite URL: java.net.MalformedURLException: Cannot retrieve ActionForward named search
org.apache.struts.taglib.html.LinkTag.calculateURL(LinkTag.java:479)..

I dont think this exception comes when you click on <html:link tag , This error comes when you load index.jsp, Am I correct ?

hi Sagar Rohankar,
am able to laod index.jsp and when i click on the link sometime i get he above mentioned exception , and when i changed the html form tag to struts form tag i get
where ever i use struts tags say html,form etc i get exception
thanks,
Shabarish

my search.jsp is

i get

if i use the search.jsp by removing struts tag to html tag like

am able to load search.jsp
i want to use struts tag anybody please help me
Thanks,
Shabarish

Originally posted by shabarish vai:
my search.jsp is

<%@page language="java" %> <%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-html" prefix="html"%> <%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-bean" prefix="bean"%> <%@ taglib uri="/tags/struts-logic" prefix="logic"%> <html> <head><title>ABC, Inc. Human Resource Portal - Employee search</title></head> <body> <font size="2">ABC, Inc. Human Resource Portal - Employee search</font><br> <html:errors/> <html:form action="/sds"> <table> <tr> <td align="right"><bean:message key="label.search.name"/>:</td> <td><html:text property="name"/></td> </tr> <tr><td>---OR---</td></tr> <tr> <td align="right"><bean:message key="label.search.ssn"/>:</td> <td><html:text property="ssNum"/>(xxx-xx-xxxx)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><html:submit/></td> </tr> </table> </html:form> </body> </html>
i get java.lang.NullPointerException org.apache.struts.taglib.TagUtils.getActionMappingName(TagUtils.java:725) org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.lookup(FormTag.java:720) org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.doStartTag(FormTag.java:419) org.apache.jsp.search_jsp._jspx_meth_html_form_0(search_jsp.java:121) org.apache.jsp.search_jsp._jspService(search_jsp.java:83) org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:133) javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856) org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:311) org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:301) org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:248) javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)

You need to put action attribute in html:form tag and the post the server logs entry, which give better view of that particular exception !!

i actually made changes in html tld file ie inside attribute tag i changed the tag <required>true</required> to <required>false</required>
so that attribute in form tag(struts tag) is not mandatory and i can provide submit button and there i can foward it to different/same jsp.
when i use html tag am able to load search.jsp but its not same with struts tag.

Originally posted by shabarish vai:
i actually made changes in html tld file ie inside attribute tag i changed the tag <required>true</required> to <required>false</required>
so that attribute in form tag(struts tag) is not mandatory

No NO, You cant do that ! Its prohibited to change the original schema/DTD unless and until you are not creator of your own Struts TAG !

This Struts TAG has there own working java TAG code, see this file, which comes with exception trace

So when that search.jsp file complies and run (when request comes for it ), The class FormTag.java (for html:form) throws an NPE , cause he's expecting an valid value for "action" variable , but it's not coming at all, because your DTD modifications !

now will the control go inside <action> tag? if i provide html:form with action? like<html:form action="search.do">

Originally posted by shabarish vai:
now will the control go inside <action> tag? if i provide html:form with action?

provided, you revert the changes made in DTD !!

and , will works !

i made reverted back those changes and added action attribute my code in search.jsp is : am getting the following exception

javax.servlet.ServletException: Cannot retrieve mapping for action /search
org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.doHandlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:867)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.handlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:800)
org.apache.jsp.search_jsp._jspService(search_jsp.java:93)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:133)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:311)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:301)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:248)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)

root cause 
 
javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: Cannot retrieve mapping for action /search
org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.lookup(FormTag.java:723)
org.apache.struts.taglib.html.FormTag.doStartTag(FormTag.java:419)
org.apache.jsp.search_jsp._jspx_meth_html_form_0(search_jsp.java:123)
org.apache.jsp.search_jsp._jspService(search_jsp.java:83)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:133)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:311)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:301)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:248)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)

please help am not able to proceed from this.
Thanks
Shabarish

Have you tried to add a .do at the end (search.do)?

this is how my html:form tag looks:

i have added .do at the end before only but am getting same exception

Change it to

Try it .