html targets in a java action class???

[bluepixie]

Hi, can one use an html target in an action class to direct back to a particular jsp page? My guess is no but I thought I would ask...
thanks!

 

[sedj]

When you say "action class" do you mean a Struts Action ?

 

[bluepixie]

yes!

 

[sedj]

I'm slightly confused by your question, but if I take what you mean correctly, then :

In your struts-config.xml file you have the lines :

<form-bean name=&quot;startForm&quot;
type=&quot;uk.co.acme.cops.struts.form.StartForm&quot;/>


and also :

<action path=&quot;/start&quot;
type=&quot;uk.co.acme.cops.struts.action.StartAction&quot;
name=&quot;startForm&quot;
input=&quot;/cas/pages/start.jsp&quot;
>
<forward name=&quot;orderEntry&quot; path=&quot;/orderEntry.do&quot; />
<forward name=&quot;Find Organisation&quot; path=&quot;/findOrganisation.do?action=Reset&quot; />
<forward name=&quot;Find Project&quot; path=&quot;/findProject.do&quot; />
<forward name=&quot;Find Contact&quot; path=&quot;/findContact.do?action=Reset&quot; />
<forward name=&quot;goToSomePage&quot; path=&quot;/someHtmlPage.html />

</action>


So in your Action class, to forward to a page you would do a

  return mapping.findForward("goToSomePage");

Is this what you mean ?

 

[sedj]

There's also a Struts forum : forum946

 

[bluepixie]

That is how we usually do it, forwards I mean. No, another developer asked me this question because I am more of a GUI programmer. I really never came across a situation though and was wondering if there was an alternate solution to the forwards that maybe incorporated html targets. (not the optimal solution but just wondering.)
thanks