How do I add a parameter into my forward?

[Dave Alvarado]

Hi,

I'm using Struts 2. Before forwarding to a page, I want to add a parameter (named "result"), if possible, to my request, so that in the resulting JSP, I can access that parameter. How do I do that? Below is the action I have created ...


public ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form,
HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response)
throws IOException, ServletException {

String result = "";
RoutingEngineCache routingEngineCache = RoutingEngineCache.getInstance();
if (routingEngineCache != null) {
result = routingEngineCache.refresh();
} else {
result = "Error: No routing engine cache instance returned.";
logger.error(result);
} // if

return mapping.findForward("refreshResultsPage");
} // execute


Thanks for your help, - Dave

[David Newton]

That's unlikely to be Struts 2; did you mean Struts 1?

[Dave Alvarado]

Let's just say "Struts". If there a distinction between how it is done in varying versions, I am most grateful for any clarifications regarding each.

Thanks, - Dave

[David Newton]

You can't just say "Struts". Struts 1 and 2 are *completely* different.

[Aditya Keyal]

You can try to add the value in the form of an attribute if that works for you ... That can be accomplished using the request object. In struts 1 it is available to you directly. In struts 2 you will have to use the ServletRequestAware interface to make that available in the method. refer ServletAware for further details

@Dave : David Newton is right you cant say struts and struts 2 to be the same. What code you have given is definately a struts 1 code not a struts 2. So next time be a little more precise coz things are very different between the 2.

[Aditya Keyal]

There is one more work around for the same in struts 1 . (I am not sure how to implement in struts 2 ). You can create an instance of action forward object in the action and there when you assign the path to the jsp append the parameter using ?result=value ex: sample.jsp?result=value.

Though not a very neat way of doing things but a plausible alternative if qdding a parameter is a compulsary requirement.