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what if I replace the "html:form" by "form"?

 
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I replaced the <html:form> by <form> and in the "action" tag I do

action="<%= response.encodeURL("....") %>"

Let's temporarily not discuss *why* I do this. I have a question --- If I use <form> to replace it, how about those "forward" defined in the "struts-config.xml", does struts still automatically apply "encodeURL" for those forward for me ? Or do I have to apply "encodeURL" to those "forward" by myself because I am not using <html:form> ??
 
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actually, bear with me for one more question here --

if I use <FORM> in JSPand I have sessions, should I append "encodeURL" to the "ACTION" or not ? Maybe I don't need to as maybe struts handles that for me too. I know struts handles it automatically if I use <html:form> tag, but how about I use <FORM> html tag ?
 
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The html:form tag will do several things for you (apart from just creating the <form> tag on the page with appropriate action)

- create your action form bean and exposes to the page
- allow you to use tags like <html:text property="userName"/> with an implicit form (ie the form is provided by the html:form tag.)


>does struts still automatically apply "encodeURL" for those forward for
>me ? Or do I have to apply "encodeURL" to those "forward" by myself
>because I am not using <html:form> ??
Forwards in the struts:config do not need to be encoded.
The point of encodeURL is so that a sessionId can be included in the URL if the browser does not support cookies. It is only necessary if the URL is going to be rendered onto a JSP page - either as a form action, or a href in a link. For forwarding with the request dispatcher, encoding the URL is pointless.

>if I use <FORM> in JSPand I have sessions, should I append "encodeURL" to the "ACTION" or not ?
Yes. The html:form tag will automatically call encodeURL on the action attribute. If you are writing your own form tag, with its custom action, you have to encode it yourself.

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Originally posted by Artemesia Lakener:
Let's temporarily not discuss *why* I do this.



The discussion may lead to a better solution.
 
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