Reading the message resources from a form class

[Jack Summers]

Hello,

Accessing the message resources is simple from a JSP using the supplied tags, and accessing them is just as simple from an action class by calling getResources(). However, I need to access the message resources from a form class in one of my validation methods.

One of the ActionMessage constructors takes two parameters, a string (key into the message resources for the error message), and an Object used to fill in the first parameter of the message {0}.

My problem is that the value I want to send in as the second parameter to the ActionMessage constructor is something that I want to read from the action messages.

So far, I have not found an easy way to access these resources other than setting up a resource bundle in the form, which I don't like. Is there a way to get to the MessageResources from a form class?

Thanks.

[Merrill Higginson]

The resource bundle is stored in Application scope. Fortunately, the ActionForm class that you are extending has a getServlet() method that will allow you to get a reference to the servlet that created the form bean, and hence to the servletContext object. You can therefore get the resource bundle with the following code:

MessageResources messageResources = (MessageResources)super.getServlet().getServletContext().getAttribute(Globals.MESSAGES_KEY));
[ January 30, 2006: Message edited by: Merrill Higginson ]

[Jack Summers]

Merrill,

That worked perfectly. Thank you so much!