JSP button action

[chamini prashakthi]

I want to set separate actions for three buttons in same jsp page.How can I do it?

<tr>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Submit" name="button" /></th>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Update" name="button" /></th>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Delete" name="button" /></th>
</tr>

[M Khalid]

chamini prashakthi wrote:I want to set separate actions for three buttons in same jsp page.How can I do it?

<tr>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Submit" name="button" /></th>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Update" name="button" /></th>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Delete" name="button" /></th>
</tr>

So you need to have 3 buttons and the action to be performed by the button with different functions

[Swastik Dey]

This cold be one option.  Use some java script that sets the action value in hidden field based on the button click.  Then submit the form using the js code.  On the receiving end retrieve the value of this hidden field to determine what action has been performed.

<script>
   function submitForm(x){
      if(x.id=='b1'){
	     document.getElementById('hid1').value='button1action';
	  }
	  else if(x.id=='b2'){
		document.getElementById('hid1').value='button2action';
	  }
	  else{
		document.getElementById('hid1').value='button3action';
	  }
	  //alert(document.getElementById('hid1').value);
	  document.forms[0].submit();
   }
</script>
<form action=youractionurl>
<tr> 
            <th><input type="button" id=b1 value="Submit" name="button" onClick='submitForm(this)'/></th> 
            <th><input type="button" id=b2 value="Update" name="button" onClick='submitForm(this)'/></th> 
            <th><input type="button" id=b3 value="Delete" name="button" onClick='submitForm(this)'/></th> 
</tr>
<input type='hidden' id='hid1'  name='hid1'>
</form>

[chamini prashakthi]

M Khalid
Do you mean about use this kind of thing?
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="button" formaction="path of the relevent redirect jsp  page">
<input type="submit" value="Delete" name="button" formaction="path of the relevent redirect jsp  page">

but it doesn't work for me...
    

[chamini prashakthi]

Swastik Dey
I need something without javascript.
However thanks for the answer. :thumbup:

[Swastik Dey]

Take 3 different forms.

[chamini prashakthi]

How to take different forms in one jsp page?
please explain me!!!

[Swastik Dey]

<form name='f1' method='post' action='addactionurl'>
input elements
</form>

<form name='f2' method='post' action='updateactionurl'>
input elemets
</form>

<form name='3' method='post' action='deleteactionurl'>
input elements
</form>

[chamini prashakthi]

Do you mean this kind of thing???
but it dosen't work for me  :cry:

<form  action="Approve/Approve/insertform.jsp method="post" >
            <th><input type="submit" value="Submit" name="button" /></th>
        </form>
        <form  action="Approve/Approve/deleteform.jsp" method="post">
            <th><input type="submit" value="Delete" name="button" /></th>
        </form>
        <form  action="Approve/Approve/modifyform.jsp" method="post">
            <th><input type="submit" value="Update" name="button" /></th>
        </form>

but it doesn't help for me!!!

:confused:

[Swastik Dey]

Does not work means what?  Please be more specific.

[M Khalid]

chamini prashakthi wrote:Do you mean this kind of thing???
but it dosen't work for me  :cry:

<form  action="Approve/Approve/insertform.jsp method="post" >
            <th><input type="submit" value="Submit" name="button" /></th>
        </form>
        <form  action="Approve/Approve/deleteform.jsp" method="post">
            <th><input type="submit" value="Delete" name="button" /></th>
        </form>
        <form  action="Approve/Approve/modifyform.jsp" method="post">
            <th><input type="submit" value="Update" name="button" /></th>
        </form>

but it doesn't help for me!!!

:confused:

Kindly share the error/logs/error message you are receiving when it doesn't work. The methods mentioned by Swastik are few of the methods which can be implemented and it will work.
What are your exact requirement? and share the whole code snippet if you are facing any issues.
 

[chamini prashakthi]

this is my main jsp page

<html>

    <head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
        <title>Approver</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <form  action="Approve/Approve/modifyform.jsp">
        <table>
        <h1>Approval</h1>
      
        <tr>
            <th>Approve ID:</th>
            <th><input type="text" name="Approve_ID" value="" size="20"/></th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Notifications:</th>
            <th><input type="text" name="Notofications" value="" size="20"/></th>
        </tr>
       
        <tr>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Submit" name="button" /></th>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Delete" name="button" /></th>
            <th><input type="submit" value="Update" name="button" /></th>
       
        </tr>
        </table>
        
    </body>
</html>

then I want to redirect 3 separate jsp pages for three buttons Submit,Delete and Update.

submit form is-->

<%@page import="calls.ApproveCalls"%>
<%@page import="entity.Approver"%>
<%@page import="java.util.ArrayList"%>
<%@page import="java.util.Map.Entry"%>
<%@page import="java.util.Set"%>
<%@ page import = "java.util.Map" %>
<jsp:useBean id="sample" scope="page" class="calls.ApproveCalls" />

<%@page contentType="text/html" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>

<%
ApproveCalls approvecalls = new ApproveCalls();   
Approver activity = new Approver(request.getParameter("Approve_ID"),request.getParameter("Notofications"));
activity.setApproverId(activity.getApproverId());
activity.setNotifications(activity.getNotifications());
approvecalls.insertData(activity);
%>


delete form is -->

<%@page import="calls.ApproveCalls"%>
<%@page import="entity.Approver"%>
<%@page import="java.util.ArrayList"%>
<%@page import="java.util.Map.Entry"%>
<%@page import="java.util.Set"%>
<%@ page import = "java.util.Map" %>
<jsp:useBean id="sample" scope="page" class="calls.ApproveCalls" />

<%@page contentType="text/html" pageEncoding="UTF-8"%>

<%
ApproveCalls approvecalls = new ApproveCalls();   
Approver activity = new Approver(request.getParameter("Approve_ID"));
approvecalls.deleteData(activity);

%>


modify form is not finished yet..


I tried previous method and it didn't redirect for next jsp page!  

[Swastik Dey]

First of all you should never have java code inside jsp page.  Secondly as you said the previous method didn't redirect to jsp page. so what is exactly happening with the previous approach is it leading to any java script issue? Third point , even this page design is not correct.  As per your requirement you should one page with three different forms as I mentioned before.

[chamini prashakthi]

Found a solution

use javascript here

<script type="text/javascript">
function OnSubmitForm()
{
  if(document.pressed == 'Insert')
  {
   document.myform.action ="Approve/insertform.jsp";
  }
  else
  if(document.pressed == 'Delete')
  {
    document.myform.action ="Approve/deleteform.jsp";
  }
  else
   if(document.pressed == 'Update')
  {
    document.myform.action="Approve/modifyform.jsp"  
  }
  return true;
}
</script>

then buttons set like:

<form name="myform" onsubmit="return OnSubmitForm();">
 
     
 
     <input type="submit" name="button" onclick="document.pressed=this.value" value="Insert">
 
     <input type="submit" name="button" onclick="document.pressed=this.value" value="Delete">
 
     <input type="submit" name="button" onclick="document.pressed=this.value" value="Update">
        </form>

:beerchug:

[Swastik Dey]

Great job.  So how much is difference between my first post and this one?