Dynamic Validation in Struts with DynaValidatorForms

[D. Mantelos]

1. In my struts-config.xml I use a form bean of type DynaValidatorForm
with some properties.
2. In the validator.xml I defined these fields as required.
3. I DO NOT WANT TO WRITE ANY ACTIONFORM CLASS

Is it possible to define dynamic Form beans in the struts-config.xml
without creating explicitly a Form class?

TIA

 

[Wendy S]

1. In my struts-config.xml I use a form bean of type DynaValidatorForm
with some properties.
2. In the validator.xml I defined these fields as required.
3. I DO NOT WANT TO WRITE ANY ACTIONFORM CLASS

Is it possible to define dynamic Form beans in the struts-config.xml
without creating explicitly a Form class?

If none of your fields is a checkbox (so that you would need a reset method)
then you might be able to get away without a form class. You might need
some additional mappings so that you can avoid validating the first time the
form is displayed, etc., but yes, it should be possible.

(Assuming you're writing an Action class, why are you so opposed to a Form
class? Dynamic forms really only get you out of writing all those get/set
methods, there are plenty of reasons you might write a form class that
extends DynaValidatorForm.)