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Form bean mapping wizard
To create a Struts form-bean mapping, complete the following steps:
1. In the Project Navigator of the Web perspective, right-click the name of a
project.
2. Click New -> Other -> Web -> Struts -> Form-Bean Mapping -> Next.
Note: There are three other ways to invoke the Form bean mapping wizard.
– Double-clicking an unrealized form bean node in the Web diagram
editor.
– Expanding the project directory in the Struts Explorer view, right-clicking
the module, and selecting New -> Form Bean from the context menu.
– Expanding the module folder in the Struts Explorer view, right-clicking
the Form Beans folder, and selecting Add Form Bean... from the
context menu.
3. On the New Form-Bean page, complete the following steps:
a. Make sure that the correct configuration file name and mapping name are
specified.
b. Click one of the following radio buttons:
An existing ActionForm
Create an ActionForm class or Struts dynaform using DynaActionForm
c. If you selected the second option in the previous step, you must select one
of the following models from the drop-down menu:
Generic Form-Bean Mapping
dynaform using DynaActionForm
d. Click Next.
4. On the Choose new fields for your ActionForm class page, click the check box
beside the name of each module for which you want a get and a set method
created. Then click Next.
5. On the Create new fields for your ActionForm class page, click Add and type
the field name and type for each field you want to create. If you chose
Generic Form-Bean Mapping, click Next; otherwise click Finish.
6. On the Create a mapping for your ActionForm class page, click the Add new
ActionForm class box and complete the following steps:
a. Specify the name for the new ActionForm class.
b. Specify the path name of the folder in which the class will be created, or
accept the default.
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