Struts (1.3) Tags Developer Guides

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This taglib contains tags used to create struts input forms, as well as other tags generally useful in the creation of HTML-based user interfaces.

Many of the tags in this tag library will throw a JspException at runtime when they are utilized incorrectly (such as when you specify an invalid combination of tag attributes). JSP allows you to declare an "error page" in the <%@ page %> directive. If you wish to process the actual exception that caused the problem, it is passed to the error page as a request attribute under key org.apache.struts.action.EXCEPTION.

This is version 1.3.

  • base Render an HTML &lt;base&gt; Element Renders an HTML &lt;base&gt; element with an href attribute pointing to the absolute location of the enclosing JSP page
  • button Render A Button Input Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type button, populated from the specified value or the content of this tag body
  • cancel Render a Cancel Button Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type submit
  • checkbox Render A Checkbox Input Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type checkbox, populated from the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form
  • errors Conditionally display a set of accumulated error messages
  • file Render A File Select Input Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type file, defaulting to the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form
  • form Define An Input Form Renders an HTML &lt;form&gt; element whose contents are described by the body content of this tag
  • frame Render an HTML frame element Renders an HTML &lt;frame&gt; element with processing for the src attribute that is identical to that performed by the &lt;html:link&gt; tag for the href attribute
  • hidden Render A Hidden Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type hidden, populated from the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form
  • html Render an HTML &lt;html&gt; Element Renders an HTML &lt;html&gt; element with language attributes extracted from the user's current Locale object, if there is one
  • image Render an input tag of type "image" Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; tag of type "image"
  • img Render an HTML img tag Renders an HTML &lt;img&gt; element with the image at the specified URL
  • javascript Render JavaScript validation based on the validation rules loaded by the ValidatorPlugIn
  • link Render an HTML anchor or hyperlink Renders an HTML &lt;a&gt; element as an anchor definition (if "linkName" is specified) or as a hyperlink to the specified URL
  • messages Conditionally display a set of accumulated messages
  • multibox Render A Checkbox Input Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type checkbox, whose "checked" status is initialized based on whether the specified value matches one of the elements of the underlying property's array of current values
  • option Render A Select Option Render an HTML &lt;option&gt; element, representing one of the choices for an enclosing &lt;select&gt; element
  • options Render a Collection of Select Options Renders a set of HTML &lt;option&gt; elements, representing possible choices for a &lt;select&gt; element
  • optionsCollection Render a Collection of Select Options Renders a set of HTML &lt;option&gt; elements, representing possible choices for a &lt;select&gt; element
  • param Adds a parameter to the following tags: &lt;html:frame&gt; &lt;html:link&gt; &lt;html:rewrite&gt; Since: Struts 1
  • password Render A Password Input Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type password, populated from the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form
  • radio Render A Radio Button Input Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type radio, populated from the specified property of the bean associated with our current form
  • reset Render A Reset Button Input Field Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type reset
  • rewrite Render an URI Renders a request URI based on exactly the same rules as the &lt;html:link&gt; tag does, but without creating the &lt;a&gt; hyperlink
  • select Render A Select Element Renders an HTML &lt;select&gt; element, associated with a bean property specified by our attributes
  • submit Render A Submit Button Renders an HTML &lt;input&gt; element of type submit
  • text Render An Input Field of Type text Render an input field of type text
  • textarea Render A Textarea Render a textarea element
  • xhtml Render HTML tags as XHTML Using this tag in a page tells all other html taglib tags to render themselves as XHTML 1

Required attributes are marked with a *

<html:base>

Render an HTML <base> Element

Renders an HTML <base> element with an href attribute pointing to the absolute location of the enclosing JSP page. This tag is valid only when nested inside an HTML <head> element.

This tag is useful because it allows you to use relative URL references in the page that are calculated based on the URL of the page itself, rather than the URL to which the most recent submit took place (which is where the browser would normally resolve relative references against).

Can contain: empty

Attributes

Name Description Type
ref

The reference from which the base uri will created. Possible values are:

  • page - The base uri will be the jsp page location. (default)
  • site - The base uri will be the application context path.
Since: Struts 1.3
String
server

The server name to use instead of request.getServerName().

String
target

The window target for this base reference.

String

<html:button>

Render A Button Input Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type button, populated from the specified value or the content of this tag body. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

If a graphical button is needed (a button with an image), then the <html:image> tag is more appropriate.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey

The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element.

String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle

The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled

Set to true if this input field should be disabled.

boolean
indexed

Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "propertyName[34]". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag.

boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property* Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value Value of the label to be placed on this button. This value will also be submitted as the value of the specified request parameter. [Body of this tag (if any), or "Click"] String

<html:cancel>

Render a Cancel Button

Renders an HTML <input> element of type submit. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body. Pressing of this submit button causes the action servlet to bypass calling the associated form bean validate() method. The action is called normally.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. WARNING - If you set this attribute to a value other than the default, this will NOT be recognized as the cancel key by the Struts controller servlet or the Action.isCancelled() method. You will need to do your own cancel detection. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value Value of the label to be placed on this button. This value will also be submitted as the value of the specified request parameter. [Body of this tag (if any), or "Cancel"] String

<html:checkbox>

Render A Checkbox Input Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type checkbox, populated from the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

NOTE: The underlying property value associated with this field should be of type boolean, and any value you specify should correspond to one of the Strings that indicate a true value ("true", "yes", or "on"). If you wish to utilize a set of related String values, consider using the multibox tag.

WARNING: In order to correctly recognize unchecked checkboxes, the ActionForm bean associated with this form must include a statement setting the corresponding boolean property to false in the reset() method.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property* Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value The value to be transmitted if this checkbox is checked when the form is submitted. If not specified, the value "on" will be returned. String

<html:errors>

Conditionally display a set of accumulated error messages.

Displays a set of error messages prepared by a business logic component and stored as an ActionMessages object, an ActionErrors object, a String, or a String array in any scope. If such a bean is not found, nothing will be rendered.

In order to use this tag successfully, you must have defined an application scope MessageResources bean under the default attribute name, with optional definitions of message keys specified in the following attributes:

  • header - Text that will be rendered before the error messages list. Typically, this message text will end with <ul> to start the error messages list (default "errors.header").
  • footer - Text that will be rendered after the error messages list. Typically, this message text will begin with </ul> to end the error messages list (default "errors.footer").
  • prefix - Text that will be rendered before each individual error in the list (default "errors.prefix").
  • suffix - Text that will be rendered after each individual error in the list (default "errors.suffix").

See the messages tag for an alternative to this tag that does not rely on HTML in your MessageResources.

Can contain: empty

Attributes

Name Description Type
bundle The servlet context attribute key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. String
footer This value is an optional message resource key that will be printed after the iteration of error messages has finished. Defaults to "errors.footer" if not specified. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
header This value is an optional message resource key that will be printed before the iteration of error messages begins. Defaults to "errors.header" if not specified. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
locale The session attribute key for the Locale used to select messages to be displayed. If not specified, defaults to the Struts standard value. String
name Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used. String
prefix This value is an optional message resource key that will be printed before an error message. Defaults to "errors.prefix" if not specified. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
property Name of the property for which error messages should be displayed. If not specified, all error messages (regardless of property) are displayed. String
suffix This value is an optional message resource key that will be printed after an error message. Defaults to "errors.suffix" if not specified. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String

<html:file>

Render A File Select Input Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type file, defaulting to the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

As with the corresponding HTML <input> element, the enclosing form element must specify "POST" for the method attribute, and "multipart/form-data" for the enctype attribute. For example:

    <html:form method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">          <html:file property="theFile" />      </html:form>

WARNING: In order to correctly recognize uploaded files, the ActionForm bean associated with this form must include a statement setting the corresponding org.apache.struts.upload.FormFile property to null in the reset() method.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accept Comma-delimited set of content types that the server you submit to knows how to process. This list can be used by the client browser to limit the set of file options that is made available for selection. If not specified, no content type list will be sent. String
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
maxlength Maximum number of input characters to accept. This is ignored by most browsers. [No limit] String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property* Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. String
size Size of the file selection box to be displayed. String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value

NOTE: When setting this to some value, whether intentional or as the result (for example) of validation errors forcing the user back to the original jsp, this value is ignored by most browsers (for security reasons). This means that your users will have to re-select any previously selected files when submitting the form. Opera web browser will prompt the user so they have a chance to abort the submit.

Value to which this field should be initialized. [Use the corresponding bean property value or body content (if any) if property is not specified]
String

<html:form>

Define An Input Form

Renders an HTML <form> element whose contents are described by the body content of this tag. The form implicitly interacts with the specified request scope or session scope bean to populate the input fields with the current property values from the bean.

The form bean is located, and created if necessary, based on the form bean specification for the associated ActionMapping.

Can contain: JSP

Attributes

Name Description Type
acceptCharset The list of character encodings for input data that the server should accept. Since: Struts 1.2.2 String
action

The URL to which this form will be submitted. This value is also used to select the ActionMapping we are assumed to be processing, from which we can identify the appropriate form bean and scope. If a value is not provided, the original URI (servletPath) for the request is used.

If you are using extension mapping for selecting the controller servlet, this value should be equal to the path attribute of the corresponding <action> element, optionally followed by the correct extension suffix.

If you are using path mapping to select the controller servlet, this value should be exactly equal to the path attribute of the corresponding <action> element.

String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if the Form's input fields should be disabled. Since: Struts 1.2.7 boolean
enctype The content encoding to be used to submit this form, if the method is POST. This must be set to "multipart/form-data" if you are using the file tag to enable file upload. If not specified, the browser default (normally "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") is used. String
focus The field name (among the fields on this form) to which initial focus will be assigned with a JavaScript function. If not specified, no special JavaScript for this purpose will be rendered. String
focusIndex If the focus field is a field array, such as a radio button group, you can specify the index in the array to receive focus. Since: Struts 1.1 String
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
method The HTTP method that will be used to submit this request (GET, POST). [POST] String
onreset JavaScript event handler executed if the form is reset. String
onsubmit JavaScript event handler executed if the form is submitted. String
readonly Set to true if the Form's input fields should be read only. Since: Struts 1.2.7 boolean
scriptLanguage The form's focus <script> element will not contain a language attribute when this is set to false. The default is true but this property is ignored in XHMTL mode. Since: Struts 1.2 boolean
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
target Window target to which this form is submitted, such as for use in framed presentations. String

<html:frame>

Render an HTML frame element

Renders an HTML <frame> element with processing for the src attribute that is identical to that performed by the <html:link> tag for the href attribute. URL rewriting will be applied automatically, to maintain session state in the absence of cookies.

The base URL for this frame is calculated based on which of the following attributes you specify (you must specify exactly one of them):

  • forward - Use the value of this attribute as the name of a global ActionForward to be looked up, and use the module-relative or context-relative URI found there.
  • href - Use the value of this attribute unchanged.
  • page - Use the value of this attribute as a module-relative URI, and generate a server-relative URI by including the context path and application prefix.
  • action - Use the value of this attribute as the logical name of a global Action that contains the actual content-relative URI of the destination of this transfer.

Normally, the hyperlink you specify with one of the attributes described in the previous paragraph will be left unchanged (other than URL rewriting if necessary). However, there are two ways you can append one or more dynamically defined query parameters to the hyperlink -- specify a single parameter with the paramId attribute (and its associated attributes to select the value), or specify the name (and optional property) attributes to select a java.util.Map bean that contains one or more parameter ids and corresponding values.

To specify a single parameter, use the paramId attribute to define the name of the request parameter to be submitted. To specify the corresponding value, use one of the following approaches:

  • Specify only the paramName attribute - The named JSP bean (optionally scoped by the value of the paramScope attribute) must identify a value that can be converted to a String.
  • Specify both the paramName and paramProperty attributes - The specified property getter method will be called on the JSP bean identified by the paramName (and optional paramScope) attributes, in order to select a value that can be converted to a String.

If you prefer to specify a java.util.Map that contains all of the request parameters to be added to the hyperlink, use one of the following techniques:

  • Specify only the name attribute - The named JSP bean (optionally scoped by the value of the scope attribute) must identify a java.util.Map containing the parameters.
  • Specify both name and property attributes - The specified property getter method will be called on the bean identified by the name (and optional scope) attributes, in order to return the java.util.Map containing the parameters.

As the Map is processed, the keys are assumed to be the names of query parameters to be appended to the hyperlink. The value associated with each key must be either a String or a String array representing the parameter value(s), or an object whose toString() method will be called. If a String array is specified, more than one value for the same query parameter name will be created.

Additionally, you can request that the current transaction control token, if any, be included in the generated hyperlink by setting the transaction attribute to true. You can also request that an anchor ("#xxx") be added to the end of the URL that is created by any of the above mechanisms, by using the anchor attribute.

Can contain: JSP

Attributes

Name Description Type
action

Logical name of a global Action that contains the actual content-relative URI of the destination of this transfer. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

Additionally, you can specify a module prefix for linking to other modules.

String
anchor

Optional anchor tag ("#xxx") to be added to the generated hyperlink. Specify this value without any "#" character.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
forward

Logical name of a global ActionForward that contains the actual content-relative URI of the destination of this transfer. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

String
frameName

Value for the name attribute of the rendered <frame> element.

String
frameborder

Should a frame border be generated around this frame (1) or not (0)?

String
href

The URL to which this hyperlink will transfer control if activated. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

String
longdesc

URI of a long description of the frame. This description should supplement the short description provided by the title attribute, and may be particularly useful for non-visual user agents.

String
marginheight

The amount of space (in pixels) to be left between the frame's contents and its top and bottom margins.

String
marginwidth

The amount of space (in pixels) to be left between the frame's contents and its left and right margins.

String
module

Prefix name of a Module that contains the action mapping for the Action that is specified by the action attribute. You must specify an action attribute for this to have an effect.

Note: Use "" to map to the default module.

String
name

The name of a JSP bean that contains a Map representing the query parameters (if property is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a Map (if property is specified).

String
noresize

Should users be disallowed from resizing the frame? (true, false).

boolean
page

The module-relative path (beginning with a "/" character) to which this hyperlink will transfer control if activated. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

String
paramId

The name of the request parameter that will be dynamically added to the generated hyperlink. The corresponding value is defined by the paramName and (optional) paramProperty attributes, optionally scoped by the paramScope attribute

String
paramName

The name of a JSP bean that is a String containing the value for the request parameter named by paramId (if paramProperty is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a String (if paramProperty is specified). The JSP bean is constrained to the bean scope specified by the paramScope property, if it is specified.

String
paramProperty

The name of a property of the bean specified by the paramName attribute, whose return value must be a String containing the value of the request parameter (named by the paramId attribute) that will be dynamically added to this hyperlink.

String
paramScope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the paramName attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
property

The name of a property of the bean specified by the name attribute, whose return value must be a java.util.Map containing the query parameters to be added to the hyperlink. You must specify the name attribute if you specify this attribute.

String
scope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the name attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
scrolling

Should scroll bars be created unconditionally (yes), never (no), or only when needed (auto)?

String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this element.

String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
transaction

If set to true, any current transaction control token will be included in the generated hyperlink, so that it will pass an isTokenValid() test in the receiving Action.

boolean

<html:hidden>

Render A Hidden Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type hidden, populated from the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

Can contain: empty

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property* Name of this input field, and the name of the corresponding bean property if value is not specified. The corresponding bean property (if any) must be of type String. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value Value to which this field should be initialized. [Use the corresponding bean property value] String
write Should the value of this field also be rendered to the response page to make it visible, in addition to creating an HTML type="hidden" element? By default, only the hidden element is created. boolean

<html:html>

Render an HTML <html> Element

Renders an HTML <html> element with language attributes extracted from the user's current Locale object, if there is one.

Can contain: JSP

Attributes

Name Description Type
lang Renders a lang attribute with the locale stored in the user's session. If not found in the session, the language from the Accept-Language HTTP header is used. If still not found, the default language for the server is used. Since: Struts 1.2 boolean
xhtml

Set to true in order to render xml:lang and xmlns attributes on the generated html element. This also causes all other html tags to render as XHTML 1.0 (the <html:xhtml/> tag has a similar purpose).

Since: Struts 1.1
boolean

<html:image>

Render an input tag of type "image"

Renders an HTML <input> tag of type "image". The base URL for this image is calculated directly based on the value specified in the src or page attributes, or indirectly by looking up a message resource string based on the srcKey or pageKey attributes. You must specify exactly one of these attributes.

If you would like to obtain the coordinates of the mouse click that submitted this request, see the information below on the property attribute.

This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey

The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element.

String
align

The alignment option for this image.

String
alt

The alternate text for this image.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this image.

String
border

The width (in pixels) of the border around this image.

String
bundle

The servlet context attribute key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet.

String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "propertyName[34]". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
locale

The session attribute key for the Locale used to select internationalized messages. If not specified, defaults to the Struts standard value.

String
module

Prefix name of a Module that the page or pageKey attributes relate to.

String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
page

The module-relative path of the image for this input tag.

String
pageKey

The key of the message resources string specifying the module-relative path of the image for this input tag.

String
property

The property name of this image tag. The parameter names for the request will appear as "property.x" and "property.y", the x and y representing the coordinates of the mouse click for the image. A way of retrieving these values through a form bean is to define getX(), getY(), setX(), and setY() methods, and specify your property as a blank string (property="").

String
src

The source URL of the image for this input tag.

String
srcKey

The key of the message resources string specifying the source URL of the image for this input tag.

String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value

The value that will be submitted if this image button is pressed.

String

<html:img>

Render an HTML img tag

Renders an HTML <img> element with the image at the specified URL. Like the link tag, URL rewriting will be applied automatically to the value specified in src, page, or action to maintain session state in the absence of cookies. This will allow dynamic generation of an image where the content displayed for this image will be taken from the attributes of this tag.

The base URL for this image is calculated directly based on the value specified in src, page, or action or page, or indirectly by looking up a message resource string based on the srcKey or pageKey attributes. You must specify exactly one of these attributes.

Normally, the src, page, or action that you specify will be left unchanged (other than URL rewriting if necessary). However, there are two ways you can append one or more dynamically defined query parameters to the src URL -- specify a single parameter with the paramId attribute (at its associated attributes to select the value), or specify the name (and optional property) attributes to select a java.util.Map bean that contains one or more parameter ids and corresponding values.

To specify a single parameter, use the paramId attribute to define the name of the request parameter to be submitted. To specify the corresponding value, use one of the following approaches:

  • Specify only the paramName attribute - The named JSP bean (optionally scoped by the value of the paramScope attribute) must identify a value that can be converted to a String.
  • Specify both the paramName and paramProperty attributes - The specified property getter will be called on the JSP bean identified by the paramName (and optional paramScope) attributes, in order to select a value that can be converted to a String.

If you prefer to specify a java.util.Map that contains all of the request parameters to be added to the hyperlink, use one of the following techniques:

  • Specify only the name attribute - The named JSP bean (optionally scoped by the value of the scope attribute) must identify a java.util.Map containing the parameters.
  • Specify both name and property attributes - The specified property getter method will be called on the bean identified by the name (and optional scope) attributes, in order to return the java.util.Map containing the parameters.

As the Map is processed, the keys are assumed to be the names of query parameters to be appended to the src URL. The value associated with each key must be either a String or a String array representing the parameter value(s), or an object whose toString() method will be called. If a String array is specified, more than one value for the same query parameter name will be created.

You can specify the alternate text for this image (which most browsers display as pop-up text block when the user hovers the mouse over this image) either directly, through the alt attribute, or indirectly from a message resources bundle, using the bundle and altKey attributes.

Can contain: empty

Attributes

Name Description Type
action

The action, starting with a slash, that will render the image to be displayed by this tag. The rendered URL for this image will automatically prepend the context path of this web application (in the same manner as the action attribute on the link tag works), in addition to any necessary URL rewriting. You must specify the action, page attribute or the src attribute.

Additionally, you can specify a module prefix for linking to other modules.

String
align

Where the image is aligned to. Can be one of the following attributes:

  • left - left justify, wrapping text on right
  • right -right justify, wrapping test on left
  • top - aligns the image with the top of the text on the same row
  • middle - aligns the image's vertical center with the text base line
  • bottom - aligns the image with the bottom of the text's base line
  • texttop - aligns the image's top with that of the text font on the same line
  • absmiddle - aligns the image's vertical center with the absolute center of the text
  • absbottom - aligns the image with the absolute bottom of the text font on the same row
String
alt

And alternative text to be displayed in browsers that don't support graphics. Also used often as type of context help over images.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
border

The width of the border surrounding the image.

String
bundle

The servlet context attribute key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet.

String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
height

The height of the image being displayed. This parameter is very nice to specify (along with width) to help the browser render the page faster.

String
hspace

The amount of horizontal spacing between the icon and the text. The text may be in the same paragraph, or be wrapped around the image.

String
imageName

The scriptable name to be defined within this page, so that you can reference it with intra-page scripts. In other words, the value specified here will render a "name" element in the generated image tag.

String
ismap

The name of the server-side map that this image belongs to.

String
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
locale

The name of the request or session Locale attribute used to look up internationalized messages.

String
module

Prefix name of a Module that contains the action mapping for the Action that is specified by the action attribute. You must specify an action attribute for this to have an effect.

Note: Use "" to map to the default module.

String
name

The name of a JSP bean that contains a Map representing the query parameters (if property is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a Map (if property is specified).

String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onkeydown

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a key down event.

String
onkeypress

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a key press event.

String
onkeyup

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a key up event.

String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
page

The module-relative path, starting with a slash, of the image to be displayed by this tag. The rendered URL for this image will automatically prepend the context path of this web application (in the same manner as the page attribute on the link tag works), in addition to any necessary URL rewriting. You must specify either the page attribute or the src attribute.

String
pageKey

The message key, in the message resources bundle named by the bundle attribute, of the String to be used as the module-relative path for this image.

String
paramId

The name of the request parameter that will be dynamically added to the generated src URL. The corresponding value is defined by the paramName and (optional) paramProperty attributes, optionally scoped by the paramScope attribute

String
paramName

The name of a JSP bean that is a String containing the value for the request parameter named by paramId (if paramProperty is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a String (if paramProperty is specified). The JSP bean is constrained to the bean scope specified by the paramScope property, if it is specified.

String
paramProperty

The name of a property of the bean specified by the paramName attribute, whose return value must be a String containing the value of the request parameter (named by the paramId attribute) that will be dynamically added to this src URL.

String
paramScope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the paramName attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
property

The name of a property of the bean specified by the name attribute, whose return value must be a java.util.Map containing the query parameters to be added to the src URL. You must specify the name attribute if you specify this attribute.

String
scope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the name attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
src

The URL to which this image will be transferred from This image may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. This value will be used unmodified (other than potential URL rewriting) as the value of the "src" attribute in the rendered tag. You must specify either the page attribute or the src attribute.

String
srcKey

The message key, in the message resources bundle named by the bundle attribute, of the String to be used as the URL of this image.

String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this element.

String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
useLocalEncoding

If set to true, LocalCharacterEncoding will be used, that is, the characterEncoding set to the HttpServletResponse, as prefered character encoding rather than UTF-8, when URLEncoding is done on parameters of the URL.

boolean
usemap

The name of the map as defined within this page for mapping hot-spot areas of this image.

String
vspace

The amount of vertical spacing between the icon and the text, above and below.

String
width

The width of the image being displayed. This parameter is very nice to specify (along with height) to help the browser render the page faster.

String

<html:javascript>

Render JavaScript validation based on the validation rules loaded by the ValidatorPlugIn.

Render JavaScript validation based on the validation rules loaded by the ValidatorPlugIn. The set of validation rules that should be generated is based on the formName attribute passed in, which should match the name attribute of the form element in the xml file.

The dynamicJavascript and staticJavascript attributes default to true, but if dynamicJavascript is set to true and staticJavascript is set to false then only the dynamic JavaScript will be rendered. If dynamicJavascript is set to false and staticJavascript is set to true then only the static JavaScript will be rendered which can then be put in separate JSP page so the browser can cache the static JavaScript.

Can contain: empty

Attributes

Name Description Type
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.7 String
cdata

If set to "true" and XHTML has been enabled, the JavaScript will be wrapped in a CDATA section to prevent XML parsing. The default is "true" to comply with the W3C's recommendation.

Since: Struts 1.1
String
dynamicJavascript

Whether or not to render the dynamic JavaScript. Defaults to true.

String
formName

The key (form name) to retrieve a specific set of validation rules. If "dynamicJavascript" is set to true and formName is missing or is not recognized by the ValidatorPlugIn, a JspException will be thrown.

String
htmlComment

Whether or not to enclose the javascript with HTML comments. This attribute is ignored in XHTML mode because the script would be deleted by the XML parser. See the cdata attribute for details on hiding scripts from XML parsers. Defaults to true.

String
method

The alternate JavaScript method name to be used instead of the of the default. The default is 'validate' concatenated in front of the key (form name) passed in (ex: validateRegistrationForm).

String
page

The current page of a set of validation rules if the page attribute for the field element in the xml file is in use.

int
scriptLanguage The <script> element will not contain a language attribute when this is set to false. The default is true but this property is ignored in XHTML mode. Since: Struts 1.2 boolean
src

The src attribute's value when defining the html script element.

String
staticJavascript

Whether or not to render the static JavaScript. Defaults to true.

String

<html:link>

Render an HTML anchor or hyperlink

Renders an HTML <a> element as an anchor definition (if "linkName" is specified) or as a hyperlink to the specified URL. URL rewriting will be applied automatically, to maintain session state in the absence of cookies. The content displayed for this hyperlink will be taken from the body of this tag.

The base URL for this hyperlink is calculated based on which of the following attributes you specify (you must specify exactly one of them):

  • forward - Use the value of this attribute as the name of a global ActionForward to be looked up, and use the module-relative or context-relative URI found there. If the forward is module-relative then it must point to an action and NOT to a page.
  • action - Use the value of this attribute as the name of a Action to be looked up, and use the module-relative or context-relative URI found there.
  • href - Use the value of this attribute unchanged.
  • page - Use the value of this attribute as a module-relative URI, and generate a server-relative URI by including the context path and module prefix.

Normally, the hyperlink you specify with one of the attributes described in the previous paragraph will be left unchanged (other than URL rewriting if necessary). However, there are three ways you can append one or more dynamically defined query parameters to the hyperlink -- specify a single parameter with the paramId attribute (and its associated attributes to select the value), or specify the name (and optional property) attributes to select a java.util.Map bean that contains one or more parameter ids and corresponding values, or nest one or more <html:param> tags in the tag body.

To specify a single parameter, use the paramId attribute to define the name of the request parameter to be submitted. To specify the corresponding value, use one of the following approaches:

  • Specify only the paramName attribute - The named JSP bean (optionally scoped by the value of the paramScope attribute) must identify a value that can be converted to a String.
  • Specify both the paramName and paramProperty attributes - The specified property getter method will be called on the JSP bean identified by the paramName (and optional paramScope) attributes, in order to select a value that can be converted to a String.

If you prefer to specify a java.util.Map that contains all of the request parameters to be added to the hyperlink, use one of the following techniques:

  • Specify only the name attribute - The named JSP bean (optionally scoped by the value of the scope attribute) must identify a java.util.Map containing the parameters.
  • Specify both name and property attributes - The specified property getter method will be called on the bean identified by the name (and optional scope) attributes, in order to return the java.util.Map containing the parameters.

As the Map is processed, the keys are assumed to be the names of query parameters to be appended to the hyperlink. The value associated with each key must be either a String or a String array representing the parameter value(s), or an object whose toString() method will be called. If a String array is specified, more than one value for the same query parameter name will be created.

Supplmenting these two methods, you can nest one or more <html:param> tags to dynamically add parameters in a logic-friendly way (such as executing a for loop that assigns the name/value pairs at runtime). This method does not compete with the aforementioned; it will adds its parameters in addition to whatever parameters are already specified.

Additionally, you can request that the current transaction control token, if any, be included in the generated hyperlink by setting the transaction attribute to true. You can also request that an anchor ("#xxx") be added to the end of the URL that is created by any of the above mechanisms, by using the anchor attribute.

Can contain: JSP

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey

The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element.

String
action

Logical name of a Action that contains the actual content-relative URI of the destination of this transfer. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, the linkName attribute, or the page attribute.

Additionally, you can specify a module prefix for linking to other modules.

String
anchor

Optional anchor tag ("#xxx") to be added to the generated hyperlink. Specify this value without any "#" character.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
forward

Logical name of a global ActionForward that contains the actual content-relative URI of the destination of this transfer. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, the linkName attribute, or the page attribute.

String
href

The URL to which this hyperlink will transfer control if activated. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, the linkName attribute, or the page attribute.

String
indexId By this attribute different name for the indexed parameter can be specified. Take a look to the "indexed" attribute for details. String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then indexed parameter with name from indexId attribute will be added to the query string. Indexed parameter looks like "index[32]". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
linkName

The anchor name to be defined within this page, so that you can reference it with intra-page hyperlinks. In other words, the value specified here will render a "name" element in the generated anchor tag.

String
module

Prefix name of a Module that contains the action mapping for the Action that is specified by the action attribute. You must specify an action attribute for this to have an effect.

Note: Use "" to map to the default module.

String
name

The name of a JSP bean that contains a Map representing the query parameters (if property is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a Map (if property is specified).

String
onblur

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element loses input focus.

String
onclick

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a mouse click.

String
ondblclick

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a mouse double click.

String
onfocus

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives input focus.

String
onkeydown

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a key down event.

String
onkeypress

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a key press event.

String
onkeyup

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a key up event.

String
onmousedown

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a mouse down event.

String
onmousemove

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a mouse move event.

String
onmouseout

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a mouse out event.

String
onmouseover

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a mouse over event.

String
onmouseup

JavaScript event handler that is executed when this element receives a mouse up event.

String
page

The module-relative path (beginning with a "/" character) to which this hyperlink will transfer control if activated. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, forward attribute, the href attribute, the linkName attribute, or the page attribute.

String
paramId

The name of the request parameter that will be dynamically added to the generated hyperlink. The corresponding value is defined by the paramName and (optional) paramProperty attributes, optionally scoped by the paramScope attribute

String
paramName

The name of a JSP bean that is a String containing the value for the request parameter named by paramId (if paramProperty is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a String (if paramProperty is specified). The JSP bean is constrained to the bean scope specified by the paramScope property, if it is specified.

String
paramProperty

The name of a property of the bean specified by the paramName attribute, whose return value must be a String containing the value of the request parameter (named by the paramId attribute) that will be dynamically added to this hyperlink.

String
paramScope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the paramName attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
property

The name of a property of the bean specified by the name attribute, whose return value must be a java.util.Map containing the query parameters to be added to the hyperlink. You must specify the name attribute if you specify this attribute.

String
scope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the name attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this element.

String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
tabindex

The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element.

String
target

The window target in which the resource requested by this hyperlink will be displayed, for example in a framed presentation.

String
title

The advisory title for this hyperlink.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
transaction

If set to true, any current transaction control token will be included in the generated hyperlink, so that it will pass an isTokenValid() test in the receiving Action.

boolean
useLocalEncoding

If set to true, LocalCharacterEncoding will be used, that is, the characterEncoding set to the HttpServletResponse, as prefered character encoding rather than UTF-8, when URLEncoding is done on parameters of the URL.

boolean

<html:messages>

Conditionally display a set of accumulated messages.

Displays a set of messages prepared by a business logic component and stored as an ActionMessages object, ActionErrors object, a String, or a String array in any scope. If such a bean is not found, nothing will be rendered. The messages are placed into the page scope in the body of this tag where they can be displayed by standard JSP methods. (For example: <bean:write>,<c:out>)

In order to use this tag successfully, you must have defined an application scope MessageResources bean under the default attribute name.

Can contain: JSP

Attributes

Name Description Type
bundle The servlet context attribute key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. String
footer This value is an optional message resource key that will be printed after the iteration of messages has finished. String
header This value is an optional message resource key that will be printed before the iteration of messages begins. String
id* The name of a page scope JSP bean that will contain the current element of the collection of messages on each iteration, if it is not null. String
locale The session attribute key for the Locale used to select messages to be displayed. If not specified, defaults to the Struts standard value. String
message By default the tag will retrieve the bean it will iterate over from the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string, but if this attribute is set to 'true' the bean will be retrieved from the Globals.MESSAGE_KEY constant string. Also if this is set to 'true', any value assigned to the name attribute will be ignored. String
name Name of the bean in any scope under which our messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used. String
property Name of the property for which messages should be displayed. If not specified, all messages (regardless of property) are displayed. String

<html:multibox>

Render A Checkbox Input Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type checkbox, whose "checked" status is initialized based on whether the specified value matches one of the elements of the underlying property's array of current values. This element is useful when you have large numbers of checkboxes, and prefer to combine the values into a single array-valued property instead of multiple boolean properties. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

WARNING: In order to correctly recognize cases where none of the associated checkboxes are selected, the ActionForm bean associated with this form must include a statement setting the corresponding array to zero length in the reset() method.

The value to be returned to the server, if this checkbox is selected, must be defined by one of the following methods:

  • Specify a value attribute, whose contents will be used literally as the value to be returned.
  • Specify no value attribute, and the nested body content of this tag will be used as the value to be returned.

Also note that a map backed attribute cannot be used to hold a the String[] for a group of multibox tags.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property* Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value The value to be transmitted if this checkbox is checked when the form is submitted. String

<html:option>

Render A Select Option

Render an HTML <option> element, representing one of the choices for an enclosing <select> element. The text displayed to the user comes from either the body of this tag, or from a message string looked up based on the bundle, locale, and key attributes.

If the value of the corresponding bean property matches the specified value, this option will be marked selected. This tag is only valid when nested inside a <html:select> tag body.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this option should be disabled. boolean
filter Set to true if you want the option label to be filtered for sensitive characters in HTML. By default, such a value is NOT filtered. boolean
key If specified, defines the message key to be looked up in the resource bundle specified by bundle for the text displayed to the user for this option. If not specified, the text to be displayed is taken from the body content of this tag. String
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
locale The session attributes key for the Locale instance to use for looking up the message specified by the key attribute. If not specified, uses the standard Struts session attribute name. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
value* Value to be submitted for this field if this option is selected by the user. String

<html:options>

Render a Collection of Select Options

Renders a set of HTML <option> elements, representing possible choices for a <select> element. This tag can be used multiple times within a single <html:select> element, either in conjunction with or instead of one or more <html:option> or <html:optionsCollection> elements.

This tag operates in one of two major modes, depending on whether or not the collection attribute is specified. If the collection attribute is included, the following rules apply:

  • The collection attribute is interpreted as the name of a JSP bean, in some scope, that itself represents a collection of individual beans, one per option value to be rendered.
  • The property attribute is interpreted as the name of a property of the individual beans included in the collection, and is used to retrieve the value that will be returned to the server if this option is selected.
  • The labelProperty attribute is interpreted as the name of a property of the individual beans included in the collection, and is used to retrieve the label that will be displayed to the user for this option. If the labelProperty attribute is not specified, the property named by the property attribute will be used to select both the value returned to the server and the label displayed to the user for this option.

If the collection attribute is not specified, the rules described in the remainder of this section apply.

The collection of values actually selected depends on the presence or absence of the name and property attributes. The following combinations are allowed:

  • Only name is specified - The value of this attribute is the name of a JSP bean in some scope that is the collection.
  • Only property is specified - The value of this attribute is the name of a property of the ActionForm bean associated with our form, which will return the collection.
  • Both name and property are specified - The value of the name attribute identifies a JSP bean in some scope. The value of the property attribute is the name of some property of that bean which will return the collection.

The collection of labels displayed to the user can be the same as the option values themselves, or can be different, depending on the presence or absence of the labelName and labelProperty attributes. If this feature is used, the collection of labels must contain the same number of elements as the corresponding collection of values. The following combinations are allowed:

  • Neither labelName nor labelProperty is specified - The labels will be the same as the option values themselves.
  • Only labelName is specified - The value of this attribute is the name of a JSP bean in some scope that is the collection.
  • Only labelProperty is specified - The value of this attribute is the name of a property of the ActionForm bean associated with our form, which will return the collection.
  • Both labelName and labelProperty are specified - The value of the labelName attribute identifies a JSP bean in some scope. The value of the labelProperty attribute is the name of some property of that bean which will return the collection.

Note that this tag does not support a styleId attribute, as it would have to apply the value to all the option elements created by this element, which would mean that more than one id element might have the same value, which the HTML specification says is illegal.

Can contain: empty

Attributes

Name Description Type
collection Name of the JSP bean (in some scope) which is itself a Collection of other beans, each of which has properties named by the "property" and "labelProperty" attributes that are used to retrieve the value and label for each option, respectively. String
filter Set to false if you do NOT want the option labels filtered for sensitive characters in HTML. By default, such values are filtered. boolean
labelName Name of the JSP bean (in some scope) containing the collection of labels to be displayed to the user for these options. String
labelProperty Property of the form bean, or the bean specified by the labelName attribute, that will return the collection of labels to be displayed to the user for these options. String
name Name of the JSP bean (in some scope) containing the collection of values to be returned to the server for these options. If not specified, the form bean associated with our form is assumed. String
property Property of the form bean, or the bean specified by the name attribute, that will return the collection of values to returned to the server for these options. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String

<html:optionsCollection>

Render a Collection of Select Options

Renders a set of HTML <option> elements, representing possible choices for a <select> element. This tag can be used multiple times within a single <html:select> element, either in conjunction with or instead of one or more <html:option> or <html:options> elements.

This tag operates on a collection of beans, where each bean has a label property and a value property. The actual names of these properties can be configured using the label and value attributes of this tag.

This tag differs from the <html:options> tag in that it makes more consistent use of the name and property attributes, and allows the collection to be more easily obtained from the enclosing form bean.

Note that this tag does not support a styleId attribute, as it would have to apply the value to all the option elements created by this element, which would mean that more than one id element might have the same value, which the HTML specification says is illegal.

Can contain: empty

Attributes

Name Description Type
filter Set to false if you do NOT want the option labels filtered for sensitive characters in HTML. By default, such values are filtered. boolean
label The property of the bean within the collection which represents the label to be rendered for each option. Defaults to "label". String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
property The property of the form bean, or the bean specified by the name attribute, that will return the collection of objects to be rendered for these options. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
value The property of the bean within the collection which represents the value to be rendered for each option. Defaults to "value". String

<html:param>

Adds a parameter to the following tags:

  1. <html:frame>
  2. <html:link>
  3. <html:rewrite>
Since: Struts 1.3.6

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
name*

The String containing the name of the request parameter.

String
value

The value of the request parameter specified by the name attribute, whose return value must be a String or String[] that will be dynamically added to this hyperlink.

String

<html:password>

Render A Password Input Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type password, populated from the specified value or the specified property of the bean associated with our current form. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
maxlength Maximum number of input characters to accept. [No limit] String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
onselect JavaScript event handler executed when a when a user selects some text in a text field. Since: Struts 1.3.10 String
property* Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. String
readonly Set to true if this input field should be read only. boolean
redisplay Boolean flag indicating whether or not existing values will be redisplayed if they exist. Even though the redisplayed value will be shown as asterisks on the visible HTML page, the cleartext of the actual password value will be visible though the "Show Page Source" menu option of the client browser. You may wish to set this value to false on login pages. Defaults to true for consistency with all other form tags that redisplay their contents. boolean
size Number of character positions to allocate. [Browser default] String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value Value of the label to be placed on this button. This value will also be submitted as the value of the specified request parameter. [Body of this tag (if any)] String

<html:radio>

Render A Radio Button Input Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type radio, populated from the specified property of the bean associated with our current form. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

If an iterator is used to render a series of radio tags, the idName attribute may be used to specify the name of the bean exposed by the iterator. In this case, the value attribute is used as the name of a property on the idName bean that returns the value of the radio tag in this iteration.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
idName

Name of the bean (in some scope) that will return the value of the radio tag. Usually exposed by an iterator. When the idName attribute is present, the value attribute is used as the name of the property on the idName bean that will return the value of the radio tag for this iteration.

Since: Struts 1.1
String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property* The corresponding bean property for this radio tag. String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value* The value of the radio tag. String

<html:reset>

Render A Reset Button Input Field

Renders an HTML <input> element of type reset.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property Name of the input field that will be generated. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value Value of the label to be placed on this button. [Body of this tag (if any), or "Reset"] String

<html:rewrite>

Render an URI

Renders a request URI based on exactly the same rules as the <html:link> tag does, but without creating the <a> hyperlink. This value is useful when you want to generate a string constant for use by a JavaScript procedure.

Can contain: JSP

Attributes

Name Description Type
action

Logical name of a Action that contains the actual content-relative URI of the destination of this transfer. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

Additionally, you can specify a module prefix for linking to other modules.

Since: Struts 1.2.0
String
anchor

Optional anchor tag ("#xxx") to be added to the generated hyperlink. Specify this value without any "#" character.

String
forward

Logical name of a global ActionForward that contains the actual content-relative URI of the destination of this transfer. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

String
href

The URL to which this hyperlink will transfer control if activated. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

String
module

Prefix name of a Module that contains the action mapping for the Action that is specified by the action attribute. You must specify an action attribute for this to have an effect.

Note: Use "" to map to the default module.

String
name

The name of a JSP bean that contains a Map representing the query parameters (if property is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a Map (if property is specified).

String
page

The module-relative path (beginning with a "/" character) to which this hyperlink will transfer control if activated. This hyperlink may be dynamically modified by the inclusion of query parameters, as described in the tag description. You must specify exactly one of the action attribute, the forward attribute, the href attribute, or the page attribute.

String
paramId

The name of the request parameter that will be dynamically added to the generated hyperlink. The corresponding value is defined by the paramName and (optional) paramProperty attributes, optionally scoped by the paramScope attribute

String
paramName

The name of a JSP bean that is a String containing the value for the request parameter named by paramId (if paramProperty is not specified), or a JSP bean whose property getter is called to return a String (if paramProperty is specified). The JSP bean is constrained to the bean scope specified by the paramScope property, if it is specified.

String
paramProperty

The name of a property of the bean specified by the paramName attribute, whose return value must be a String containing the value of the request parameter (named by the paramId attribute) that will be dynamically added to this hyperlink.

String
paramScope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the paramName attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
property

The name of a property of the bean specified by the name attribute, whose return value must be a java.util.Map containing the query parameters to be added to the hyperlink. You must specify the name attribute if you specify this attribute.

String
scope

The scope within which to search for the bean specified by the name attribute. If not specified, all scopes are searched.

String
transaction

If set to true, any current transaction control token will be included in the generated hyperlink, so that it will pass an isTokenValid() test in the receiving Action.

boolean
useLocalEncoding

If set to true, LocalCharacterEncoding will be used, that is, the characterEncoding set to the HttpServletResponse, as prefered character encoding rather than UTF-8, when URLEncoding is done on parameters of the URL.

boolean

<html:select>

Render A Select Element

Renders an HTML <select> element, associated with a bean property specified by our attributes. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

This tag operates in two modes, depending upon the state of the multiple attribute, which affects the data type of the associated property you should use:

  • multiple="true" IS NOT selected - The corresponding property should be a scalar value of any supported data type.
  • multiple="true" IS selected - The corresponding property should be an array of any supported data type.

WARNING: In order to correctly recognize cases where no selection at all is made, the ActionForm bean associated with this form must include a statement resetting the scalar property to a default value (if multiple is not set), or the array property to zero length (if multiple is set) in the reset() method.

Can contain: JSP

Attributes

Name Description Type
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
multiple If set to any arbitrary value, the rendered select element will support multiple selections. String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted to determine which option should be pre-selected when rendering this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the enclosing <html:form> tag is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property* Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. String
size The number of available options displayed at one time. String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value The value to compare with for marking an option selected. String

<html:submit>

Render A Submit Button

Renders an HTML <input> element of type submit.

If a graphical button is needed (a button with an image), then the <html:image> tag is more appropriate.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "propertyName[34]". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
property Name of the request parameter that will be included with this submission, set to the specified value. String
style CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element. String
styleClass CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute). String
styleId Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute). String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value The value of the button label. String

<html:text>

Render An Input Field of Type text

Render an input field of type text. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey

The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element.

String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
maxlength Maximum number of input characters to accept. [No limit] String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
onselect JavaScript event handler executed when a when a user selects some text in a text field. String
property* Name of this input field, and the name of the corresponding bean property if value is not specified. The corresponding bean property (if any) must be of type String. String
readonly Set to true if this input field should be read only. boolean
size Number of character positions to allocate. [Browser default] String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value Value to which this field should be initialized. [Use the corresponding bean property value] String

<html:textarea>

Render A Textarea

Render a textarea element. This tag is only valid when nested inside a form tag body.

Can contain:

Attributes

Name Description Type
accesskey The keyboard character used to move focus immediately to this element. String
alt

The alternate text for this element.

String
altKey

The message resources key of the alternate text for this element.

String
bundle The servlet context attributes key for the MessageResources instance to use. If not specified, defaults to the application resources configured for our action servlet. Since: Struts 1.2.5 String
cols The number of columns to display. String
dir

The direction for weak/neutral text for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
disabled Set to true if this input field should be disabled. boolean
errorKey

Name of the bean (in any scope) under which our error messages have been stored. If not present, the name specified by the Globals.ERROR_KEY constant string will be used.

N.B. This is used in conjunction with the errorStyle, errorStyleClass and errorStyleId attributes and should be set to the same value as the name attribute on the <html:errors/> tag.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyle

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it.

N.B. If present, this overrides the style attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleClass attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
errorStyleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element if an error exists for it (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, this overrides the styleId attribute in the event of an error.

Since: Struts 1.2.5
String
indexed Valid only inside of logic:iterate tag. If true then name of the html tag will be rendered as "id[34].propertyName". Number in brackets will be generated for every iteration and taken from ancestor logic:iterate tag. boolean
lang

The language code for this element.

Since: Struts 1.3.6
String
name The attribute name of the bean whose properties are consulted when rendering the current value of this input field. If not specified, the bean associated with the form tag we are nested within is utilized. String
onblur JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus. String
onchange JavaScript event handler executed when this element loses input focus and its value has changed. String
onclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse click. String
ondblclick JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives a mouse double click. String
onfocus JavaScript event handler executed when this element receives input focus. String
onkeydown JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed. String
onkeypress JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is depressed and released. String
onkeyup JavaScript event handler executed when this element has focus and a key is released. String
onmousedown JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is depressed. String
onmousemove JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and the pointer is moved. String
onmouseout JavaScript event handler executed when this element was under the mouse pointer but the pointer was moved outside the element. String
onmouseover JavaScript event handler executed when this element was not under the mouse pointer but the pointer is moved inside the element. String
onmouseup JavaScript event handler executed when this element is under the mouse pointer and a mouse button is released. String
onselect JavaScript event handler executed when a when a user selects some text in a text field. String
property* Name of this input field, and the name of the corresponding bean property if value is not specified. The corresponding bean property (if any) must be of type String. String
readonly Set to true if this input field should be read only. boolean
rows The number of rows to display. String
style

CSS styles to be applied to this HTML element.

N.B. If present, the errorStyle overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleClass

CSS stylesheet class to be applied to this HTML element (renders a "class" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleClass overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
styleId

Identifier to be assigned to this HTML element (renders an "id" attribute).

N.B. If present, the errorStyleId overrides this attribute in the event of an error for the element.

String
tabindex The tab order (ascending positive integers) for this element. String
title

The advisory title for this element.

String
titleKey

The message resources key for the advisory title for this element.

String
value Value to which this field should be initialized. [Use the corresponding bean property value] String

<html:xhtml>

Render HTML tags as XHTML

Using this tag in a page tells all other html taglib tags to render themselves as XHTML 1.0. This is useful when composing pages with JSP includes or Tiles. <html:html xhtml="true"> has a similar effect. This tag has no attributes; you use it like this: <html:xhtml/>.

Note: Included pages do not inherit the rendering style of the including page. Each JSP fragment or Tile must use this tag to render as XHTML.

Can contain: empty

This tag has no attributes.

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