Struts nested tags

This documentation describes the HTML elements that are available in the Struts Nested Tags drawer.

Nested tags and supporting classes extend the base Struts tags to let them relate to each other in a nested relationship. The fundamental logic of the original tags does not change except that all references to beans and bean properties are managed in a nested context.

When you are editing a Struts JSP page in Page Designer, you can open the Struts Nested Tags drawer on the palette and add to the page any of the elements that are listed in the table below. The Nested Tags drawer is hidden by default. To make it visible, right-click the palette and customize it.

The elements are listed in alphabetical order. Some elements may be hidden on the palette. To show a hidden element in the palette, right-click the Struts HTML Tags drawer and choose Customize. Remove the check next to Hide for each component that you want to display on the palette.

Each element has a number of properties you can set by using the element's Properties view. For an alphabetical listing and description of all the properties, refer to Properties for Struts bean elements. To look up properties for which you want additional detail, use the Attribute listings while working with the component's Properties view.

For each element in the table, the tag has a nested prefix. For example, checkbox is nested:checkbox.

Element	Description
checkbox	Extends the html:checkbox tag.
define	Extends the bean:define tag.
empty	Extends the logic:empty tag.
equal	Extends the logic:equal tag.
errors	Extends the html:errors tag.
file	Extends the html:file tag.
form	Extends the html:form tag.
greaterEqual	Extends the logic:greaterEqual tag.
greaterThan	Extends the logic:greaterThan tag.
hidden	Extends the html:hidden tag.
image	Extends the html:image tag.
img	Extends the html:img tag.
iterate	Extends the logic:iterate tag.
lessEqual	Extends the logic:lessEqual tag.
lessThan	Extends the logic:lessThan tag.
link	Extends the html:link tag.
match	Extends the logic:match tag.
message	Extends the bean:message tag.
messages	Extends the html:messages tag.
messagesNotPresent	Extends the logic:messagesNotPresent tag.
messagesPresent	Extends the logic:messagesPresent tag.
multibox	Extends the html:multibox tag.
nest	Defines a new level of nesting for child tags to reference.
notEmpty	Extends the logic:notEmpty tag.
notEqual	Extends the logic:notEqual tag.
notMatch	Extends the logic:notMatch tag.
notPresent	Extends the logic:notPresent tag.
options	Extends the html:options tag.
optionsCollection	Extends the html:optionsCollection tag.
password	Extends the html:password tag.
present	Extends the logic:present tag.
radio	Extends the html:radio tag.
root	Starts a nested hierarchy without the need for a form.
select	Extends the html:select tag.
size	Extends the bean:size tag.
submit	Extends the html:submit tag.
text	Extends the html:text tag.
textarea	Extends the html:textarea tag.
write	Extends the bean:write tag.
writeNesting	Writes or makes a scripting variable of the current nesting level.

 

Related tasks

Adding Struts tags to a JSP file

Related reference
Struts bean tags
Struts HTML tags
Struts logic tags
Struts tiles tags
Struts drawers on the Web tools palette

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