Multiple Submit Buttons problem in Struts2

Question

Trying to work with multiple submit buttons within a single form in struts2 application but not able to work. here is the jsp code i am using

<tr>
<td class="button"><input type="submit" value="Import"
        name="destinationImport" class="button"></td>
    <td class="button"><input type="submit" value="Export"
        name="destinationExport" class="button"></td>
</tr>

here is the java part

private boolean destinationImport;
private boolean destinationExport;
//and the respective setters and getters

but i am sure is that Struts2 type convertor is having problem converting the String value to boolean do any one have idea how to achieve this

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Methods : getDestinationExport / setDestinationExport should deal with String, since your values: "Export" and "Import" aren't convertible directly to boolean type. If you need convert it by internal rule, place corresponding code inside setDestinationExport. Something like that:

 public void setDestinationExport(String arg){
     destinationExport = "Export".equals(arg);
     destinationImport = "Import".equals(arg);
 }

Answer 2

This way should works

private boolean destinationImport = false;
private boolean destinationExport = false;

public void setDestinationImport(boolean destinationImport) {
  this.destinationImport = true;
}

public void setDestinationExport(boolean destinationExport) {
  this.destinationExport = true;
}

Reference: http://serpensalbus.com/blog/tricking-struts2-multiple-submit-buttons/