{"id":198,"date":"2007-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.strongd.net\/?p=198"},"modified":"2007-09-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-09-06T00:00:00","slug":"Logic Present Tag (...<\/logic:present >) ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strongd.net\/?p=198","title":{"rendered":"Logic Present Tag (…<\/logic:present >)"},"content":{"rendered":"

present tag<\/FONT> -This tag evaluates its nested body contents if the specified value is present in the request.<\/I><\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/FONT>
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This tag checks the current request and depending on which attribute is specified, it evaluates the nested body content of this tag only if the specified value is<\/STRONG> present. <\/B><\/FONT><\/P><\/DIV>
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Attributes of Present Tag<\/B><\/FONT><\/P>
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Attribute Name<\/FONT><\/TH>
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cookie<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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It checks  the existence of a cookie with the specified name.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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header<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of an HTTP header with the specified name. The name match is performed in a case insensitive manner.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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name<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of a JSP bean, in any scope, with the specified name. If property<\/CODE> is also specified, checks for a non-null property value for the specified property.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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parameter<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of at least one occurrence of the specified request parameter on this request, even if the parameter value is a zero-length string.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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property<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of a non-null property value, returned by a property getter method on the JSP bean (in any scope) that is specified by the name<\/CODE> attribute. Property references can be simple, nested, and\/or indexed.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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role<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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It checks whether the currently authenticated user (if any) has been associated with any of the specified security roles. Use a comma-delimited list to check for multiple roles. <\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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scope<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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The bean scope within which to search for the bean named by the name<\/CODE> property, or “any scope” if not specified.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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user<\/B><\/FONT><\/TD>
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It checks whether the currently authenticated user principal has the specified name.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE>
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Logic notPresent Tag (<logic:not Present>…<\/logic:not Present>) <\/FONT><\/H1>
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not<\/FONT><\/STRONG>P<\/FONT><\/B>resent tag<\/FONT> -This tag evaluates its nested body content if the specified value is not present in the request.<\/I><\/FONT><\/B><\/H3>
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Tag evaluation of the nested body content occurs only if the specified value is not available<\/B> in the request i.e… works in reverses to present tag.

Attributes of notPresent  Tag<\/B><\/FONT><\/P>
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Attribute Name<\/FONT><\/TH>
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cookie<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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It checks  the existence of a cookie with the specified name.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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header<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of an HTTP header with the specified name. The name match is performed in a case insensitive manner.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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name<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of a JSP bean, in any scope, with the specified name. If property<\/CODE> is also specified, checks for a non-null property value for the specified property.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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parameter<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of at least one occurrence of the specified request parameter on this request, even if the parameter value is a zero-length string.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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property<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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It checks the existence of a non-null property value, returned by a property getter method on the JSP bean (in any scope) that is specified by the name<\/CODE> attribute. Property references can be simple, nested, and\/or indexed.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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role<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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It checks whether the currently authenticated user (if any) has been associated with the specified security role.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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scope<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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The bean scope within which to search for the bean named by the name<\/CODE> property, or “any scope” if not specified.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR>
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user<\/FONT><\/B><\/TD>
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It checks whether the currently authenticated user principal has the specified name.<\/FONT><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE>
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Example Illustrating the use of the present <logic:present > and the notPresent <logic:notPresent > logic tags.<\/FONT><\/H2>
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Here you will learn to use the Struts  Logic tags. We will cover an example that will show  a comparison between  the two logic tags (ie..<logic:present > and the <logic:notPresent >).<\/FONT><\/P>
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Example code<\/B><\/FONT><\/P>
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Creating an <\/FONT><\/B>Action  Class<\/B><\/FONT><\/P>
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Develop a simple action class <\/FONT>LogicAction.java.<\/FONT><\/CODE><\/P>
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package<\/FONT> <\/FONT><\/B>roseindia.net;

import <\/B>java.io.*;
import <\/B>java.util.*;

\/**<\/FONT><\/CODE>
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* @author Amit Gupta
* @Web http:\/\/www.roseindia.net
* @Email struts@roseindia.net

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import <\/B>javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import <\/B>javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import <\/B>javax.servlet.ServletException;
import <\/B>org.apache.struts.action.*;

public class <\/B>LogicAction extends <\/B>Action 
{
  public <\/B>ActionForward execute(ActionMapping mapping,
    ActionForm form,
    HttpServletRequest request,
    HttpServletResponse response)
    throws <\/B>IOException, ServletException {

      

        return <\/B>mapping.findForward(“success”);
    }
}<\/FONT><\/CODE><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/DIV><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/DIV>
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Creating Form Bean<\/FONT><\/B><\/P>
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Our form bean class contains only one property text<\/B>. Here is the code of FormBean <\/FONT>(<\/FONT>Logic<\/FONT><\/CODE>Form<\/CODE>.java)<\/FONT><\/P>
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package <\/B><\/FONT>roseindia.net;<\/FONT>

import <\/B><\/FONT>org.apache.struts.action.*;<\/FONT>

\/**

* @author Amit Gupta
* @Web http:\/\/www.roseindia.net
* @Email struts@roseindia.net
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**\/
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import <\/B><\/FONT>javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;<\/FONT>
import <\/B><\/FONT>javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;<\/FONT>

public class <\/B><\/FONT>EmptyForm <\/FONT>extends <\/B><\/FONT>ActionForm <\/FONT>
{<\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>private <\/B><\/FONT>String text = <\/FONT>“”<\/FONT>;<\/FONT>
       <\/FONT>
  <\/FONT>public <\/B><\/FONT>String getText() <\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>{<\/FONT>
        <\/FONT>return <\/B><\/FONT>text;<\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>}<\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>public void <\/B><\/FONT>setText(String text) <\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>{<\/FONT>
    <\/FONT>this<\/B><\/FONT>.text=text;<\/FONT>
  <\/FONT>}<\/FONT>
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    <\/FONT>
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    <\/FONT>
}<\/FONT><\/CODE><\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/DIV><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/DIV>
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Defining form Bean in struts-config.xml file<\/FONT><\/B><\/P>
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Add the following entry in the struts-config.xml file for defining the form bean<\/FONT><\/P>
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<form-bean name=”LogicForm<\/CODE>”  type=”roseindia.net.LogicForm<\/CODE>” \/><\/FONT><\/TD><\/TR><\/TBODY><\/TABLE><\/DIV>
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 Developing the Action Mapping in the struts-config.xml
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Here, Action mapping helps to select the method from the Action class for specific requests.<\/FONT><\/P>
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<action path=”\/LogicAction”
type=”roseindia.net.LogicAction”
name=”LogicForm”
scope=”request”
input=”\/pages\/InputLogic.jsp”>
<forward name=”success” path=”\/pages\/output.jsp”\/>
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Developing the<\/FONT> InputLogic.jsp<\/FONT> page<\/FONT><\/P>
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<%@ taglib uri=”\/tags\/struts-html” prefix=”html” %>
<%@ taglib uri=”\/tags\/struts-logic” prefix=”logic” %>
<%@ taglib uri=”\/tags\/struts-bean” prefix=”bean” %>
<html:html>
<head>
<title>Using &lt;logic&gt; Tags<\/title>
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<body>
<h1>Using &lt;logic&gt; Tags<\/h1>

<html:form action=”\/LogicAction” method =”post”>

<h2>Enter text :<\/h2>
<html:text property=”text”\/>
<html:submit value=”Submit”\/> 
<html:cancel\/>
<\/html:form>
<\/body>
<\/html:html>

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Developing the <\/FONT>output.jsp<\/FONT> page:<\/FONT><\/P>
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Notice the property values<\/B><\/FONT><\/P>
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<%@ taglib uri=”\/tags\/struts-bean” prefix=”bean” %>
<%@ taglib uri=”\/tags\/struts-logic” prefix=”logic” %>

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Here’s Your Data…<\/TITLE>
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<BODY>
<H4>Here’s Your Data…<\/H4>

<h4>The text entered is:

<bean:write name=”LogicForm1″ property=”text”\/><\/h4>

<logic:present name=”LogicForm1″ property=”text”<\/B> >
<h5>Using the tag &lt;logic:present &gt; <\/h5> 
Result: Successfully supported 
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<logic:notPresent name=”LogicForm1″ property=”text1″ <\/B>>
<h5>Using the tag&lt;logic:notPresent&gt;<\/h5> 
Result: Support for a Variable other than a String is not Present <\/logic:notPresent><\/FONT>

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Add the following line in the <\/FONT>index.jsp<\/FONT> to call the form.<\/FONT><\/P>
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<html:link page=”\/pages\/InputLogic.jsp”>Struts File Upload<\/html:link>
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Example demonstrates  how LogicAction Class works.
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Building and Testing the Example <\/FONT><\/B><\/P>
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To build and deploy the application go to Struts\\Strutstutorial directory and type ant on the command prompt. This will deploy the application. Open the browser and navigate to the InputLogic.jsp <\/B>page. Your browser displays the following  page.<\/FONT><\/P>
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Writing  a text string to the InputLogic.jsp <\/B>page lets you to see the working of  the  present Logic tag <logic:present > and the notPresent Logic tag <logic:notPresent >. <\/B><\/FONT><\/P>
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