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• Use complex OGNL expressions - WebWork will automatically take care of creating the actual objects for you.
• Use JavaBeans! WebWork can only create objects for you if your objects obey the JavaBean specification and provide no-arg constructions, as well as getters and setters where appropriate.
• Remember that person.name will call getPerson().setName(), but if you are expecting WebWork to create the Person object for you, a setPerson() must also exist.

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  For lists and maps, use index notation, such as _people\[0\].name_ or _friends\['patrick'\].name_. Often these HTML form elements are being rendered inside a loop, so you can use the iterator tag's status attribute if you're using [JSP Tags] or the $\{foo_index\} special property if you're using [FreeMarker Tags].

• FOr multiple select boxes, you obviously can't name each individual item using index notation. Instead, name your element simply people.name and WebWork will understand that it should create a new Person object for each selected item and set it's name accordingly.

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