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This documentation refers to version 2.1 which has not been released yet.

Warning

title	Dojo plugin is deprecated

The Dojo plugin will be deprecated on Struts 2.1

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Common

All examples on this page assume the following JSP fragment is on the same page as the example.

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<%@ taglib prefix="s" uri="/struts-tags" %>
<%@ taglib prefix="sx" uri="/struts-dojo-tags" %>

<head>
    <sx:head />
</head>

<s:url id="url" value="/MyAction.action" />

Requests

Request is triggered by a topic

...

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<!-- With a submit tag -->
<s:form namespace="/mynamespace" action="MyAction">
  <input type=textbox name="data">
  <sx:submit />
</s:form>

<!-- With an anchor tag -->
<s:form namespace="/mynamespace" action="MyAction">
  <input type=textbox name="data">
  <sx:a />
</s:form>

Div

Loads its content after page is loaded

...

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:div href="%{#url}"
        listenTopics="/refresh"
	startTimerListenTopics="/startTimer"
	stopTimerListenTopics="/stopTimer"
	updateFreq="3000">
  Initial Content
</sx:div>

<s:submit value="Refresh" onclick="dojo.event.topic.publish('/refresh')" />
<s:submit value="Start refresh timer" onclick="dojo.event.topic.publish('/startTimer')" />
<s:submit value="Stop refresh timer" onclick="dojo.event.topic.publish('/stopTimer')" />

Date and Time picker

Date picker

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:datetimepicker name="picker" />

...

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<script type="text/javascript">
  dojo.event.topic.subscribe("/value", function(textEnteredtext, date, widget){
      alert('value changed');
      //textEntered: String eneteredentered in the textbox
      //date: JavaScript Date object with the value selected
      //widetwidget: widget that published the topic 
  });
</script> 

<sx:datetimepicker label="Order Date" valueNotifyTopics="/value"/>

Use other locales.

Warning
Locales must be specified in the

...

sx:

...

head tag.

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:head extraLocales="en-us,nl-nl,de-de" />

<sx:datetimepicker label="In German" name="dddp7" value="%{'2006-06-28'}" language="de-de" />
<sx:datetimepicker label="In Dutch"  name="dddp8" value="%{'2006-06-28'}" language="nl-nl" />

Tabbed Panel

Local Tabs

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	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel>tabbedpanel id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Tab 1" >
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div label="Tab 2" >
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Local and remote tabs

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel>tabbedpanel id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Local Tab 1" >
       Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div label="Remote Tab 2" href="%{#url}">
       Remote Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

...

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel cssStyle="width: 500px; height: 300px;" doLayout="true" id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Tab 1" >
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div label="Tab 2" >
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Do not load tab 2 when page loads (it will be loaded when selected)

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	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel>
   tabbedpanel id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Remote Tab 1" href="%{#url}">
       Remote Tab 1
   </sx:div>  
   <sx:div label="Remote Tab 2" href="%{#url}" preload="false">
       Remote Tab 1
   </sx:div>      
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Reload tabs content when selected

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel>tabbedpanel id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Remote Tab 1" href="%{#url}" refreshOnShow="true">
       Remote Tab 1
   </sx:div>  
   <sx:div label="Remote Tab 2" href="%{#url}" refreshOnShow="true">
       Remote Tab 2
   </sx:div>      
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Disabled tabs

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	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel>tabbedpanel id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Tab 1" >
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div label="Tab 2" disabled="true">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

...

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<script type="text/javascript">
   function enableTab(idparam) {
      var tabContainer = dojo.widget.byId('tabContainer');
      tabContainer.enableTab(idparam);
   }
    
   
   function disableTab(indexparam) {
      var tabContainer = dojo.widget.byId('tabContainer');
      tabContainer.disableTab(indexparam);
   }
</script>

<sx:tabbedpanel id="tabContainer" id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div id="tab1" label="Tab 1" >
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div id="tab2" label="Tab 2" disabled="true">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

<!-- By Tab Index -->
<input type="button" onclick="enableTab(1)" value="Enable Tab 2 using Index" />
<input type="button" onclick="disableTab(1)" value="Disable Tab 2 using Index" />
    
<!-- By Tab Id -->
<input type="button" onclick="enableTab('tab2')" value="Enable Tab 2 using Id" />
<input type="button" onclick="disableTab('tab2')" value="Disable Tab 2 using Id" />
   
<!-- By Widget -->
<input type="button" onclick="enableTab(dojo.widget.byId('tab2'))" value="Enable Tab 2 using widget" />
<input type="button" onclick="disableTab(dojo.widget.byId('tab2'))" value="Disable Tab 2 using widget" />

Set Tab labels position to bottom (can be: top, right, bottom, left)

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel labelposition="bottom" id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Tab 1" >
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div label="Tab 2" >
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Allow tab 2 to be removed(closed)

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	HTML
	HTML

<sx:tabbedpanel>tabbedpanel id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Tab 1" >
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div label="Tab 2"  closable="true">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

...

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<script type="text/javascript">
   dojo.event.topic.subscribe('/before', function(event, tab, tabContainer) {
      alert("Before selecting tab");
   });

   dojo.event.topic.subscribe('/after', function(tab, tabContainer) {
      alert("After tab was selected");
   });
</script>
<sx:tabbedpanel beforeSelectTabNotifyTopics="/before" afterSelectTabNotifyTopics="/after" id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div label="Tab 1">
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div label="Tab 2">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

...

Select tab using JavaScript

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<script type="text/javascript">
    dojo.event.topic.subscribe('/before', function(event, tab, tabContainerfunction selectTab(id) {
     var if(tab.widgetIdtabContainer == "tab1dojo.widget.byId("tabContainer") {;
         event.cancel = true;
      }tabContainer.selectTab(id);
   });
</script>
<sx:tabbedpanel beforeSelectTabNotifyTopicsid="/beforetabContainer">
   <sx:div idlabel="tab1Tab 1" labelid="Tab 1tab1">
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div idlabel="tab2Tab 2" labelid="Tab 2tab2">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Customize template css path (Dojo widget template css)

...


<sx:tabbedpanel templateCssPath="%{#cssUrl}" >
   <sx:div id="tab1" label="Tab 1">
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div id="tab2" label="Tab 2">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>


<input type="button" onclick="selectTab('tab1')" value="Select tab 1" />
<input type="button" onclick="selectTab('tab2')" value="Select tab 2" />

Prevent tab 2 from being selected

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<script type="text/javascript">
   dojo.event.topic.subscribe('/before', function(event, tab, tabContainer) {
      event.cancel = tab.widgetId == "tab2" ;
   });
</script>
<sx:tabbedpanel beforeSelectTabNotifyTopics="/before" id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div id="tab1" label="Tab 1">
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div id="tab2" label="Tab 2">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Customize template css path (Dojo widget template css)

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:tabbedpanel templateCssPath="%{#cssUrl}" id="tabContainer">
   <sx:div id="tab1" label="Tab 1">
       Local Tab 1
   </sx:div>   
   <sx:div id="tab2" label="Tab 2">
       Local Tab 2
   </sx:div>   
</sx:tabbedpanel>

Autocompleter

Fixed list

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter list="{'apple','banana','grape','pear'}" />

Set initial value

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter list="{'apple','banana','grape','pear'}" value="apple"/>

Force valid option (restore option when focus is lost)

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter list="{'apple','banana','grape','pear'}" forceValidOption="true"/>

Using the JSON plugin to generate the values (one of the possible ways)

The action

Code Block

	Java
	Java
title	AutocompleterExample.java


public class AutocompleterExample extends ActionSupport {

   public Map<String, String> getOptions() {
      Map<String,String> options = new HashMap<String,String>();
      options.put("Florida", "FL");
      options.put("Alabama", "AL");

      return options;
   }
}

The mapping:

Code Block

	XML
	XML
title	struts.xml


<struts>
...
   <package name="autocompleter" namespace="/autocompleter" extends="json-default">
       <action name="getStates" class="AutocompleterExample">
           <result type="json">
               <param name="root">options</param></result>
       </action>
   </package>
...
</struts>

The JSP (fragment):

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML
1	JSP page


<s:url id="optionsUrl" namespace="/autocompleter" action="getStates" />

<sx:autocompleter href="%{#optionsUrl}" />

Example action

When a form containing an autocompleter is submitted, two values will be submitted for each autocompleter, one for the selected value, and one for its associated key.

The action:

Code Block

	java
	java
title	MyAction.java


public MyAction extends ActionSupport {
    private String optionsKey;
    private String options;

    ...    
}

The JSP:

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<s:form id="form">
  <sx:autocompleter name="options" label="Options" />
</s:form>

Set initial key and value

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML
1	JSP page


<s:url id="optionsUrl" namespace="/autocompleter" action="getStates" />

<sx:autocompleter href="%{#optionsUrl}" value="Florida" keyValue="FL"/>

Change default key name

The action:

Code Block

	java
	java
title	MyAction.java


public MyAction extends ActionSupport {
    private String superKey;
    private String options;

    ...    
}

The JSP:

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<s:form id="form">
  <sx:autocompleter keyName="superKey" name="options" label="Options" />
</s:form>

JSON accepted

for this autocompleter:

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter name="state" />

The following JSON will be accepted:

Code Block

	javascript
	javascript
title	Map(recommended as it is the easiest one to generate)


{
    "Alabama" : "AL",
    "Alaska" : "AK"
}

Code Block

	javascript
	javascript
title	Array of arrays


[
    ["Alabama", "AL"],
    ["Alaska", "AK"]
]

Code Block

	javascript
	javascript
title	Array inside object, same name as field


{
    "state" : [
        ["Alabama","AL"],
        ["Alaska","AK"]
    ]
}

Code Block

	javascript
	javascript
title	Map inside object, same name as field


{
    "state" : {
        "Alabama" : "Alabama",
        "Alaska" : "AK"
    }
}

Code Block

	javascript
	javascript
title	Array inside object, field in response starts with the name of the autocompleter("state" in this example)


{
    "states" : [
        ["Alabama","AL"],
        ["Alaska","AK"]
    ]
}

Code Block

	javascript
	javascript
title	No name match, use first array found, and hope for the best


{
    "Australopithecus" : [
       ["Alabama","AL"],
       ["Alaska","AK"]
    ]
}

Load characters while user types (when text size >= 3)

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter href="%{#url}" loadOnTextChange="true" loadMinimumCount="3" />

Hide dropdown arrow

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter href="%{#url}" showDownArrow="false" />

Limit options shown to 3

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter href="%{#url}" resultsLimit="3" />

All matching options are shown

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	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter href="%{#url}" resultsLimit="-1" />

Set dropdown height and width, in pixels

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter href="%{#url}" dropdownHeight="180" dropdownWidth="200" />

Disable it when page is loaded

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter href="%{#url}" disabled="true" />

Disable it/enable it using JavaScript

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<script type="text/javascript">
  function enableit() {
     var autoCompleter = dojo.widget.byId("auto");
     autoCompleter.enable();
  }

  function disableit() {
     var autoCompleter = dojo.widget.byId("auto");
     autoCompleter.disable();
  }
</script>

<sx:autocompleter id="auto" href="%{#url}" />

Reload options when topic is published

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<sx:autocompleter listenTopics="/reload" href="%{#url}" />

Submit form when options are loaded

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<s:form id="form">
  <input type="textbox" name="data">
</s:form>

<sx:autocompleter formId="form" href="%{#url}"  />

Filter fields top be submitted when options are loaded (return true to include)

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<script type="text/javascript">
  function filter(input

Autocompleter

Fixed list

...


<sx:autocompleter list="{'apple','banana','grape','pear'}" />

Using the JSON plugin to generate the values (one of the possible ways)

The action

Code Block

Java

title

AutocompleterExample.java


public class AutocompleterExample extends ActionSupport {

   public Map<String, String> getOptions() {
      Map<String,String> options = new HashMap<String,String>()return input.name == "data1";
      options.put("FL", "Florida");}
</script>

<s:form id="form">
      options.put("AL", "Alabama");

      return options;
   }
}

The mapping:

<input type="textbox" name="data0">
  <input type="textbox" name="data1">
</s:form>

<sx:autocompleter formId="form" formFilter="filter" href="%{#url}" />

Link two autocompleters, using topics

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML


<form id="selectForm

Code Block

XML

title

struts.xml


<struts>
...
   <package name="autocompleter" namespace="/autocompleter" extends="json-default">
       <action<sx:autocompleter  name="getStatesselect" classlist="AutocompleterExample">
           <result type="json">
               <param name="root">options</param></result>
       </action>
   </package>
...
</struts>

...

{'fruits','colors'}"  valueNotifyTopics="/changed" />
</form>

<sx:autocompleter  href="%{#url}" formId="selectForm" listenTopics="/changed" />

Show options, but don't make suggestion (autocomple) in the textbox

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML
1	JSP page

<s<sx:urlautocompleter idautoComplete="optionsUrlfalse" namespacehref="/autocompleter%{#url}" action="getStates" />

Prevent options from loading when page loads

Code Block

	HTML
	HTML

<sx:autocompleter preload="false" href="%{#optionsUrl#url}" />

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Key

Common

Requests

Request is triggered by a topic

Div

Loads its content after page is loaded

Date and Time picker

Date picker

Use other locales.

Tabbed Panel

Local Tabs

Local and remote tabs

Do not load tab 2 when page loads (it will be loaded when selected)

Reload tabs content when selected

Disabled tabs

Set Tab labels position to bottom (can be: top, right, bottom, left)

Allow tab 2 to be removed(closed)

Select tab using JavaScript

Customize template css path (Dojo widget template css)

Prevent tab 2 from being selected

Customize template css path (Dojo widget template css)

Autocompleter

Fixed list

Set initial value

Force valid option (restore option when focus is lost)

Using the JSON plugin to generate the values (one of the possible ways)

Example action

Set initial key and value

Change default key name

JSON accepted

Load characters while user types (when text size >= 3)

Hide dropdown arrow

Limit options shown to 3

All matching options are shown

Set dropdown height and width, in pixels

Disable it when page is loaded

Disable it/enable it using JavaScript

Reload options when topic is published

Submit form when options are loaded

Filter fields top be submitted when options are loaded (return true to include)

Autocompleter

Fixed list

Using the JSON plugin to generate the values (one of the possible ways)

Link two autocompleters, using topics

Show options, but don't make suggestion (autocomple) in the textbox

Prevent options from loading when page loads