HTML5 placeholder inside Struts html:text tag

Question

I'm using Struts 1.3.10 in a web application, and I want my textfields to have a placeholder. Unfortunately, the current Struts taglib doesn't recognize this attribute, and I would like to avoid using javascript for this if possible. Do you know any solution for this?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '12 at 11:51

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Struts 1 is dead. It hasn't had a release since 2008. I would really think about migrating to a more modern framework.

If you're stuck with Struts 1, you could

edit the sources yourself, and add a placeholder attribute to the tag.

avoid using the tag, and go back to basic HTML + JSTL + EL :

<input type="text" name="foo" value="<c:out value='${myForm.foo}' />" 
       placeholder="Enter foo here" />

answered Aug 06 '12 at 11:51

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Yes, I know it's an old, crappy framework, but for now we're kinda stuck :( – Edgar Pérez Sep 20 '12 at 18:16
I ended up using your second suggestion, although that screws up validations using the validation plugin – Edgar Pérez Sep 20 '12 at 18:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '14 at 15:42

In case this might be helpful to others:

If you have a JavaBean (with getters and setters) you could use basic html and the bean:write struts tag.

<input type="text" name="foo" placeholder="Enter foo here"value="<bean:write name="myFormBean" property="foo" />">

HTML5 placeholder inside Struts html:text tag

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