c:import and the model

[heymjo]

I've got following setup:

<form:form>
<some widgets>
<c:import url="b.jsp"/>
<form:form>

with b.jsp
...
<form:input etc>....
...

This triggers below error for b.jsp, which i presume is to be expected because the page doesn't have the model available as it didn't pass by the controller.

2006-09-14 15:04:59,487 ERROR Neither Errors instance nor plain target object for bean name 'null' available as request attribute

Is there a way around this ? My forms get quite big and complex so i'ld like to split them accross different templates. Using tiles is not an option.

Thanks
Jorg

[heymjo]

Jira has a ticket for this already:

http://opensource.atlassian.com/proj...rowse/SPR-2284

[Chris Lee]

Turning b.jsp into a tag file may solve the problem; it certainly provides a better component model than a simple include / import.

BTW, the c:import tag is notorious for leaking file handles - be sure to review resource usage if considering using it.

[dhr_padla]

maybe comething different like

<jsp:include page="..."/>

or even

<%@ include file=".."%>

suitable?