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What steps will reproduce the problem? try sj:submit with multiple forms. 1. in the showcase, create a new field echo2, with getter and setter, and log.debug(echo2) in execute() - Echo.java 2. in form-out.jsp, make a copy of form formOutside. tag all necessary names and ides with 2, e.g., formOutside2, echo2. 3. change the formIds="formOutside,formOutside2" of the sj:submit.

What is the expected output? expect the execute(action) method is executed once with absorbing all fields from multiple forms if no overlapping. What do you see instead? the action method is executed N times for the N forms.- open firebug, can see the framework post the echo.action twice. Which struts2 version? 2.2.1

Which struts2-jquery plugin version? 2.5.1

Please provide any additional information below. If this is not a bug, would please provide the method to make the execute run only once with multiple forms?

i just try it out.

the echo.action is called twice, that ok becouse we submit two forms.

johgep, this is not ok since we expect the fields of multiple forms to be passed to action with one single Action instance; however, the fact is the Action class is instantiated twice with 2 forms. We sometimes would generate dynamic forms and also need to pass all the fields of these forms into one single Action object then execute the action. It does not make sense to make the same post-response process twice with two forms.

i belive it makes sence in some cases it is fine to execute 2 actions. but i also understand your position. maybe the plugin should have a option combineForms to enable or disable the concatenation of forms.

I agree with you johgep!

with next version following way is possible.

this way submits both forms.

and this way concat the form values and send the values to the action specified in the href attribute.

http://code.google.com/p/struts2-jquery/source/detail?r=1312

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I have this issue with a form inside a dialog:

Todos los campos son requeridos.