Yes, the EL can access array elements to, I believe, an arbitrary number of dimensions
(please correct me if I'm wrong):
<%-- One dimensional array --%>
${myArray[index]}
<%-- Two dimensional array --%>
${myArray[index][index2]}
<%-- Three dimensional array --%>
${myArray[index][index2][index3]}
and so on.
Derek
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helios Alonso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: June 2, 2004 11:05 AM
> To: Tag Libraries Users List
> Subject: RE: [JSTL] Indexed array variable
>
>
> 2 questions:
>
> 1) At the moment, does EL allows bracket notation for accesing arrays?
> 2) If the answer is yes, it works with associations? (Maps
> from -let's say-
> strings, to beans)
>
> Sorry, I can't try now...
>
> At 10:53 02/06/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >Good question! We can represent a multi-dimensional array as a
> >recursive array of arrays. For example, given tag <c:setArray>, we
> >could both allocate and assign a two-dimensional array as follows:
> >
> ><%-- Create the first row, assign it values at index 0 and 1.
> ><%-- Assign the row to myArray at index 0. --%>
> ><c:setArray var="row" index="0" value="0"/>
> ><c:setArray var="row" index="1" value="1"/>
> ><c:setArray var="myArray" index="0" value="${row}"/>
> >
> ><%-- Create the second row, assign it values at index 2 and 3.
> ><%-- Assign the row to myArray at index 0. --%>
> ><c:setArray var="row" index="0" value="2"/>
> ><c:setArray var="row" index="1" value="3"/>
> ><c:setArray var="myArray" index="1" value="${row}"/>
> >
> >${myArray} now contains [[0,1], [2,3]].
> >
> >We can use the JSP Expression Language to access each array
> element so
> >that
> >
> ><c:out value="${myArray[0][0]}"/>
> ><c:out value="${myArray[0][1]}"/>
> ><c:out value="${myArray[1][1]}"/>
> ><c:out value="${myArray[1][2]}"/>
> >
> >outputs
> >
> >0 1 2 3
> >
> >Note that each index of 'myArray' refers to a row, each of
> which is a
> >one-dimensional array. By induction, this model extends to
> >multi-dimensional arrays where each element of an array may refer to
> >another one-dimensional array whose elements may themselves
> each refer
> >to another one-dimensional array, and so on.
> >
> >What do you think?
> >
> >Derek
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Simon Benzekri
> > > Sent: June 2, 2004 10:10 AM
> > > To: Tag Libraries Users List
> > > Subject: RE: [JSTL] Indexed array variable
> > >
> > >
> > > Good idea but how will multi-dimensional arrays be populated?
> > >
> > > Simon
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Helios Alonso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:48 AM
> > > To: Tag Libraries Users List
> > > Subject: RE: [JSTL] Indexed array variable
> > >
> > > It would be great. I think it's very appropiate (very
> common idea
> > > even for non-programmers, easy to implement).
> > >
> > > By example (my case): I want to make a calendar and
> would like to
> > > make it very generical. If I could use associations with
> taglibs,
> > > I'd make something that gives me dates (or months, weeks,
> and days),
> > > and another
> > > bean associating days to properties. It helps mantaining the
> > > calendar code
> > > independent from the "properties" code. And properties could be
> > > associations too:
> > >
> > > 'holiday' -> boolean
> > > 'holidayname' -> name
> > > 'itemscount' -> int
> > >
> > > and so on.
> > >
> > > The JSP would poduce HTML for the calendar, but guided by the
> > > properties of each day (holidays in red, days with items with a
> > > link, etc.)
> > >
> > > At 09:25 02/06/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >I think you're right. Just like no JSTL tag exists to create an
> > > >associative array (a bean or a map indexed by string),
> no JSTL tag
> > > >exists that can explicitly allocate an indexed array.
> > > ><jsp:useBean> can create both associative and indexed
> arrays, and
> > > ><c:set> can set associative array properties, but not
> indexed array
> > > elements. I think
> > > >the only solution, then, is to create my own tag handler
> similar to
> > > ><c:set> that can assign array elements. Of course, this is
> > > >non-standard, but will solve my problem.
> > > >
> > > >Will the next version of JSTL enhance <c:set> to permit the
> > > assignment
> > > >of array elements?
> > > >
> > > >Derek
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Bill Siggelkow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Sent: June 1, 2004 8:49 PM
> > > > > To: 'Tag Libraries Users List'
> > > > > Subject: RE: [JSTL] Indexed array variable
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't think that JSTL is going to be able to "create" array
> > > > > elements. I think you will need to allocate the array
> > > ahead of time.
> > > > > Maybe someone else can clarify this a little more.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Bill Siggelkow
> > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Derek Mahar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 5:10 PM
> > > > > To: Tag Libraries Users List
> > > > > Subject: [JSTL] Indexed array variable
> > > > >
> > > > > How does one create and assign elements to an indexed
> > > array variable
> > > > > in JSTL or the Expression Language? <c:set> seems lacking in
> > > > > this respect.
> > > > >
> > > > > Derek
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