As far as I know, JXTemplates are used to include data. It can do simple things with passed data. From cocoon, some special objects available such as request/session etc, and from flowscript, whatever you pass as bizzdata. Logic is available to handle and format the data.
XSP however lets you "program" in xml. That's a big difference! You may use XSP to display given data only, but you can use any java stuff you like by importing the right packages. The clue is that, most of the time, you don't want to program directly in xml but just present data that comes from your flowscript. Any business stuff (ie programming) should be called from within your flow, preferably by just calling some objects (no heavy code in flow). Your results will be passed and thus you only need to present it. Therefore JXTemplates are the "nicest" solution as it has every handle you need nicely put in xml, as in contrast to the more powerful, but mixed java/xml XSP solution. This is, of course, an own opinion, Kind Regards, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Hohls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 1:38 PM Subject: Re: Using JXTemplates\JXForms at the same time? > Sorry, yes you will!, and thanks for making sense of this - > obviously some "use cases" highlighting why JXTemplate > is "recommended" (as opposed to XSP, which I think I > 'grok') will be helpful. I guess the beauty of Cocoon is > that it does not force a single path on you; as long as > we can be clear as to what the pros and cons of the > path options are, its OK. > > Derek > > PS can JXTemplate do everything XSP can, and then some, > or is it the other way around? > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/04/30 01:16:33 PM >>> > Derek Hohls wrote: > > >Can either Thomas or Ugo why explain why JXTemplate > >is needed for building a form - can this not be done via > >XSP or XSLT? > > > > > Does it have to be Thomas or Ugo? Will I do? ;-) > > JXTemplate is a 'template' language. As is XSP. So, you could use XSP > in > place of JXTemplate. Either of them accesses some in memory objects and > > fills in gaps in a template. But XSLT is a transformation language - it > > therefore can't access those in memory objects. In this case, the in > memory objects are the form data. > > Generally though, JXTemplate I believe is more recommended, but XSP > should certainly be able to do it. > > Good enough? > > Regards, Upayavira > > > >Thanks > >Derek > > > >Oh, and is there an example of the approach you adopt? > > > > > > > >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004/04/30 11:10:18 AM >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson wrote: > > > > > >> Question: Can I use some combination of JXForm\JXTemplate for > >> > >> > >this? > > > > > >> The problem is that I need JXTemplate for conditionals in > >> > >> > >building > > > > > >> the markup and content of the xml\html, but also I'd like to use > >> JXForms for the forms\interactive content. > >> > >> > > > >JXForms is dead. Since you are starting a new project, I suggest you > >grab 2.1.5-dev from CVS and start working with "Cocoon Forms" (which > >was > >called "Woody" in 2.1.4). This is *THE* only officially supported > forms > > > >framework in Cocoon. Planned release date for 2.1.5 is around May > >14th. > > > >And yes, you can use it together with JXTemplate. I do it all the > >time. > > > > Ugo > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
