Also, is it just me or is the flow control in sitemaps really weak? You have 1 option for flow control: returning a Map from an action. Flow control is decided on whether the map returned from the action is null. If it's null then the code within is skipped; if it's not null then it's executed.
Seems very limiting to me though. What if you want to return data back to the sitemap regardless (e.g., success message if success; error message if error)? You can't. If you return a message for both success and failure, then the ability to do flow control is lost. The basic problem is that the Map returned from the action is the only way to return data to the sitemap. But using it for flow control too really makes things difficult. What if you want more fine-grained flow control? (e.g., if x do a; if y do b; if z do c). Doesn't seem to be any way to do it. Agree/disagree? DR >Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:24:28 -0500 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: David Rosenstrauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Sitemap variables? >X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N > >Is it possible to set variables in the sitemap (i.e., similar to xsl:variable)? > >I find myself passing the same map:paramaters in different places in the map over and >over again and would like to centralize this in one place. > >If not a map:variable, is it possible to set a map:parameter at the top of the >sitemap that applies globally? > > >Bonus question: is there other functionality that can be utilitzed in the map >besides that described in the docs (e.g., map:generate, map:serialize, etc.) i.e., >adding in additional code like as in xsp:logic, or calling external taglibs? > > >Thanks, > >DR > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Please check that your question has not already been answered in the >FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
