On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, David Rosenstrauch wrote: > 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?
Yes, this has been recognized and discussion about it are still going on on the dev list. If you're interested have a look there and help us out. Giacomo > > > 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]> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]>
