I agree, no need to make it different from Java , '.' is more natural, and
you need to press 'shift' to type ':'
Walter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A mailing list about Java Server Pages specification and reference
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brad Neuberg
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 7:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: <DISPLAY> syntax (WAS: Accessing "internal" beans)
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Apr 1999, Kirkdorffer, Daniel wrote:
>
> > <rant>
> >
> > This reminds me, I've never liked this new syntax for the DISPLAY tag
> >
> > <DISPLAY PROPERTY="[beanname:+]property"
> PLACEHOLDER="substitutevalue">
> >
> > What I don't like is the use of colons (:) rather than periods (.). The
> > spec says it "helps distinguish this naming convention from
> Java syntax." I
> > don't see why that is necessary. For consistency sake using
> periods would
> > be more intuitive to a Java developer and make no difference to an HTML
> > developer. These are "Java" Server Pages after all. This
> looks more like
> > C++ Server Pages.
> >
> > </rant>
>
> I agree. Using dots would also make this look more like the Document
> Object Model, which references properties and objects using dots (ex.
> "window.document.body.table[1]") and which is familiar to most web
> designers.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: h wulfson[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Reply To: h wulfson
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 12:02 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: Accessing "internal" beans
> > >
> > > How about <DISPLAY property=login:user:name>
> > > At least, that's .92 syntax. I don't know
> > > .91 syntax.
> > >
> > > -Harris
> > >
> > >
> > > --- Doug Fields <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > After experimenting a little with JSP, I think it
> > > > is
> > > > > possible to use Model 1 with good results by using
> > > > > only one bean per JSP page. This bean makes
> > > > references
> > > > > to other more general data entity beans.
> > > >
> > > > Hello all,
> > > >
> > > > I actually use this approach. The "Login" session
> > > > bean acts as a
> > > > class factory for all other classes used. So, it has
> > > > methods
> > > > such as getUser(), etc., to get the other "beans."
> > > >
> > > > These are indeed Beans in all respects except that
> > > > the constructor
> > > > has only one instantiation: Constructor(Login) - to
> > > > enforce login
> > > > privlidges.
> > > >
> > > > I would like to have a JSP <BEAN> set of tags which
> > > > says:
> > > >
> > > > <BEAN TYPE="net.company.User" NAME="user"
> > > > SOURCE="login.getUser()">
> > > >
> > > > So that the later <DISPLAY...> type tags can use it
> > > > as a bean.
> > > >
> > > > Right now, I'm stuck with
> > > >
> > > > <% net.company.User user = login.getUser(); %>
> > > >
> > > > And lots of
> > > >
> > > > <%= user.getName() %>
> > > >
> > > > type tags...
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Doug
> > > >
> > >
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