Heng, Can you add this as an issue on jira.opensymphony.com? That way it won't be overlooked in future versions!
-Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heng Sin Low" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] xwork suggestions > One minor complain though: > > <webwork:property value="x" id="xyz"/> > > will will grab the value of x and print it althoguh > all I want is to make x avaiable as a request > attribute with name 'xyz'. > > Regards, > Low > --- Mike Cannon-Brookes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm with Hani - property tag should stay as is. > > > > IMHO it's a documentation problem that is easily > > solved - once you > > understand it - it's simple? > > > > For the dummies: > > > > <ww:property> has TWO uses: > > > > 1: <ww:property value="x" /> will grab the value of > > x and print it > > 2: <ww:property value="x"> ... </ww:property> will > > grab the value of x and > > make it 'available' between the tags. > > > > That's it! > > > > Some more examples of fun to be had (from my 'teach > > ww to the coworkers' > > spiel) > > > > <ww:property value="x/y"> will print getX().getY() > > > > <ww:property /> will print what's on the top of the > > stack (very useful to > > debug where you are! > > > > Why is #2 above useful? It makes your code simpler > > and easier to read! > > > > <ww:property value="someUser"> > > <ww:property value="name" /> > > <ww:property value="fullName" /> > > <ww:property value="email" /> > > </ww:property> > > > > -mike > > > > > > On 1/11/02 9:08 AM, "Hani Suleiman" > > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) penned the words: > > > > > While I agree that it's somewhat unintuitive to > > have one tag serve > > > these two purposes, I don't think it should be > > changed. If someone were > > > confused by how it worked, they'd go to the docs > > that talk about that > > > tag, which would in turn describe both modes, if > > you will. That > > > 'clarity' can come across as docs, it doesn't > > require a non-backward > > > compatible code change. To use your OS analogy, > > how would you like it > > > if a new distro of linux decided that some unix > > command is unintuitive, > > > and decided to modify its name to better reflect > > its function, rather > > > than document its existing 'quirks' in a man page? > > > > > > On Thursday, October 31, 2002, at 04:55 PM, boxed > > wrote: > > > > > >>> 1) No - the action tag is useful! > > >> Yea, Pat gave a good creative example of why it's > > good. I find your > > >> argument > > >> very enlightening though. > > >> > > >>> 2) Why? The property tag is flexible - not > > confusing! > > >> Unix has two commands: cd and cat. cd changes > > directory. cat prints the > > >> contents of a file. Two different commands to do > > two different things. > > >> In > > >> webwork however we have a single command to do > > both these things and > > >> it's > > >> called "property", which btw doesn't really say > > much. Had an operating > > >> system had a command like that you would not be > > pleased: > > >> > > >> c:\> property foo > > >> c:\foo>property bar.txt > > >> contents of bar.txt > > >> c:\foo> > > >> > > >> How logical is that really? Besides the obvious > > readability aspects of > > >> having a tag for printing a property and another > > for modifying the > > >> stack, > > >> the code for PropertyTag (or rather > > BasicPropertyTag in the CVS > > >> version) is > > >> rather ugly due to the fact that it's really two > > tags. If nothing > > >> else, the > > >> code should reflect this with one > > PrintPropertyTag and another > > >> PushPropertyTag. Changing BasicPropertyTag to do > > exactly what it does > > >> not > > >> but doing it by extending PrintPropertyTag would > > be trivial and open up > > >> possibilities for the users. It would also make > > the code more > > >> orthogonal and > > >> readable. > > >> > > >> // Anders Hovmöller > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > >> This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the > > future > > >> of Java(TM) technology. Join the Java Community > > >> Process(SM) (JCP(SM)) program now. > > >> > > > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?sunm0004en > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This sf.net email is sponsored by: Influence the > > future > > > of Java(TM) technology. 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