Re: [OS-webwork] Loop to create days

[Bernard Choi]

Well... the following meets your condition for not using collections or arrays...   <% for (int day = 1; day <= 31; day++) { %>    <option <%if (day = selectedDay) {%>selected<%}%>><%=day%></option> <% } %>   Not using collections or arrays => more visually complex. Does "object creation" has that large an impact on the server to warrant complex-looking codes ?   I feel that the above is visually more complex, and more difficult to read, even if it does not use collections or arrays. Why is there the contraint for "excessive object creation" on the server ? Why does it "seem wrong" ? There is object creation, but I don't think they are "excessive" as they function to help make readable code.   ----- Original Message ----- From: John Patterson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 4:39 AM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Loop to create days I am using jsp for the view.  I would not want to use a collection or array for a simple "for" construct due to added complexity and excessive object creation.  It just seems wrong.  I need to set one of the values "selected"...   <option value="22" selected>22</option>   ...by comparing the loop variable with a property on my action.    ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernard Choi To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] Loop to create days Greetings,   Is the following acceptable ?   #foreach( $day in [1..31] )    <option value="$day">$day</option> #end   What is your concern with using collections or arrays ?   ----- Original Message ----- From: John Patterson To: Webwork Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 12:16 AM Subject: [OS-webwork] Loop to create days Hi,   I would like to create a list of day options for a select like so:   <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> ... <option value="31">31</option>   Can I do this without using a collection or array of numbers and iterating through them?   Thanks,   John.