[Jexl BeanUtils] Why not extend Jexl or beanutils to match same map syntax ?

2005-01-31 Thread marc lan
Hi. This message is for jexl and beanutils folks. I'm using both of them, as many people I presume. Both of them share _almost_ the same syntax but for mapped access. Jexl uses square brackets as bean.map[key] and beanUtils uses parentheses bean.map(key) To my opinion it could be a good idea to

Re: [Jexl BeanUtils] Why not extend Jexl or beanutils to match same map syntax ?

2005-01-31 Thread Matt Sgarlata
shameless-plug The Morph framework (morph.sourceforge.net) supports either syntax out-of-the box. Morph had its first beta release yesterday. For a comparison of Morph to JEXL, see http://morph.sourceforge.net/alternatives/jexl.html For a comparison of Morph to BeanUtils, see

Re: [Jexl BeanUtils] Why not extend Jexl or beanutils to match same map syntax ?

2005-01-31 Thread marc lan
Matt Sgarlata wrote: shameless-plug The Morph framework (morph.sourceforge.net) supports either syntax out-of-the box. Morph had its first beta release yesterday. For a comparison of Morph to JEXL, see http://morph.sourceforge.net/alternatives/jexl.html For a comparison of Morph to BeanUtils, see

Re: [Jexl BeanUtils] Why not extend Jexl or beanutils to match same map syntax ?

2005-01-31 Thread Dion Gillard
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:25:21 +0100, marc lan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. This message is for jexl and beanutils folks. I'm using both of them, as many people I presume. Both of them share _almost_ the same syntax but for mapped access. Jexl uses square brackets as bean.map[key] and

Re: [Jexl BeanUtils] Why not extend Jexl or beanutils to match same map syntax ?

2005-01-31 Thread Dion Gillard
Seems reasonable. AFAIK, the JSP spec has changed to allow [] or () as well, right? On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:25:21 +0100, marc lan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi. This message is for jexl and beanutils folks. I'm using both of them, as many people I presume. Both of them share _almost_ the same

RE: [Jexl BeanUtils] Why not extend Jexl or beanutils to match same map syntax ?

2005-01-31 Thread Hans Gilde
: marc lan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:37 PM To: Jakarta Commons Developers List Subject: Re: [Jexl BeanUtils] Why not extend Jexl or beanutils to match same map syntax ? Matt Sgarlata wrote: shameless-plug The Morph framework (morph.sourceforge.net) supports