On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, David Graham wrote:
> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:08:08 -0700 > From: David Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Struts Developers List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: <nested> taglib purpose? > > So nested and struts-el provide the same functionality in different ways. > It seems like we're having a lot of taglib problems lately and the amount of > time required for the people that didn't write them to fix them is large. > One of the reasons I want to get out of the tag library business in the long run, and use JavaServer Faces components plus JSTL tags, and let other folks write tags :-). Seriously, the nested tag library did come first in history, and its not fair to just stop updating it as we add attributes on the underlying tag versions -- just as it would not be fair to stop supporting <logic:iterate> just because JSTL is here. A major refactoring of the taglib sources could make this (and the same operation for struts-el tags) a lot easier, by sharing more code. This seems like a useful exercise in a 1.2 time frame. By the way, there's one more really important difference -- nested tags will work on JSP 1.1, struts-el requires JSP 1.2. > David Craig > > > > >The nested tag library uses BeanUtils syntax for it property accessors, > >which is more consistent with the original tags than EL-based stuff is. > >For pages that use lots of EL, the struts-el tags are going to feel easier > >to use. To each their own. > > > >The nested tags also, in many circumstances, can lead to shorter > >expressions because of the implied-parentage stuff. > > >Craig > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
