Hi, Thanks for replying. That logic does not work because the 'flags' item is set on the submenu.jsp which is called by 'menu.links' i can't add the flags to menu.main because that calls the vboxlayout.jsp, which in turn calls menu.links(as one of its items) and also the flags item iterates over all the itmes in the submenu.jsp.
Thanks for your help anyway! still trying other methods, if i come up with an innovative way to handle the situation, i will post it as follow up, cheers. >From: Sandeep Takhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Dynamic XML extended defintions >Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 07:35:20 -0700 (PDT) > >I may have missed a reply on this one, but it seems to >me that you only need to replace the one definition >and not both of them: > > > > > <definition name="menu.license" > > extends="menu.main"> > > <putList name="flags"> > > <add value="linknormal" /> > > <add value="linkbold" /> > > <add value="nolinkbold" /> > > </definition> > >And add the flags putList to the menu.main? > >Does this not work? > >-sandeep > >--- iT meDic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Cedric, > > > > I understand what you mean however, i would like to > > use the mainLayout as > > the definition and alter the submenu components (by > > adding flags) > > in my jsp page. > > > > I want to be able to do this: > > > > ><%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tiles.tld" prefix="comp" > > %> > > ><comp:insert definition="mainLayout" flush="true" > > > > > > <comp:put definition=menu.link>(something like this) > > > <comp:putList name="flags" > > > > <comp:add value="linkbold" /> > > > <comp:add value="sep" /> > > > </comp:putList> > > > > > ></comp:insert> > > > > Currently i am doing this to overcome the above > > problem: > > > > in my defintions.xml > > > > <definition name="mainLayout" > > path="/tutorial/layout/classicLayout.jsp"> > > <put name="title" value="World Financial Online" /> > > <put name="header" > > value="/tutorial/common/header.jsp" /> > > <put name="footer" > > value="/tutorial/common/footer.jsp" /> > > <put name="menu" value="menu.main" /> > > </definition> > > > > <definition name="menu.main" > > path="/layout/vboxLayout.jsp"> > > <putList name="componentsList"> > > <add value="menu.links" /> > > </putList> > > </definition> > > > > <definition name="menu.links" > > path="/common/submenu.jsp"> > > <put name="title" value="Tutorial" /> > > <putList name="items"> > > <add value="Home" /> > > <add value="Basic Page" /> > > <add value="Licensing" /> > > </putList> > > <putList name="links"> > > <add value="/tutorial/index.jsp" /> > > <add value="/tutorial/basicPage.jsp" /> > > <add value="/tutorial/licensing.jsp" /> > > </putList> > > </definition> > > > > <definition name="menu.licenselayout" > > extends="menu.main" > > > <putList name="componentsList"> > > <add value="menu.license" /> > > </putList> > > </definition> > > > > <definition name="menu.license" > > extends="menu.links"> > > <putList name="flags"> > > <add value="linknormal" /> > > <add value="linkbold" /> > > <add value="nolinkbold" /> > > </definition> > > > > So in the jsp page , i call the mainLayout just > > overload the name="menu" > > with the value="menu.licenselayout". > > That way i am getting the right values bolded etc., > > however, the problem is > > i am building a framework for a site which has 10 > > main menu items, with two > > submenus(10 or more links per submenu) per menu > > item, as you can see that a > > lot of redundant code i would have to include in my > > defintions file. Is > > there a easier way to do this or am i on the right > > track on doing how i am > > doing it? > > > > Thank you in advance. > > it_medic > > > > >From: Cedric Dumoulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: Dynamic XML extended defintions > > >Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:56:31 +0200 > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Yes you can. > > > > > > In your jsp page, insert the definition you > > want, and pass it new or > > >overloaded parameters. These later will supersede > > the one defined in > > >definition. > > > > > >i.e., write something like : > > ><%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tiles.tld" prefix="comp" > > %> > > ><comp:insert definition="menu.links" flush="true" > > > > > > ><!-- i would like to add the below flags to the > > menu.links definition --> > > > <comp:putList name="flags" > > > > <comp:add value="linkbold" /> > > > <comp:add value="sep" /> > > > </comp:putList> > > > > > ></comp:insert> > > > > > > The problem in your case is that you need to > > create a list with the > > >exact size > > >as the others one. > > > On my todo list there is a reload action that > > will allow to reload xml > > >config > > >files without restarting web server. I need to find > > time to implement it. > > > Also, you can change component context in an > > action, as proposed in > > >another > > >mail reply. > > > > > > Cedric > > > > > >iT meDic wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I was wondering if it would be possible to > > overwrite the values(2 or 3 > > > > levels down) defined in the definitions.xml file > > from a calling page. > > >better > > > > explained with this example from the tutorial. > > > > > > > > <definition name="mainLayout" > > path="/tutorial/layout/classicLayout.jsp"> > > > > <put name="title" value="World Financial > > Online" /> > > > > <put name="header" > > value="/tutorial/common/header.jsp" /> > > > > <put name="footer" > > value="/tutorial/common/footer.jsp" /> > > > > <put name="menu" value="menu.main" /> > > > > </definition> > > > > > > > > <definition name="menu.main" > > path="/layout/vboxLayout.jsp"> > > > > <putList name="componentsList"> > > > > <add value="menu.links" /> > > > > </putList> > > > > </definition> > > > > > > > > <definition name="menu.links" > > path="/common/submenu.jsp"> > > > > <put name="title" value="Tutorial" /> > > > > <putList name="items"> > > > > <add value="Home" /> > > > > <add value="Basic Page" /> > > > > </putList> > > > > <putList name="links"> > > > > <add value="/tutorial/index.jsp" /> > > > > <add value="/tutorial/basicPage.jsp" /> > > > > </putList> > > > > </definition> > > > > > > > > Using the above as a reference is it possible to > > create a page and add > > > > flags for menu.links. > > > > eg : > > > > > > > > <%@ taglib uri="/WEB-INF/tiles.tld" > > prefix="comp" %> > > > > <comp:insert definition="mainLayout" > > flush="true" > > > > > > > > > <!-- i would like to add the below flags to the > > menu.links definition > > >--> > > > > > > > > <comp:putList name="flags" > > > > > <comp:add value="linkbold" /> > > > > <comp:add value="sep" /> > > > > </comp:putList> > > > > > > > > </comp:insert> > > > > > > >=== message truncated === > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Make a great connection at Yahoo! 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