In a later posting (which I deleted too hastily) you mention that you found an answer from Eric Brault. I just searched the archives and I can't find any reference from this author with tiles. Can you post the link?
thanks, Sandeep --- iT meDic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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: > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com
