... and now that we have the JSTL you can have your tags optimized into actual code. It's my understanding, for example, that a forEach tag would be translated into an actual while (or was it for ... anyway, you get the point). So, you're bypassing the tag-usage overhead some.
Hopefully Martin will see this and elaborate (and correct me if I'm wrong). I believe that's fairly close though ... Of course - not all of us are on containers that even support the JSTL ... but some of us are :-) Robert wrote: >I think that statement "Using custom tags for logic provides little >benefit..." is bit vague. I would say that custom tags the do >PRESENTATION logic are of benefit, e.g. iterators, formatting, html >controls, etc. all fit into that category for me. You are right, you >have to do it somehow, where otherwise you end up with just static HTML >right? > >I'm not sure why he would say that XML syntax is more difficult to >maintain than other types. That is probably more of an 'eye of the >beholder' issue. If you have web developers that are unfamiliar with >Java, then the XML syntax is probably easier than a bunch of scriptlets, >no? Personally I think it is a lot easier to read than other dynamic >page systems (ASP, PHP, etc.), but that is just me. > >- Robert > -- Eddie Bush -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
