The docs on useAttribute seem do not mention that it will honour the "type" attribute.
Obviously it is not a string when placed as a put. This would cause the class cast. What is the cast exception. It should specify what it thinks it is? There is a getAsString method as well, but I don't know if this will help you... sandeep --- "matthew c. mead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the follow-up - I will try "String". > > My problem really isn't with the attributes I'm > specifying as > direct="true" or type="string", it's with the one > (navNode from > my example) that I must specifically leave off the > type/direct > attributes in order for it to work with the > useAttribute tag: > > <tiles:useAttribute name="navNode" > classname="java.lang.String" /> > > If I specify direct/type for navNode I get > ClassCastExceptions > when my JSP runs with the above tag. > > It seems if there is a bug, it's with the > useAttribute tag > implementation or the put tag implementation. > > Any other ideas? > > Thanks again. > > > > -matt > > On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 06:07:33AM -0700, Sandeep > Takhar wrote: > > Not sure if this is what you are after, but > according > > to the docs it says that tiles:get will respect > the > > "type" parameter. So maybe this is a bug. > > > > >From the docs: > > > > <-- > > If 'direct=true' content is 'string', if > > 'direct=false', content is 'page' > > > > > > Specify content type: string, page, template or > > definition. > > String : Content is printed directly. > > page | template : Content is included from > specified > > URL. Name is used as an URL. > > definition : Value is the name of a definition > defined > > in factory (xml file). Definition will be searched > in > > the inserted tile, in a <template:insert > > attribute="attributeName"> tag, where > 'attributeName' > > is the name used for this tag. > > --> > > maybe it is case sensitive 'String' instead of > > 'string'? > > > > > > > > > > sandeep > > --- "matthew c. mead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm trying to use Tiles for a couple different > > > things and seeing > > > some bizarre behavior. I've not looked into its > > > source too > > > thoroughly at this point, but would be willing > to do > > > so to help > > > figure this out. > > > > > > I use tile parameters in a couple different > ways: > > > > > > <definition name="ServiceWithoutSearchHeader" > > > path="/include/header_without_search.jsp" /> > > > <definition name="ServiceWithoutSearchLeftNav" > > > path="/include/left_nav.jsp" /> > > > <definition name="ServiceWithoutSearchFooter" > > > path="/includes/footer.inc" /> > > > <definition name="ServiceWithoutSearchDebug" > > > path="/includes/debug_output.jsp" /> > > > <definition name="ServiceWithoutSearch"> > > > <put name="header" > > > value="ServiceWithoutSearchHeader" /> > > > <put name="leftnav" > > > value="ServiceWithoutSearchLeftNav" /> > > > <put name="footer" > > > value="ServiceWithoutSearchFooter" /> > > > <put name="debug" > > > value="ServiceWithoutSearchDebug" /> > > > <put name="navNode" value="Maintenance" > > > type="string" /> > > > <put name="title" value="Service" > direct="true" /> > > > </definition> > > > > > > So you can see I use them to include tiles > within a > > > tile, as well > > > as some parameters. When I want to include one > of > > > those JSPs in > > > the output, I simply use <tiles:insert>. > > > > > > The other parameters in that outer definition > > > (navNode, title), I > > > pass along to some specific subtiles - the > header > > > and the leftnav: > > > > > > <tiles:insert attribute="header"> > > > <tiles:put name="title" beanName="title" > > > beanScope="tile" /> > > > <tiles:put name="navNode" beanName="navNode" > > > beanScope="tile" /> > > > </tiles:insert> > > > > > > In the sub-tiles I access the title like so: > > > > > > <tiles:get name="title" /> > > > > > > and it works fine. > > > > > > However, the navNode I need to use > programmatically: > > > > > > <tiles:useAttribute name="navNode" > > > classname="java.lang.String" /> > > > > > > If I specify direct="true" or type="string" for > > > navNode in the > > > definition I get a ClassCastException with the > above > > > line in my > > > JSP. However, the way I'm currently putting it > in > > > the definition, > > > I cannot use it within a <tiles:get> tag because > it > > > assumes it is > > > not direct and tries to read a file. > > > > > > Is there one method I can use for defining these > > > parameters so they > > > are consistent or am I stuck with the different > > > definition entries > > > based on how I use them? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > -matt > > > > > > -- > > > matthew c. mead > > > > > > http://www.goof.com/~mmead/ > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > SBC Yahoo! 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