thanks I'll check it out.
In case something usefull results from this, I'll post it here...
Alexander Jesse
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Subject: Re: calling a tag from custom-tag source
The best reference I know is chapter 10 of the PFD2 of JSP 1.2. It
could be a tighter description, but it is authoritative.
- eduard/o
Alexander Jesse wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> by chance you know where to find the spec of the protocol?
>
> thanks
> Alexander Jesse
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 4:56 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: calling a tag from custom-tag source
> >
> >
> > Alexader says...
> >
> > > > I am looking for a way to call a tag from within the
> > > > source-code of my
> > > > own custom tag.
> > > > Example: call a i18n-tag in a custom tag
> > > >
> > > > So far I have not found a solution to this problem...
> >
> > You have to replicate the tag handler/container protocol calls.
> >
> > This is manageable for simple Tag tag handlers, but it gets
> > somewhta touchy for a BodyTag. Sorry. The complexity of the
> > protocol is a consequence of multiple conflicting design constraints.
> >
> > - eduard/o
> >
> >
> > Alexander Jesse wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I stumbled on this problem when I wrote a small application
> > using struts.
> > > I used the struts i18n support, with its resource-file.
> > Later on I wanted
> > > that the UI got fancier and wrote my own custom tag. Now within this
> > > custom tag I found the need to put some information that
> > was i18n-sensitive.
> > > Of course in this case there was an easy solution (struts
> > being OpenSource):
> > > I copied over their code into my tag.
> > > BUT
> > > What is the tag, whose functionality one needs, is not open source?
> > > What if struts changes there i18n implementation, will I
> > need to re-engineer
> > > their changes?
> > >
> > > Does this make the use case clearer? i18n is just a sample...
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Alexander Jesse
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 10:57 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: calling a tag from custom-tag source
> > >
> > > I'm not quite following... could you provide a little more
> > info on what
> > > you're trying to do? e.g. what i18n-tag do you want to use
> > & what about it?
> > >
> > > Some things might have simple solutions that you don't need
> > to actually call
> > > the i18n-tag source itself, but work in conjunction with
> > it... e.g. if
> > > you're just trying to get a value for a key from the
> > bundle, just use the
> > > i18n:bundle tag's id attribute to define an attribute in
> > the scripting
> > > language, provide that attribute name to your tag, then use
> > > pageContext.getAttribute inside your tag to get at the
> > bundle that i18n is
> > > using.
> > >
> > > Most of what the i18n tags are doing are standard java calls
> > > (java.text.MessageFormat, etc) once you've got the right
> > ResourceBundle
> > > object.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Alexander Jesse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 1:47 PM
> > > > To: taglibs-dev
> > > > Subject: calling a tag from custom-tag source
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am looking for a way to call a tag from within the
> > > > source-code of my
> > > > own custom tag.
> > > > Example: call a i18n-tag in a custom tag
> > > >
> > > > So far I have not found a solution to this problem...
> > > >
> > > > all hints are welcome
> > > > Alexander Jesse
> > > >
> >
