On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Agrawal, Anuj (Anuj)** CTR ** wrote: > I really didn't want to use scriptlets (per the documentation), but i was > running into situations where the JSTL actions were not (yet) supporting > some things that scriptlets could do.. OR SO I THOUGHT! 8((((
:-) Yeah, JSTL is progressing in a way that might very well address needs you run into. If not, scriptlets might still be appropriate for small applications, although for larger ones, I'd recommend developing a custom tag library. > I've since then found a way around it using JSTL actions alone - so > i'm a little happier now. > > I haven't found any detailed documentation on how i put different > programming expressions or what kind of statements i can and cannot > place in things like value="" or test="".. but throught trial and > error and also this wonderful mailing list, i'm learning about what's > legal and what's illegal. Yeah, this more-detailed documentation will be part of the next release. The new expression language, in particular, is much more flexible than the old one. It supports booleans and arithmetic, and it also takes care of type-conversions behind the scenes so that you never have to think about them. Best, -- Shawn Bayern Author, "JSP Standard Tag Library" http://www.jstlbook.com (coming this spring from Manning Publications) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
