Hi,
Sometimes I make the easiest problems hard. I was able to resolve the issue
today but just using some <c:if tags>
Thanks,
Stef
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tag Libraries Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:48 AM
Subject: Re: Passing taglibs into bean methods.
> So does that mean that what I am trying to do can't be done ... I guess
so?
>
> If that is the case, can you suggest what I can do where I need to rewrite
> string in the JSP where the string that needs to be rewritten is the
result
> of a JSTL tag? In my example is the string returned from a database query.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Stef
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Henri Yandell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Tag Libraries Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Passing taglibs into bean methods.
>
>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Stefan wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a bean that I use to format text in my JSP pages. The bean
> contains several methods that take strings as arguements and then returns
a
> string.
> > >
> > > The following is an attempt to use such a bean method, but it seems
the
> tag is not passing the processed result, instead the tag is being passed
as
> a literal string (for lack of better terms).
> > >
> > >
> > > <%= gui.displaySex("<c_rt:out value='${value.sex}'/>")%>
> > >
> > > The tag normally returns either 'm' or ' f ' but inside the scriptlet
> the method gets the actual tag?
> > >
> > > <c_rt:out value='${value.sex}'/>
> > >
> > > Instead of the rendered value.
> > >
> > > As you may have noticed I am trying to use the rt version of the core
> taglib thinking that this might do the trick.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions,
> >
> > <c_rt:out .../> is a JSP tag. ie) an element of the JSP language.
> > <%= %> [and others like <% %>] are JSP tags which wrap Java.
> > gui.displaySex is Java.
> >
> > I'm skating a little fine with the definitions, but the basic problem is
> > that you have JSP code where the system expects Java code.
> >
> > Would you expect:
> >
> > <img src="http://example.com/index.html";> to work?
> >
> > No, because an image doesn't expect a html page, it expects an image, be
> > in png/jpeg/gif etc. Same thing here. <% %> <%= %> effectively mark the
> > entry into a different type of context, similar to how " marks the exit
> > from Java syntax and entry into String syntax.
> >
> > ie) "if {" is different to if {
> >
> > The rtexpr bit means that you could do:
> >
> > <c:out value="value--[<c:out value="foo"/>]"/> or some such
> >
> > ie) a c:out in the attribute of another c:out [or other tag].
> >
> > Hen
> >
> >
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