Is it the eventual aim to eliminate the use of the <jsp:useBean/> in JSP, replacing them with taglibs?
Stef ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shawn Bayern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tag Libraries Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:10 PM Subject: Re: Beefing up JSTL EL in JSP 2 > On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Wolfgang Röckelein wrote: > > > I see that, too. JSP/JSTL/EL is DO and not OO. However, the decision > > remains how to deal with user input submissions which usually require > > some action (if it is not merely a change in a display format etc., > > but e.g. a new entry, a changed order state, etc.). One approach to > > this problem is of course the struts way, but I think the JSP/JSTL/EL > > community should have an answer to this (we have already the modifying > > SQL statements in JSTL..). One answer could be the execution of a > > (bean) method...One valid answer could also be, JSP/JSTL per se has no > > business in this area, do this with custom tags or struts or... > > You can think of the "lightweight" JSP 2.0 / JSTL 1.1 model -- that is, > the use of these technologies even without a supporting framework like > Struts -- as encouraging users to execute logic in servlets and restrict > JSP pages to simple display. When the JSP pages need to make a more > complex decision, there are a number of ways to provide them with more > advanced capabilities: > > - tag libraries written in Java > - tag libraries written in JSP, perhaps using scriptlets > - functions, provided through a tag library > > The goal, under this model, is for such tag libraries to complement JSTL > for a specific application's needs. > > -- > Shawn Bayern > "JSTL in Action" http://www.jstlbook.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
