oh and in addition to the inconsistency between the 2 example strings, I
just checked, to the best of my knowledge #{msg.foo} is a short cut for
outputText tag,The outputText tag, according to the jsf javadocs, says it is "true" by default. So, if that's true, shouldn't " be escaped to " by default? or are " special for some reason? On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Ted <r6squee...@gmail.com> wrote: > thanks, but I posted 2 strings, one was escaped while the other was not. > Shouldn't it at least consistently escape or not escape? > > > On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Kito Mann <kito.m...@virtua.com> wrote: > >> Ted, >> >> The strings will only be escaped if the component you're using escapes the >> text. If you're just embedding the expression in the page, it's not going >> to >> be escaped, but you can use <h:outputText> -- this allows you to control >> whether or not you want the text escaped. >> --- >> Kito D. Mann | twitter: kito99 | Author, JSF in Action >> Virtua, Inc. | http://www.virtua.com | JSF/Java EE training and >> consulting >> http://www.JSFCentral.com - JavaServer Faces FAQ, news, and info | >> twitter: >> jsfcentral >> +1 203-404-4848 x3 >> >> * Listen to the latest headlines in the JSF and Java EE newscast: >> >> http://blogs.jsfcentral.com/roller/editorsdesk/category/JSF+and+Java+EE+Newscast >> * Keep up with the aftermath of the Oracle/Sun merger: >> http://www.mergerspeak.com >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 11:36 PM, Ted <r6squee...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I'm using string tables and to i18n some messages using jsf and I've got >> > some unexpected behavior >> > >> > if I have a string table >> > >> > string1=<bold>asdf</bold> >> > string2=my "cow" is brown >> > >> > if I then go on to a jsf page and do >> > >> > #{msg.string1} >> > #{msg.string2} >> > >> > the result I get is >> > >> > <bold>asdf</bold> >> > my "cow" is brown >> > >> > My expectation is that the quote should have been converted to " >> > shouldn't it? (either that or at least the <'s should not have been >> > escaped...) >> > >> > anyone know anything about this? >> > -- >> > Ted. >> > >> > > > > -- > Ted. > > -- Ted.
