2007/9/3, Adam Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have created a layout JSP to use as a template for an abstract layout
> definition. I extend it with my concrete definition, for example (simplified):
>
> <definition name="layout.tile" template="layout.jsp">
> <put-attribute name="headerTile" type="template" value="header.jsp" />
> <put-attribute name="menuTile" type="template" value="menu.jsp" />
> </definition>
> <definition name="categoryList.tile" extends="layout.tile">
> <put-attribute name="bodyContentTile" value="categoryList.jsp" />
> <put-attribute name="title" value="category.list.pageHeader" />
> <put-attribute name="subMenuTile" value="submenu.jsp" />
> </definition>
>
> The "title" attribute varies between concrete definitions. Unless I declare
> the
> "title" attribute again in the layout template, the header tile and header.jsp
> cannot see it, like this:
>
>
> <tiles:importAttribute />
> <body>
> <div id="container">
> <div id="header">
> <tiles:insertAttribute name="headerTile">
> <tiles:putAttribute name="title" value="${title}" />
> </tiles:insertAttribute>
> </div>
> <div id="content">
> <tiles:insertAttribute name="bodyContentTile"/>
> </div>
> <div id="subMenu">
> <div class="subMenu">
> <tiles:insertAttribute name="subMenuTile"/>
> </div>
> </div>
> </div>
> </body>
>
> Is this the right way to do it or is there a more elegant way?
>
> I know that once this prototype goes into development, there will be many more
> attributes defined in the concrete definition but used in other tile
> templates.
> I would be glad to find out whether there is an automatic way of putting these
> attributes into the context of the pages where I need them?
>
> I have looked hard at the possibility of 'nesting' the definitions, but that
> doesn't seem to be the solution, or at least it would be no more elegant than
> the above.
Currently there is no support for the so-called "pass-through" attributes. See:
http://tiles.apache.org/faq.html#pass-thru
Anyway I opened an issue for this, since you are not alone:
https://issues.apache.org/struts/browse/TILES-208
Notice that, eventually, it will be implemented in Tiles 2.1
If you want a ready-to-use solution, check out again the preparer: you
could add a request-scoped attribute that is visible across the entire
request/response.
Antonio
Antonio
