I think that code does work. I use the main layout for my home page and the
home page works. I plan on trying tiles 2.1 instead. Steps 2 and 3 that you
defined is similar to what I found in other parts of the forum.. Thanks for
responding so fast. I'm going to try this asap..
Antonio Petrelli-3 wrote:
>
> 2008/10/6 dcosio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>> Using Struts 2.0.11.2, Spring 2.5.2, tiles 2.0.4.
>
> First of all, you't better upgrade to Tiles 2.0.6.
>
>> I searched the forum a bit and found a post that sort explained the
>> problem
>> I'm having. It seem that since my extends are going more than 3 deep is
>> the
>> problem(it wasn't a problem in tiles1).
>
> No, it's not your problem.
>
>> <tiles:insertAttribute name="pageContent">
>> <tiles:putAttribute name="pageContent" ><tiles:getAsString
>> name="contentPane" ignore="true"/></tiles:putAttribute>
>>...
>
> This piece of code does not work, since the <tiles:getAsString> does
> not get an attribute from the context "outside" the
> <tiles:insertAttribute>, but from a new context created with the
> opening of the <tiles:insertAttribute> itself.
> I think that you want to "pass through" the attributes from a template
> to an inner template, right?
>
> To fix it, you have three choices:
> 1. Use <tiles:importAttribute> to import attributes and then use it in
> <tiles:putAttribute>
>
> For example:
>
> <tiles:importAttribute name="pageContent">
> ...
> <tiles:insertAttribute name="pageContent">
> <tiles:putAttribute name="pageContent" value="${pageContent}" />
> ....
>
> 2. Refactor your definitions (best choice with Tiles 2.0.x) to create
> an inner definition and put it instead, so add a new level of nested
> definitions.
>
> 3. Use Tiles 2.1 "cascaded" attributes: you can define an attribute
> that cascades at all nested levels of attributes (documentation under
> development).
>
> Let me know how it goes.
> Antonio
>
>
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