So what's the advantage over this versus the context. XMLOutput is for producing output, not storing data. The context is for storing data.
Paul, I must be missing something obvious here. On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:37:21 +0200, Paul Libbrecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It does differ only by the fact that you write an >>Object<< and not > XML-nodes! > Only, this tiny change to be able to invoke the sacred functional word. > > paul > > Le 6 oct. 04, à 10:12, Dion Gillard a écrit : > > > > > How does this differ from writing to XMLOutput. > > > > It seems XMLOutput is being confused with the context...? > > > > > > On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:54:11 +0200, Paul Libbrecht > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Maybe one little quick example: > >> > >> - currently, jelly-swing's ComponentTag calls, somewhere down in its > >> doTag() findAncestorWithClass(ContainerTag.class) to which they call > >> addComponent... At least one major drawback: putting such in a defined > >> tag does not work unless you go till the top-level container in the > >> defined tag (so no re-used swing script-snippets). Many other > >> issues... > >> - proposed: jelly-swing's ComponentTag should call, in its doTag(), > >> xmlOutput.data(myBean) > >> Advantage: works with scripts. > >> > >> - currently: jelly-sql can only define variables with the current > >> result-sets > >> Instead, the result-set could be given as data and the latter be > >> transformed by some other tags > >> (e.g. a tag that would merge the fields, or extract the only > >> interesting ones). > >> > >> Overall, the idea is to have the ability for a tag to give "return > >> value" that is not XML. > >> > >> I could produce many more scenarios. Most probably that should affect > >> UseBeanTag... though maybe not at first launch. I would propose to > >> enrich XMLOutput class itself (by adding the method doing the default > >> toString). This should really bother the release, I believe. Then I'd > >> like to concentrate on using this jelly-swing, with the hope to be > >> able > >> to make a jelly-swing-runner as a browser (maybe for jelly-swing 1.1 > >> or > >> so). > >> > >> paul > >> > >> Le 6 oct. 04, à 00:05, Dion Gillard a écrit : > >> > >> > >> > >>> I'm not sure I understand what the use of this method is for Tags and > >>> TagLibraries, since it's on XML output. > >>> > >>> Can you give us an idea? > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 21:31:08 +0200, Paul Libbrecht > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Dear Jellyers, > >>>> > >>>> I'd like to propose an addition to the XMLOutput class, used > >>>> throughout > >>>> Jelly: > >>>> a method called data() (or object) accepting any object. > >>>> > >>>> By default... take the toString and call characters... > >>>> Actually, this is the way it is done with the return value of a Jexl > >>>> expression as part of a text node. > >>>> > >>>> But the interesting comes in the non-default case: > >>>> - a math library could return a polynomial or numerical type... and > >>>> this could then be further evaluated by parents > >>>> - the arg element of jelly could actually avoid special treatment as > >>>> it > >>>> has currently > >>>> - most of my interest applies for jelly-swing: the components would > >>>> then want to call data(component) on the xmlOutput. The latter could > >>>> be > >>>> filtered by constraint-tags to call > >>>> data(component-with-constraints). > >>>> Finally, container tags could, also, filter, and receive the > >>>> resulting > >>>> data and add it. > >>>> > >>>> I would look forward to comments ! > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > http://www.multitask.com.au/people/dion/ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- http://www.multitask.com.au/people/dion/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
