Thanks. Will do that.
On 3/16/06, Nathan Bubna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, this behavior is to be expected. Unlike java, Velocity does not > create a new scope/namespace for each iteration in a #foreach loop. > so if col-size is set to value A in the first iteration, then it will > still have value A in the subsequent iterations until it is set again. > > so, just try doing a #set( $col-size = false ) or something like that > at the end of every iteration. > > On 3/16/06, Piyush Purang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a foreach loop in my template. I set a variable 'col-size' and > then > > test if it's length > 0 to try and determine if it exists or not. > > > > The problem is that the condition evaluates true if in the previous > > iteration col-size.length() was greater than 0 i.e. col-size retains the > > value from the previous iteration.. > > > > Is that intended? If yes then is there a way of changing the behaviour. > > > > Or is it a faulty template? > > > > Here is the code (it is part of a template that reads an XML file and > > outputs an SQL dump file) > > > > > > #foreach($col in $cols) > > #set($col-name=$col.getAttribute($col-attr-name).getValue()) > > #set($col-type=$col.getAttribute($col-attr-type).getValue()) > > > > #set($col-size=$col.getAttribute($col-attr-size).getValue()) > > ## the variable of interest... > > > > #set($col-percision=$col.getAttribute($col-attr-percision).getValue()) > > > #set($col-not-null=$col.getAttribute($col-attr-not-null).getValue()) > > > #set($col-default=$col.getAttribute($col-attr-default).getValue()) > > $col-name $col-type #if($col-size.length() > > 0)($col-size#if($col- > > percision.length() > 0),$col-percision#end)#end > > #if($col-default.length()>0)DEFAULT > > $col-default#end #if($col-not-null)NOT NULL#end, > > > > #end ##ends foreach > > > > > > Thanks for clarifying things. > > > > Cheers > > Piyush > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
