On 26.May.2002 -- 01:50 PM, Sylvain Wallez wrote:
> Nicola Ken Barozzi wrote:
> >From: "Sylvain Wallez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>So the following snippet (copied from RequestParamAction javadoc) :
> >> <map:act type="request">
> >> <map:parameter name="parameters" value="true"/>
> >> <map:generate src="users/menu-{id}.xml">
> >> </map:act>
> >>
> >>could be written more simply :
> >> <map:generate src="users/menu-{request-param:id}.xml"/>
> >>
> >
> >It doesn't bring new functionality, creates duplicate ways of doing the
> >*same* thing, and breaks compatibility with old sitemap.
> >All this in favor of a more compact syntax.
> >
>
> Wow, this is harsh !
>
> My opinion is that it brings more *usability* in the sitemap, since
> there is currently no *simple* way to substitute anything else than
> sitemap variables. This led to what I consider to be a degenerate use of
> matchers and actions to populate these variables.
I'd like to second you on that.
> Concerning compatibility, the colon separator is just a proposal, and we
> have to see if anybody already uses it. If some people do, there are
> other possible syntaxes, such as "attaching" module substitution to the
> root of the variable tree, i.e. "menu-{/request-param:id}.xml". Since
> '/' is currently used to travel up the hierarchy, I'm pretty sure nobody
> uses it as the first character of variable names.
I like this idea of using the root space for this. OTOH after a bit
consideration I'd be happy without "/" as well.
Chris.
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