Hi, but to work around you can have a selector within the action, which influence the flow bassed on a comparsion of a sitemap parameter with value.
HTH Max > -----Original Message----- > From: giacomo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Donnerstag, 15. November 2001 00:18 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Fwd: Sitemap variables? > > > On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, David Rosenstrauch wrote: > > > Also, is it just me or is the flow control in sitemaps really weak? > > > > You have 1 option for flow control: returning a Map from > an action. Flow control is decided on whether the map > returned from the action is null. If it's null then the code > within is skipped; if it's not null then it's executed. > > > > Seems very limiting to me though. What if you want to > return data back to the sitemap regardless (e.g., success > message if success; error message if error)? You can't. If > you return a message for both success and failure, then the > ability to do flow control is lost. > > > > The basic problem is that the Map returned from the action > is the only way to return data to the sitemap. But using it > for flow control too really makes things difficult. > > > > What if you want more fine-grained flow control? (e.g., if > x do a; if y do b; if z do c). Doesn't seem to be any way to do it. > > > > Agree/disagree? > > Yes, this has been recognized and discussion about it are > still going on > on the dev list. If you're interested have a look there and > help us out. > > Giacomo > > > > > > > DR > > > > > > > > >Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:24:28 -0500 > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >From: David Rosenstrauch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: Sitemap variables? > > >X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N > > > > > >Is it possible to set variables in the sitemap (i.e., > similar to xsl:variable)? > > > > > >I find myself passing the same map:paramaters in different > places in the map over and over again and would like to > centralize this in one place. > > > > > >If not a map:variable, is it possible to set a > map:parameter at the top of the sitemap that applies globally? > > > > > > > > >Bonus question: is there other functionality that can be > utilitzed in the map besides that described in the docs > (e.g., map:generate, map:serialize, etc.) i.e., adding in > additional code like as in xsp:logic, or calling external taglibs? > > > > > > > > >Thanks, > > > > > >DR > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >Please check that your question has not already been > answered in the > > >FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > > > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please check that your question has not already been answered in the > FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faqs.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
