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Will Glass-Husain commented on DISPL-121: ----------------------------------------- I've an updated patch for this with a couple bug fixes and unit tests. I've found this patch to be pretty useful. Let me attach it later today. WILL > new tag: <display:subRow> (patch included) > ------------------------------------------ > > Key: DISPL-121 > URL: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/DISPL-121 > Project: DisplayTag > Type: Wish > Components: HTML Generation > Versions: 1.0 RC2 > Reporter: fabrizio giustina > Fix For: After 1.1 > Attachments: rowpatch.txt > > > ==== > imported from sf tracker > id 1013562 > submitted by Will Glass-Husain - wglass > http://sourceforge.net/support/tracker.php?aid=1013562 > ==== > This patch adds a new tag <display:subRow> to > DisplayTag > The challenge: A number of times recently I've wanted > to make a table with multiple rows per item. Usually > there is one main row and several "sub-rows" (in the > same color) listing non-columnar information. > For example, the following table has 3 columns of data > about a person, but each row also has a secondary row > with a comment about the person going across the > whole row. (view in monospace font) . > --------------------------- > | NAME AGE GRADE | > --------------------------- > | Johnny 10 5 | > | -has trouble reading. | > |--------------------------| > | Emily 10 5 | > | -spends too much time | > | daydreaming | > |--------------------------| > | Albert 10 5 | > | -smart kid but goofs off | > ---------------------------- > It is possible to create such rows with a > TableDecorator, but this forces the unpleasant > challenge of encoding the specific HTML for the > secondary row in the Java class itself. A unique > TableDecorator must also be created for every type of > row. It's close to impossible to display row-specific info > since the TableDecorator is called after the iteration > over the record objects is complete. > As an alternative, <display:subRow> is an easy way to > add one or more rows above or below each list row. By > specifying CSS styles that eliminate the upper border for > a row, the multi-row block for a record can look like one > contiguous row. > Example: > <display:table id="row"> > <display:column title="Name" property="name"/> > <display:column title="Name" property="age"/> > <display:column title="Name" property="grade"/> > <display:subRow oddClass="odd_subrow" > evenClass="even_subrow" > positionBelow="true"> > <td colspan="3"> > <c:out value="${row.comment}"/> > </td> > </display:subRow> > </display:table> > This is an elegant way to specify additional information > about a record that doesn't neatly fit into columnar > format. > The attached patch is in unified diff format, and is > based on displayTag 1.0rc2 snapshot. I tried to follow > existing coding guidelines but let me know if you've any > suggestions for reformatting. > I welcome any comments. > ==== > Date: 2004-08-22 00:01 > Sender: wglass > Logged In: YES > user_id=643158 > Just a quick correction re: my complaint on TableDecorator. > Yes, you can display row-specific info with > getCurrentRowObject. I had trouble with related issues not > worth discussion in this forum. Regardless, I think a new tag > for this purpose is a better approach. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://jira.codehaus.org/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ displaytag-devel mailing list displaytag-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/displaytag-devel
