I have to agree, I think the tag library is definitely Struts 2's weakest
link. We really need an analog to the old Struts 1 HTML taglib for Struts
2. With that and the JSTL tags, we're good to go.
P.S. Thanks, I just shot coke out of my nose
(*Chris*)
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:07 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I mean, what's wrong with OGNL other than that list! :) Yeah, I think I
> have suffered through it so long that I am numb to the idiosyncracies.
> Actually, I hate the entire struts custom tag library and prefer JSTL.
> You're right, the StrutsRequestWrapper makes either expression language fair
> game. Now if we can just figure out how to explain that ${} inside
> struts.xml.
>
> P.S. You seem like a real sharp guy -- now go buy my book.
>
> Peace,
> Scott
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Chris Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> Trying to bring new developers up to speed with OGNL is nearly
>> impossible. Consider this, you can use ${} in any tag library, unless it's
>> the <s: struts tags because they use OGNL so you have to use %{}, but you
>> don't necessarily have to use that for an OGNL expression if you don't want
>> to. Unless you're in struts.xml, then when you use ${} you're actually
>> using OGNL not JSTL-EL. Try to teach that to an entry level programmer or a
>> web developer, it's frustrating and unnecessary.
>>
>> There's no reason the Struts tags can't safely allow both JSTL-EL and
>> OGNL, they just have to do the JSTL inside the taglib and not rely on the
>> container to do the work. I have a tag library that uses this technique and
>> works fine.
>>
>> I have the old Manning "Webwork in Action" but I definitely need to get
>> the new "Struts 2 in Action" since a lot has changed since Webwork.
>>
>> I'm actually in Northern California.
>> (*Chris*)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Sweet! I recently co-authored Struts 2 In Action for Manning. What do
>>> you dislike about OGNL? I am in St. Louis, how about you?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:49 PM, Chris Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been using it for about 9 mo. I didn't find the documentation they
>>>> had online too bad, but then again, it's not that great either.
>>>>
>>>> We're using Struts 2 riding on top of Spring with Tiles 2 for the view
>>>> and jQuery as the JavaScript library (and DisplayTag for tabular data,
>>>> obviously). Other than OGNL, I love the whole stack. We've been able to
>>>> easily extend the system where needed and pump out lots of pretty complex
>>>> application code very quickly.
>>>> (*Chris*)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 6:46 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks Chris --
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you used this tag library very long? It seems like a neat tag but
>>>>> other than you, I haven't been able to get help anywhere. I have read all
>>>>> the docs I can find, but they are pretty sketchy. Do you know where
>>>>> "good"
>>>>> examples/docs are?
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S. What web framework are you using?
>>>>>
>>>>> Peace,
>>>>> Scott
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 4:12 PM, Chris Pratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hmmm, I've never used that feature, the documentation seems to
>>>>>> indicate that the number will be maintained by DisplayTag using the
>>>>>> following algorithm:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Integer.parseInt(request.getParameter((new
>>>>>> ParamEncoder(tableId).encodeParameterName(TableTagParameters.PARAMETER_PAGE))))
>>>>>> - 1) * pageSize;
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But I'm not sure what good that knowledge will do you =8^)
>>>>>> (*Chris*)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:06 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey Chris --
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't have a paginated list! I simply have a Struts 2 action where
>>>>>>> I have get/set over pageSize and totalSize. Is there a pageNumber that
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> can set?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <display:table name="employees" id="row" size="${totalSize}"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> pagesize="${pageSize}" partialList="true"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> requestURI="/hr/employeeAction_page">
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <display:column sortable="true" title="Row Number">${row_rowNum}</
>>>>>>> display:column>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <display:column sortable="true" title="Employee Number">
>>>>>>> ${row.employeeNumber}</display:column>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <display:column sortable="true" title="Name">${row.name}</
>>>>>>> display:column>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> </display:table>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:16 AM, Chris Pratt <
>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My guess would be that your implementation of getPageNumber() from
>>>>>>>> PaginatedList is always returning 1.
>>>>>>>> (*Chris*)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 8:12 AM, stanlick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1,528 items found, displaying 1 to 10.
>>>>>>>>> [First/Prev] 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147 [Next/Last]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have a situation where I maintain a maximum of 10 items in my
>>>>>>>>> collection
>>>>>>>>> at any one point. I have coded the paging myself and it works fine
>>>>>>>>> (and
>>>>>>>>> fast). The problem I have is that regardless of the page
>>>>>>>>> displayed, the
>>>>>>>>> text always reads 1,528 items found, displaying 1 to 10. Has
>>>>>>>>> anyone seen
>>>>>>>>> this before?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Peace,
>>>>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>>>> --
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