in JSP1.0 <%! declaration %!> is defined as "Declares variables or
methods valid in the page scriptiong language"
I would suspect you'd be safe defining a function in here... I haven't
tried it so, YMMV...
-gabe
Mike McElligott wrote:
>
>
> 1. Last night I was attempting to use a RequestDispatcher object to
> forward to another page. That didn't work (I think it may be a
> configuration issue). When I used the <jsp:forward page='blah'>
> syntax instead things worked great. I wondered what that tag got
> translated into so I looked at the generated source and found that the
> servlet actually uses PageContext.forward(String url). Anyone know
> why that is the case vs. ServletContext.getRequestDispatcher(String
> resource).foward(request, response)?
>
> 2. Can I define a function in jsp? I don't see any reference to
> doing so in the spec. I'm aware that this is the 'wrong' way to do
> stuff and that I should do my logic in a bean, but I want to know if
> it's possible. It seems like something that, even if it isn't in the
> spec, will probably be implemented by vendors who want to compete with
> the versatility of...ahh.. other scripting environments.
>
> Michael McElligott
> DevTeam - StreetFusion(tm)
> c-call.com, Inc.
> 60 Spear Street, 3rd Floor
> San Francisco, CA 94105
> Phone: 415-365-4136
> http://www.streetfusion.com
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