Mark Wilcox wrote:
> While building taglibs can(is) confusing for the unitiated (though
> there are a lot harder things to build than a taglib), hopefully,
> taglibs will likely be built as components that we can obtain and
> install, leaving the heavy lifting to taglib authors.
>
To sweeten the pot a little ... once you've mastered how to write a custom tag, you
will be all set to understand how to parse an XML document using a SAX parser. Or
vice versa. The "event processing" paradigms are very similar.
>
> I also don't think that you have to choose model 2 over taglibs. To
> me model2 is an architecture philosophy, where taglibs are like pre-
> built parts that make it easier to construct things under a particular
> architecture.
>
Yep ... model 2, XSL, custom tags, et. al. are complementary technologies that can be
used together or separately.
>
> Mark
>
Craig McClanahan
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