Bill, Fear not, the WW2 EL is OGNL, which uses booleans. -Pat
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 2:54 PM Subject: Re: [OS-webwork] ww1.3 - ActionContext getPrincipal > Mike, > > Just noticed an error in your syntax: > > > <ww:bean name="'webwork.action.ActionContext'" id="actionContext"> > > <ww:if test="principal != null"> > > Principal <ww:property value="principal"/> is logged in > > </ww:if> > > </ww:bean> > > That if should be: > > <ww:if test="principal"> > Principal <ww:property value="principal" /> is logged in > </ww:if> > > The WW EL is *really* confusing when it comes to null tests IMO. > test="principal" means "principal != null" and test="!principal" means > "principal == null". > > Your example probably works because "null" is meaningless in the WW EL > so "principal != null" probably evaluates to true just like "principal". > > I haven't been following the list too closely for WW2 - is this > something that could be cleared up for the next version? To me, I'd make > a lot more sense if test="foo" was a boolean test and "null" had meaning. > > Cheers, > --Bill > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft > Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. > Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. > www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps > _______________________________________________ > Opensymphony-webwork mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Parasoft Error proof Web apps, automate testing & more. Download & eval WebKing and get a free book. www.parasoft.com/bulletproofapps _______________________________________________ Opensymphony-webwork mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensymphony-webwork
