AFAIK, somebody on this list have already complained about this. And this is
a bug for sure.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dylan Parker
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 10:35 PM
> To: Orion-Interest
> Subject: Bug with Java Code and HTML Comments?
>
>
> All,
>
> Something else I just noticed...
>
> Java code (scriptlets) within HTML comments is ignored... while
> JSP Expressions
> are evaluated... does this not make sense? Or is it just me?
>
> Here is a simple example :
> --------------------------------
> <% int val = 1; %>
> The value is: <%=val%>
>
> <!--
> The value is: <%=val%>
> <% val = 5; %>
> -->
> The value is: <%=val%>
> --------------------------------
>
> You would think that within the HTML comment you would see that
> the value is 1..
> and you DO =)... but you would also think that the val would then
> be changed to
> 5... but it doesn't.. it still equals 1 when we print it out at the end.
>
> Here is the Output HTML
> --------------------------------
> The value is: 1
>
> <!--
> The value is: 1
> <% val = 5; %>
> -->
> The value is: 1
> --------------------------------
>
>
> The java scriptlet has not been evaluated.. this works with other
> app servers..
> an Orion bug or feature?
>
> To me Java code should only be ignored it is within JAVA
> COMMENTS... not HTML
> COMMENTS.
>
> I run into this all the time because I have comments around my JavaScript
> code... and the JavaScript code I am generating is fairly dynamic.
>
> Dylan Parker
>
>
>
