out.println(".....");? Theres a better way!

John McDonald Sun, 8 Aug 1999 15:46:47 -0700

Why is it that no one has come up with a way to integrate HTML and Java efficiently? I know there is framework API's out there, such as Webmacro, but I've used web macro, and it, in itself, is quite complex.

I know CGI's are probably forbidden on this list, but, if your familiar with CGI's, then you are surly familiar with the "print qq|" command. If you’re not familiar with this command, than I'll explain briefly. A good way to explain is by example.

--------Perl CGI script-----------

Some script code here

# now I want to print some HTML to a web page(dynamic web pages).

print qq|

<HTML>

<head>

<Body>

for (0 .. $numhits - 1) {

#print "<p>";

&html_record (&array_to_hash($_, @hits));

}

print qq||

</table>

</body>

</HTML>

---------------END Perl CGI------------------------

Notice that we can write HTML directly into the script without having to perform a "out.println( ) for EVERY LINE. Basically everything between the "print qq|" and "|;" is considered to be one printer writer. This makes it VERY simple to write large amounts of HTML into your software.

I believe that it is for this reason that servlets have not gone widely main stream yet. So why hasn't someone come up with a "print qq|" for Java. Is it really that difficult to do? Are there some underlying factors that I do not understand?

If someone know why it CAN'T be done, please let me know. Other wise, I am going to begin work on it this week.

Who wants to buy a Java "print qq|" class for $5? I’m will to bet thousands of people are.

John D. McDonald
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