I agree that there should just be the one DTD. People should be able to list any number of validator config files, as they can with tiles configs.
-Ted. 10/22/2002 3:16:14 PM, James Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >At 09:35 AM 10/22/2002, you wrote: >>James T., >> >>I took a look at the DTD you specify below and it is >>for the *-rules.xml files, but doesn't seem to support >>validation.xml. Are you planning to add that DTD to >>Commons Validator as well? >> >>Currently Struts has two Validator DTDs: >> >>validation_1_1.dtd >>valitator-rules_1_1.dtd >> >>I would prefer that we add these both to Commons and >>get the naming scheme consistent now. > >There is absolutely no reason to maintain two seperate DTDs, and the >validation and validation-rules split is something that Struts introduced, and >for which I can find no good reason. > >The validation DTD and validator-rules DTD are same, except that validation >doesn't allow you to put a validator definition at the top. There is (IMHO) >absolutely no reason you'd ever need to enforce such a distinction (the base >Commons Validator doesn't), and it's silly to maintain two different DTDs that >are identical except for the abscence of one element in one DTD. > >If someone can make a compelling case for the need to maintain the two >differing DTDs, I'll add the second DTD into Validator. Otherwise, people >should just use the Validator "validation" DTD, which is the same as the >Struts "validator-rules" DTD. > >James > > >>Here's what I propose they be in Commons: >> >>validator_1_0.dtd used as >> >><!DOCTYPE form-validation PUBLIC >> "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Commons >>Validator Configuration 1.0//EN" >> >>"http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/dtds/ validator_1_0.dtd"> >> >>validator-rules_1_0.dtd used as >> >><!DOCTYPE form-validation PUBLIC >> "-//Apache Software Foundation//DTD Commons >>Validator Rules Configuration 1.0//EN" >> >>"http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/dtds/ validator-rules_1_0.dtd"> >> >> >>This means that the file you currently have in Commons >>would need to be renamed to validator- rules_1_0.dtd >>and then you'd need to add the main validator_1_0.dtd >>file in. >> >>I can take care of updating the Struts side if you can >>tackle the Commons side. >> >>-james h. >> >> >>--- James Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I can take care of that. And by the way we share >> > the >> > same name :) Not John. >> > >> > -james >> > >> > >> > --- James Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > I noticed that John just went in and added a >> > DOCTYPE >> > > line to all the DTDs >> > > for the Struts Validator rulesets. >> > > >> > > I've been talking to Senor Cooper about this >> > issue. >> > > We've put a copy of >> > > the validator DTD into the Validator release (and >> > > the URL: >> > > >> > >> http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/dtds/val idator_1_0.dtd) >> > > >> > > I'd suggest that we remove the DTD from Struts and >> > > repoint the DOCTYPEs at >> > > the Validator verson) >> > > >> > > James >> >> >> __________________________________________ ________ >>Do you Yahoo!? >>Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site >>http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:struts- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:struts-dev- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:struts-dev-unsubscribe@;jakarta.apache.org> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:struts-dev-help@;jakarta.apache.org>
