scriplets are faster from what I understand as taglibs require some object
creation, and they use the PrintWriter for output. Scriplets are much uglier
though..and are much like adding html to servlets. Its much harder to
manage.
Personally, I prefer using XSL and JSP for dynamic XML output. That way,
scriplets in JSP are for conditional dynamic XML output, and XSL handles the
layout of the site.
I just wish I could find a tool that could allow gui building of pages using
XSL and XML.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Butler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 2:33 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Re: Help me defend Struts taglibs!!!
>
>
> * unified API
> * consistent behavior, performance
> * growing industry support
> * single-point of functionality management
>
> scriptlets tend to be ad-hoc, slap-together and
> not consistent across all JSPs.
>
> performance-wise, i'm unsure. i'm don't have enough
> experience in JSPland to know the subtle details, but
> i'm definitely sure that taglibs can be tuned whereas
> scriptlets would have to be handled one-by-one.
>
> just my $0.02 though. i really believe that most java
> code should vanish from JSPs. it's a separation of
> church and state sort of belief... why should UI guys
> have to know any java?
>
> also, of interest, is the jakarta taglibs project which
> has a very interesting XSL taglib which seems to have all
> kinds of potential when thinking about XML...
> i think craig contributed to it, so there must be some
> struts interest in its functionality.
>
> c
>
> At 09:46 AM 4/26/2001 +0100, Firmin David wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >Members of my team are gradually turning against using the
> Struts taglibs
> >and resorting to scriptlets.
> >IMHO: scriptlets bad, tags good. I've had more experience
> in using them
> >than the others, but I'm finding it difficult to fight my
> corner in the face
> >of ever increasing skepticism.
> >Could anyone out there with really valid arguments as to why
> the use of the
> >Struts taglibs (especially the logic tags as they're getting
> the most grief
> >from my team at the moment) or taglibs in general is "good",
> or why the use
> >of scriptlets is "bad" help me out (in the interest of
> fairness, vice versa
> >arguments also happily received!)??
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >Regards
> >David
> >
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