I guess if you just don't like JSTL (the ambiguity, lack of developmental feedback, lack of refactoring support, etc) you are SOL.
Edgar > -----Original Message----- > From: David Graham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:32 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: RE: JSTL ot struts taglibs? > > > > If they aren't faster in performance then something is > wrong. All the > > JSP rendering practically has to do is put the code as is into the > > Servlet which > > is a Java class. No interpretation. I haven't looked at the source > but > > I > > am sure the optimization for rendering code for Scriptlets > vs JSTL has > > to be there. > > Don't be so sure. Because the JSTL is standard, containers > can optimize the java code generated from JSTL tags. This > means a <c:if> tag can be converted into a real Java if > statement instead of creating tag instances and invoking the > tag's lifecyle. My understanding is that the Jasper JSP > compiler (comes with Tomcat) actually generates faster Java > code if you > *don't* use scriptlets at all. Resin and Tomcat both > optimize JSTL tag usage. > > So, with the JSTL we get the best of both worlds: Fast page > rendering and standardized, powerful and easy to use markup tags. > > David > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design > software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
