Mark Femal wrote:
>
> Hi Glenn (et. al.)
>
> Started to use the Jakarta datetime lib and wanted to suggest a few
> improvements (nothing earth-shattering here, just some small suggestions):
>
> 1. Addition of a "date" and "defaultText" attribute:
> date = used for formatting (overrides tag body)
> defaultText = if NumberFormatException when parsing body or date ==
> null this is the text used for defaults
>
> The above allows you to significantly cut down on the amount of code for
> formatting (i.e. you can do something like this:
> <td width="50%">Last Unsuccessful Login:</td>
> <td width="50%">
> <dt:format pattern="M-d-yyyy 'at' hh:mm:ss zzz"
> defaultText=" "
> date="<%= bean.getLastBadLoginDate() %>" />
> </td>
>
> rather than checking to see if lastBadLoginDate == null explicitly and
> also having a default format -- especially useful for table and formatting
> based on data obtained via data sources.
>
> 2. Adjustments to tld: (ADD)
>
> <attribute>
> <name>date</name>
> <required>false</required>
> <rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue>
> </attribute>
> <attribute>
> <name>defaultText</name>
> <required>false</required>
> <rtexprvalue>false</rtexprvalue>
> </attribute>
>
> excellent work BTW on the taglib! I'll have more suggestions maybe
> later...
>
I have implemented your changes (slightly modifed).
Thanks Mark.
Regards,
Glenn
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