And
<c:if test="${rs.QUESTION_TYPE == '2'}> ... </c:if>
indicates the expression is false?
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On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Dave Anand wrote:
> ok here is the actual code in my jsp -> QUESTION_TYPE:[<c:out
> value="${rs.QUESTION_TYPE}"/>]
>
> the output -> QUESTION_TYPE:[2]
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> From: "Shawn Bayern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Dave Anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "Tag Libraries Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: is there a better way to do this without JSP Script var
>
>
> > Right, but does it output '1', or '1 ' or something else? '1 ' isn't
> > equal to '1'. Even if rs.question_type is an arbitrary object, it will be
> > converted to a String via a call to toString() automatically. (You're
> > comparing it to a String, not a number; conversion of arbitrary objects to
> > numbers will fail, but String is useful as a mediator.)
> >
> > --
> > Shawn Bayern
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> >
> > On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Dave Anand wrote:
> >
> > > it outputs 1
> > >
> > > I think it has to do the fact 'rs.question_type' the type is an object.
> > >
> > > In the older version of JSTL, I have do some thing like this
> > >
> > > <c:if
> test="$rs.get('question_type').toString().equals(temp.toString())">
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Shawn Bayern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "Dave Anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Cc: "Tag Libraries Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 2:06 PM
> > > Subject: Re: is there a better way to do this without JSP Script var
> > >
> > >
> > > > What does
> > > >
> > > > '<c:out value="${rs.question_type}" />'
> > > >
> > > > output? (The outer quotes are there to make spaces more noticeable.)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Shawn Bayern
> > > > "JSTL in Action" http://www.jstlbook.com
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Dave Anand wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks for Responding; Well I did something like this, But the test
> > > always
> > > > > gave me false
> > > > >
> > > > > <c:forEach var="rs" items="${question.rows}">
> > > > > <c:if test="${rs.question_type== '1'}">
> > > > > <c:set var="controlType" value="radio" />
> > > > > </c:if>
> > > > >
> > > > > <c:if test="${rs.question_type=='2'}">
> > > > > <c:set var="controlType" value="checkbox" />
> > > > > </c:if>
> > > > > </c:forEach>
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Shawn Bayern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: "Dave Anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Cc: "Tag Libraries Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 1:46 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: is there a better way to do this without JSP Script var
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, Dave Anand wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there a better way to do this without JSP Script var
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > <c:forEach var="rs" items="${question.rows}">
> > > > > > > <c:set var="qType" value="${rs.QUESTION_TYPE}" />
> > > > > > > <% String sqType =
> pageContext.getAttribute("qType").toString();
> > > > > %><br>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > <%if (sqType.equals("1")) { %>
> > > > > > > <c:set var="controlType" value="radio" />
> > > > > > > <%} else if (sqType.equals("2")) {%>
> > > > > > > <c:set var="controlType" value="checkbox" />
> > > > > > > <%} else if (sqType.equals("2")) {%>
> > > > > > > <c:set var="controlType" value="select" />
> > > > > > > <c:out value=" <select> "/>
> > > > > > > <%} %>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > </c:forEach>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The following should work:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <c:forEach var="Rs" items="${questions.rows}">
> > > > > > <c:set var="qType" value="${rs.question_type}" />
> > > > > > <c:choose>
> > > > > > <c:when test="${qType == 1}">
> > > > > > ...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > and so forth.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
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