I didn't try it myself, but the docs say that <c:param> encodes using URLEncoder.encode() - so there should not be any "&" style encoding and URLDecoder.decode should work fine. But I don't speak from experience. - Dan
> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin van Dijken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:31 PM > To: 'Tag Libraries Users List' > Subject: RE: Tag to Unescape an HTML String? > > > Hey Jim and Dan, > > The URLDecoder.decode method decodes a URLEncoding. This is > the encoding > browsers do when you type for instance a spacechar in the > location bar, > the browser replaces it with %20. This is definitely not the > same thing > as HTML encoding in which you would replace the char & by &. > URLDecoding is definitely not a solution for your current issue. I've > never found a generic solution, but that is not to say there > isn't one. > > Concerning your page layout issues, I'd definitely advise you > to take a > look at Tiles. It works very well with struts as a plugin, but as I > understand it can function standalone as well. > > http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/userGuide/dev_tiles.html > > Good luck! > > Martin van Dijken > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Watkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: zaterdag 24 januari 2004 2:01 > > To: Tag Libraries Users List > > Subject: RE: Tag to Unescape an HTML String? > > > > > > A little while ago I tried the Apache Jakarta String TagLib > > <str:decodeUrl>. It gave me the following error: URLDecoder: > > Illegal hex > > characters in escape (%) pattern - For input string: "&a". As > > you suggest, > > maybe the length of my body HTML String was too long to be > > passed as a param. > > > > - Jim > > > > At 04:45 PM 1/23/2004 -0800, you wrote: > > >java.net.URLDecoder.decode() will decode such a string. > > >You could create a simple tag that called the method > > >if you want. Be aware that some servers are unhappy with > really big > > >URLs. > > >- Dan > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: James Watkin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 2:47 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Tag to Unescape an HTML String? > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a question regarding the following problem and proposed > > > > solution: Within a JSP, what would be the most efficient way to > > > > unescape an HTML > > > > string? The Regexp tag library? I've managed to avoid > > writing regular > > > > expressions for a long time. > > > > > > > > Problem: > > > > I'm creating some reusable JSP templates that are chained > > together > > > > with <c:import>. I'm trying to solve the well known problem of > > > > having to create > > > > two new JSPs for every new page -- one for the new page body, > > > > the other to > > > > import the master page layout and pass the URL of the new > > > > page body JSP. > > > > > > > > Proposed Solution: > > > > Rather than pass the master page layout a URL for the > body JSP, I > > > > can eliminate the body JSP by passing in the body as a > > String. If my > > > > master page layout is within the same container, then I can use > > > > <c:set> and not > > > > have to worry about unescaping the body String. However, I'd > > > > prefer (I > > > > think) to have the master page layout live outside the > container, > > > > especially since the JSTL spec notes that foreign context > > > > access within the > > > > same container might not be supported by all containers. If > > > > the master page > > > > layout JSP is outside the container of the importing JSP, > > > > then the body > > > > HTML String has to be passed with <c:param>, which escapes > > > > the string. So > > > > I'll need to unescape it be I can use it. > > > > > > > > - Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
