Have you looked at the format library for these kinds of situations?
Example:
<c:set var="messageDate">
<fmt:formatDate value="${aMessageInstance.message.createDate}" pattern="MMM dd
yyyy hh:mma"/>
</c:set>
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 5:34 PM
To: Struts Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: Converting Java Code in JSP to JSTL
Can you use the JSTL tags to call static API?
Something like this:
<c:out value="StringUtils.abbreviate(${aTopic.subject}, 30)"/>
Is this possible?
Thanks,
Eric
On Jun 26, 2004, at 5:48 AM, Pedro Salgado wrote:
> On 04/06/26 1:33, "Michael McGrady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Looks like a test, Caroline!
>>
>> At 05:20 PM 6/25/2004, Caroline Jen wrote:
>>> I was told that JSTL can convert most of the Java code
>>> in JSP. I still have some problem with initializing
>>> variables and if statments; for example, I do not know
>>> how to write in JSTL of the following:
>>>
>>> 1. int i = 0;
> <c:set var='i' value='0'/>
>>> 2. i++;
> <c:set var='I' value='${i + 1}'/>
>>> 3. String prevArticle = null;
> <c:set var='prevArticle'/>
>>> 4. if ( numberOfPosts - 1 == 1 ) {}
> <c:if test='${numberOfPosts} - 1 == 1'>
>>> 5. if ( nextTopic != 0 )
> <c:if test='${nextTopic != 0}'>
>>> 6. String threadID = String.valueOf( threadID_int );
> <c:set var='threadID' value='${threadID_int}'/>
>>> 7. if ( threadRows.size() == 0 ) {}
> <c:if test='${not empty threadRows}'>
>>> 8. if ( previousOffset >= 0 || nextOffset >= 0 ) {}
> <c:if test='${previousOffset} >= 0 || ${nextOffset} >= 0'>
>>> 9. if ( prevArticle != null ) && ( !article.equals(
>>> prevArticle ) ) {}
> <c:if test='${not null ${prevArticle}} && ${article != prevArticle}'>
> The article != preArticle I am not quite sure.
>
> Pedro Salgado
>
>
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