think the best (and the most elegant) way to make dynamic tiles is by
using TilesAction. This because this class has knowledge of the use of
Tiles.
So write your TilesAction (it is similar to a plain Action, except of some
more parameters in the "execute" method). In the "execute" method put your
code that can distinguish between different users and for each one forward
to a different JSP page, that will be your "real" tile.
Obviously map your actions in struts-config.xml just the same way as
normal actions.
Then put a definition like this (I am using your example):
<definition name=".PartyPlace"
path="/layouts/layout.jsp">
<put name="title" value="PartyPlace"/>
<put name="header" value="/common/header.jsp"/>
<put name="menu" value="/common/menu.jsp"/>
<put name="error"
value="/functionalBlocks/errorHTMLcomponent.jsp"/>
<put name="pageComment" value="/choosePageComment.do"/>
<put name="body" value="/chooseBody.do"/>
<put name="footer" value="/common/footer.jsp"/>
</definition>
Hope it helps.
Ciao
Antonio
P.S. In fact in this example a normal Action can be used, but I suggest to
use TilesAction because that class can manipulate the definition itself
(please people working on Struts, correct me if I am wrong).
Leandro Melo wrote:
>Hi,
>i got a very ordinary problem.
>I need to provide diferent menus for diferent people
>that are logged in the application.
>I don't know what i should do exactly to provide this
>funcionality, because i don't really know what Tiles
>allow me to do (i don't know it's potencial).
>
>I got the following base tiles definition in my app.
><definition name=".PartyPlace"
>path="/layouts/layout.jsp">
> <put name="title" value="PartyPlace"/>
> <put name="header" value="/common/header.jsp"/>
> <put name="menu" value="/common/menu.jsp"/>
> <put name="error"
>value="/functionalBlocks/errorHTMLcomponent.jsp"/>
> <put name="pageComment" value="${pageComment}"/>
> <put name="body" value="${body}"/>
> <put name="footer" value="/common/footer.jsp"/>
></definition>
>
>One thing i thought is to verify the user permissions
>at log time, then, depending on the user i'd change
>the attribute "menu" of my definition to the page
>menu2.jsp or menu3.jsp, for example. Can (how) i do
>that???
>
>I also thought on bulding 2 (or 3 or 4) BASE
>deifinitions and at log time i'd decide which base
>definition to use. Can i do that (how??)??
>
>I'd appreciate if some show me some reference or just
>some sample code on how to do that.
>
>Thansk,
>ltcmelo
>
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