On 10/12/01 10:20 AM, "Terry Steichen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> All,
>
> Many thanks. Changing $item.Folder_code from a byte to an int wasn't a good
> option, as it is part of a core data class. The easiest fix (once I
> realized the cause of the problem) was to make the following changes:
> -in the Java module, add this line: context.put("byte", new
> Byte((byte)0));
> -in the template, change previous line to this:
> #if($byte.toString($item.Folder_code) == "0")
Sure.
>
> BTW, I'm *very* impressed with Velocity. I'm converting an entire
> Enhydra-based application to it as we speak (well over 100 'pages'). Since
> I'm still in a 'beginner's mind" mode (read, Velocity newbie), here are a
> couple of observations so far in terms of formal user/developer
> documentation suggestions:
We would love to have a write-up of your experience in the conversion
process (to post on the site here...)
>
> 1. make it more clear that string varbs are concatenated without '+' between
> terms and *must* be enclosed in quotes.
Yep.
> 2. explain how $formatter works
Yep
> 3. explain how to make comparisons with non-integer values
Yep
> I'm learning that Velocity is *incredibly* powerful and flexible, but I also
> find I have to dig around a lot to find how to use some of these
> capabilities. I'd be glad to help someone insert these suggested wording
> additions (and others I find) into the docs if desired.
I'll throw some up today, and if you could review to ensure that the wording
is right for a newbie, that would be great.
> Best regards,
>
> Terry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geir Magnusson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 11:53 PM
> Subject: Re: VTL Logic Problem
>
>
>> On 10/11/01 11:38 PM, "Terry Steichen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I'm having trouble making some simple-looking VTL branching logic work.
> It
>>> looks like this:
>>>
>>> 1 #foreach($item in $items)
>>> 2 #set ($test = $item.Folder_code)
>>> 3 <td>$test</td>
>>> 4 #if($test == 0)
>>> 5 <td>file</td>
>>> 6 #else
>>> 7 <td>folder</td>
>>> 8 #end
>>> 9 #end
>>>
>>> The value of $test that is printed is just fine (line 3 above) - but the
>>> branching logic
>>> (lines 4 through 8) doesn't work at all.
>>>
>>> Now if I change the #set line to directly assign any number to $test
> (line 2)
>>> equent branching logic works just fine. The problem seems to be in
>>> assigning $test the value of $item.Folder_code (line 2), which happens
> to be a
>>> byte.
>>
>> A byte? No, that won't work. Integer comparisons only.
>>
>>>
>>> I went through the docs and the archives trying to figure this out.
> Could
>>> any of you give me an idea on what the heck I'm doing wrong?
>>>
>>
>> Make folder code an integer, or add a little tool :
>>
>> #if ($tool.eq( $item.Folder_code, 0 ) )
>>
>> geir
>>
>> --
>> Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> System and Software Consulting
>> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety
>> deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
>>
>>
>>
>
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You're going to end up getting pissed at your software
anyway, so you might as well not pay for it. Try Open Source.
