EL: accessing non-getter/setter

[Timo Nentwig]

Hi!

What about "read-only" properties of a bean such as size/length? In this
case I used to name the method size() rather than getSize() for a matter
of there's no setSize().

It seems that I can only access getter/setter using the EL dot syntax.
And what about hasXXX() or isXXX()?

Timo

 

[Timo Nentwig]

Or, how do I iterator thru a List (-> List.iterator()) via <c:forEach>?

 

[Tim Slattery]

Hi!

What about "read-only" properties of a bean such as size/length? In this
case I used to name the method size() rather than getSize() for a matter
of there's no setSize().

It seems that I can only access getter/setter using the EL dot syntax.
And what about hasXXX() or isXXX()?

You can name the getter for a boolean property isXxx(). I've never
encountered anything named hasXxx().

 

[Roedy Green]

What about "read-only" properties of a bean such as size/length? In this
case I used to name the method size() rather than getSize() for a matter
of there's no setSize().

Does not matter. Beans must use the get prefix on methods they want
to export to a beanbox.

 

[Timo Nentwig]

You can name the getter for a boolean property isXxx(). I've never

I tried isEmpty() but this didn't work...

encountered anything named hasXxx().

Iterator.hasNext()

 

[Murray]

I tried isEmpty() but this didn't work...


Iterator.hasNext()

I've tried that in the past also. I believe it's because 'empty' is a
reserved word.

 

[Murray]

I've tried that in the past also. I believe it's because 'empty' is a
reserved word.

I've also found that isXXX() methods will only work for primitive booleans
and not Booleans