JSTL or Struts: how to put in param within xml select clause

[Tim Jowers]

<%-- works --%>
<x:set var="currentConsultant"
select="$xmlEmployeesList//*[Id=41]"/><%-- selects the node with a
subnode Id=41--%>
<%-- works --%>
<c:set value="${param.consultantId}" var="cid" />
<%-- works --%>
<cut value="--${cid}--"/>
<%-- fails... --%>
<x:set var="currentConsultant"
select="$xmlEmployeesList//*[Id=$cid]"/>
^
How do I pass in a param into the xml select? -----------------|

Thanks,
TimJOwers

 

[Tim Jowers]

<%-- works --%>
<x:set var="currentConsultant"
select="$xmlEmployeesList//*[Id=41]"/><%-- selects the node with a
subnode Id=41--%>
<%-- works --%>
<c:set value="${param.consultantId}" var="cid" />
<%-- works --%>
<cut value="--${cid}--"/>
<%-- fails... --%>
<x:set var="currentConsultant"
select="$xmlEmployeesList//*[Id=$cid]"/>
^
How do I pass in a param into the xml select? -----------------|

Thanks,
TimJOwers

No can do. Single pass parser. Of course this could be done with a
single pass parser but that's another discussion. Also finding I
cannot substitute JSTL variabls into the "var" field of the core:set
funtion. YeeHa. Guess JSP2.0 will fix these shortcomings:

<c:forEach items="${phases.columnNames}" var="col">
<cut value="${phase[col]}" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<cut value="${col}" /><br>
<%-- Next line is a buger. can you tell me how? --%>
<c:set var='<cut value="${col}"/>'
value="${phase[col]}" scope="request"/>
<%-- also tried this:
<c:set var="${col}" value="${phase[col]}"
scope="request"/>

--%>
</c:forEach>

Trying to apply abstraction on a framework over-simplified to remove
complication doesn't seem real bright (But I just work here

TimJowers