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Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2003 07:11:37 -0400
From: "Frederick N. Brier" <fbrier@multideck.com>
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Subject: Addition to allow alternate ExpressionEvaluators
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We are using Webwork2 as an app framework on a project (I am actually 
using Struts on a different project).  It would be great to be able to 
use the JSTL with Webwork's value stack.  Apparently the JSTL (at least 
version 1.0) was designed to allow swapping out ExpressionEvaluator(s), 
but is missing one small key method in ExpressionEvaluatorManager. 

       /**
        * Enhancement to allow plugging in alternate expression engines.
        * @param expressionEvaluator implements the Jakarta JSTL
        * ExpressionEvaluator interface for your app framework.
        */
       public static void installExpressionEvaluator(
    ExpressionEvaluator expressionEvaluator )
       {
          nameMap.put( EVALUATOR_CLASS, expressionEvaluator );
       }

The default behavior is unchanged.  If someone could add this, I would 
be extremely grateful.  This is integrated into Webwork with 2 small 
classes: A ServletContextListener, that calls the above method and 
installs the WebworkExpressionEvaluator, and the 
WebworkExpressionEvaluator itself.  Add the listener to your web.xml and 
you are done.  The above 2 classes have already been posted to the 
Webwork mailing list.  If desired, I could write up a How-To page.  
Thank you for your help.

Frederick N. Brier
Multideck Corporation


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