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    JSP pages in XML syntax do not compile properly
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JSP pages in XML syntax do not compile properly





------- Additional Comments From Andreas.Junghans@fh-karlsruhe.de  2002-10-03 20:54 -------
Unfortunately, the hole is not plugged by JSP 2.0! From the spec (emphasis by me):

"The <jsp:attribute> standard action allows the page author to define the value
of a ***tag handler*** attribute in the body of an XML element instead of in the
value of an XML attribute. The action may only appear as a subelement of a
***standard or custom action*** invocation."
(Source: jsp-2_0-prd-spec.pdf, JSP.5.10, page 133)

If I'm not completely mistaken, <jsp:attribute> is just a way of avoiding "%=
... %". The spec quote above clearly states that <jsp:attribute> cannot be used
for "ordinary" XML tags (i.e. body content in contrast to standard or custom
actions). Thus, I think Kin-Man's example (dynamically setting the attribute of
a <td>-Tag) is invalid. Also, all examples for <jsp:attribute> in the spec refer
to a custom action. If what you suggest really works in Tomcat 5, then Tomcat is
(unfortunately) wrong.

I sent a message about this to jsp-spec-comments@eng.sun.com some time ago, but
never got an answer. Maybe it would help if a Tomcat developer brought this up
once again (Kin-Man?)... This is a _very annoying, very ugly_ spec issue IMHO.
Either you don't use the XML syntax, or you're forced to use strange and/or
hard-to-implement workarounds. Oh well, I will stop ranting now ;-)

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