Implicit PageContext argument for EL fucntions (was RE: Beefing u p JSTL EL in JSP 2)

["Gideon, Thomas" <Th...@B2eMarkets.com>]

+1

I think this is an excellent suggestion.

Thomas Gideon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Lenz [mailto:cmlenz@gmx.de]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 4:21 PM
> To: Tag Libraries Users List
> Subject: Re: Beefing up JSTL EL in JSP 2
> 
> 
> On a somewhat related note, I've been wondering if the 
> EL-functions as 
> discussed here shouldn't have an implicit pageContext argument.
> 
> For instance, if the TLD specified a function like:
> 
>    <function>
>      <name>isUserInRole</name>
>      <function-class>mypkg.MyFunctions</function-class>
>      <function-signature>
>        boolean isUserInRole(PageContext, String)
>      </function-signature>
>    </function>
> 
> the page author could simply write:
> 
>    ${my:isUserInRole('editor')}
> 
> without needing to pass the pageContext object. The EL-engine 
> would take 
> care about that. I personally think the page author would expect a 
> EL-function to get informed about the page context automatically, and 
> that many useful functions would need access to it.
> 
> Anyway, I should probably send this to the JSP-group, just wanted to 
> hear if anyone else thinks it'd be a good idea... Thoughts?

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