OGNL Iterator/Array Expression Question

[ets04uga <et...@yahoo.com>]

I have the following code:

<s:property value="periodModel.weeks.iterator.{? true }[0].startDate"/> 

based on example code provided in the OGNL guide to get the startDate from
the first object in a returned array from the iterator.

I would like to make the 0 dynamic based on the 'wno' property so that I
could do something such as:

<s:property value="periodModel.weeks.iterator.{? true }[wno].startDate"/> 

where wno might be the value 0,1,2, etc...

But I do not know the correct syntax.  I was reviewed the OGNL guide and am
still a little new using OGNL expressions.

Can someone offer some guidance?

Thanks,
Eric
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Re: OGNL Iterator/Array Expression Question

[Dale Newfield <da...@newfield.org>]

Aren't these two identical by definition:

%{periodModel.weeks.iterator.{? true }[0].startDate}
%{periodModel.weeks[0].startDate}

> based on example code provided in the OGNL guide to get the startDate from
> the first object in a returned array from the iterator.

weeks is a collection of some form for you to be able to get an iterator 
from it.
weeks.iterator is an Iterator in the java sense.
{? true} says test each member of the collection, and if true==true, 
include it in the resulting colSolection.  I'm dubious this even makes 
sense on an iterator instead of on the collection the iterator is 
iterating over.

> I would like to make the 0 dynamic based on the 'wno' property so that I
> could do something such as:
> 
> <s:property value="periodModel.weeks.iterator.{? true }[wno].startDate"/> 
> 
> where wno might be the value 0,1,2, etc...

Somehow you need to be able to get that value with ognl.  If it's from 
your action, it'll probably come from a property of the action, and it 
might have the name wno if your action has a getWno() method.  If it's 
determined in the jsp you'll probably <s:set /> it, then it'll be 
addressed as #wno (since it's not on the value stack, but stored in an 
associated hash based on it's name).  Assuming the former, then

%{periodModel.weeks[wno].startDate} should do what you want.

> But I do not know the correct syntax.  I was reviewed the OGNL guide and am
> still a little new using OGNL expressions.

It's terse, but then again, so is the language.

-Dale

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