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Posted to user@velocity.apache.org by Pete Kazmier <pe...@kazmier.com> on 2001/12/13 05:33:42 UTC
RHS Null Assignment Documentation
I've attempted to write a small section for the user guide documenting
that assignment of a null RHS does not remove an existing reference from
the context. In addition, I made a one line change to the VTL reference
as well.
When I first started using Velocity, this caused me some confusion
because it was counter-intuitive (at least for me). I've also been
lurking on this list for a couple of months and noticed that others have
been confused by this as well. I thought I'd try to clarify this
behavior in the existing docs to help eliminate the confusion.
I know that this behavior may change in the future, but in the meantime
it might be helpful to have it spelled out clearly in the documentation
for the newcomers.
Feel free to change it, I don't claim to be a technical writer!!
Thanks,
Pete
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Re: RHS Null Assignment Documentation
Posted by Pete Kazmier <pe...@kazmier.com>.
On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 11:43:33PM -0500, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
>
> Uh oh :)
>
> Did you do this patch against the current CVS? I applied your patch
> today...
Yes, the patch is against the current CVS. The only difference is the
addition of two words. My mind was going a bit faster than my hands
could type. :)
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Re: RHS Null Assignment Documentation
Posted by "Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@optonline.net>.
On 12/13/01 11:34 PM, "Pete Kazmier" <pe...@kazmier.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 11:42:00PM -0500, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
>> On 12/12/01 11:33 PM, "Pete Kazmier" <pe...@kazmier.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Feel free to change it, I don't claim to be a technical writer!!
>>
>> Thanks! (None of us do :)
>
> Oops, there was a little typo in the patch I sent. Sorry it was past my
> bed time last night and I was excited about my first contribution to
> this project. :)
And it was good!
> Here is the correction.
Uh oh :)
Did you do this patch against the current CVS? I applied your patch
today...
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>
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Re: RHS Null Assignment Documentation
Posted by "Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@optonline.net>.
On 12/13/01 11:34 PM, "Pete Kazmier" <pe...@kazmier.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 11:42:00PM -0500, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
>> On 12/12/01 11:33 PM, "Pete Kazmier" <pe...@kazmier.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Feel free to change it, I don't claim to be a technical writer!!
>>
>> Thanks! (None of us do :)
>
> Oops, there was a little typo in the patch I sent. Sorry it was past my
> bed time last night and I was excited about my first contribution to
> this project. :)
>
> Here is the correction.
>
Done. Thx.
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Re: RHS Null Assignment Documentation
Posted by Pete Kazmier <pe...@kazmier.com>.
On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 11:42:00PM -0500, Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
> On 12/12/01 11:33 PM, "Pete Kazmier" <pe...@kazmier.com> wrote:
> >
> > Feel free to change it, I don't claim to be a technical writer!!
>
> Thanks! (None of us do :)
Oops, there was a little typo in the patch I sent. Sorry it was past my
bed time last night and I was excited about my first contribution to
this project. :)
Here is the correction.
Thanks,
Pete
Re: RHS Null Assignment Documentation
Posted by "Geir Magnusson Jr." <ge...@optonline.net>.
On 12/12/01 11:33 PM, "Pete Kazmier" <pe...@kazmier.com> wrote:
> I've attempted to write a small section for the user guide documenting
> that assignment of a null RHS does not remove an existing reference from
> the context. In addition, I made a one line change to the VTL reference
> as well.
>
> When I first started using Velocity, this caused me some confusion
> because it was counter-intuitive (at least for me). I've also been
> lurking on this list for a couple of months and noticed that others have
> been confused by this as well. I thought I'd try to clarify this
> behavior in the existing docs to help eliminate the confusion.
>
> I know that this behavior may change in the future, but in the meantime
> it might be helpful to have it spelled out clearly in the documentation
> for the newcomers.
>
> Feel free to change it, I don't claim to be a technical writer!!
Thanks! (None of us do :)
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anyway, so you might as well not pay for it. Try Open Source.
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