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doStartTag() retun Type

 
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Hello all,
here is a question,

public class ForumTagHandler extends TagSupport {
private int totalTopics = 0;
public int doStartTag() throws JspException {
if (totalTopics > 40)
return EVAL_BODY_AGAIN;
else
return SKIP_BODY; }}


options are -

1. The body of the tag is evaluated again.
2. The body of the tag is skipped.
3. SKIP_BODY is not a valid return code.
4. EVAL_BODY_AGAIN is not a valid return code.
5. JspException is not handled in the doStartTag() method.

The ans is given 4..
I dont understand why so..as the condition is false it should return skip_body ...

one more thing,isint Eval _body_Include a valid return type of doStartTag()?? as this class inherits this field from Tag Interface...

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EVAL_BODY_AGAIN is a return value of doAfterBody(), not doStartTag()
 
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Hi Mallika,
EVAL_BODY_AGAIN is a valid return type for doAfterBody() method. Although in this case there will not be any compilation error, concepually you should not return EVAL_BODY_AGAIN from doStartTag().
 
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