Clarrifications on EL function

[Thennam Pandian]

Hi All,

I am new to EL in JPS. i try to run the following EL function.



/*********************/
DiceRoller.tld
/**********************/

<!DOCTYPE taglib PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD JSP Tag Library 1.1//EN"
"http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-jsptaglibrary_1_1.dtd">
<tablib >

<tlib-version>1.2</tlib-version>
<jspversion>2.0</jspversion>

<uri>DiceRoller</uri>

<function>
<name>rollIt</name>
<function-class>com.study.DiceRoller</function-class>
<function-signature>int roll()</function-signature>
</function>
</tablib>


/******************************************/
Jsp file to call the EL function
/******************************************/

<%@ page isELIgnored="false" %>
<%@ taglib prefix="mine" uri="DiceRoller" %>

${mine.rollIt()}



/******************************************/
DiceRoller.java
/******************************************/

package com.study;

public class DiceRoller {

public static int roll() {

return (int) (Math.random());
}

}


i am getting the following error.

The function rollIt must be used with a prefix when a default namespace is not specified

[Bear Bibeault]

${mine.rollIt()}

Is a period the correct delimiter to follow a namespace?

[Thennam Pandian]

hi,

I am new to this EL function, just i copied the example given in HeadFirstJSP&Servlet.

Please help me to solve this issue.

i don't know about the namespace?

[Prasad Tamirisa]

I am new to this EL function, just i copied the example given in HeadFirstJSP&Servlet.

Hi There,
You have not copied it correctly. Please go check it again. To give you a head's up about namespace,it is nothing but a nick name you use as a prefix to call every function defined in the taglib.

For example: In case of

<jsp:forward>

jsp is the nick name and the forward is a public static function defined some where and mapped accordingly in the taglib. But, you should observe that, they have used collon operator to call a function in the taglib.Whereas you have used period operator.

So, try the following. It should word.

${mine:rollIt()}

This is what exactly Bear meant to say.
[ May 24, 2008: Message edited by: Prasad Tamirisa ]

[Prasad Tamirisa]

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