RE: JSPs and Property Files

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> Here's the section of the jsp...
> 
> <td id="WC_AdvancedCatalogSearchForm_TableCell_14">&nbsp;&nbsp;
>             <select name="keyword_searchTerm">
>             <option value="" selected>any keyword</option>
>             <%
>             for (int k = 1; k <=
> Integer.parseInt(keywordText.getString("KEYWORD_NUM") ); ++k )
>             { %>
>                         <option
> value="<%=keywordText.getString("KEYWORD_" + k
> )%>"><%=keywordText.getString("KEYWORD_" + k )%></option>
>             <%
>             }
>             %>
>             </select>
> </td>

Actually, assuming that keywordText is a properties file, this
particular code simply dumps the values.  It doesn't show where
keywordText is loaded.  In a JSP Model II approach, you would see
"keywordText" as the ID attribute of a useBean tag somewhere.

Also, just a thought, but I'd highly consider wrapping that particular
code in a class and calling it.  Building a SELECT is something you do
over and over, and the interleaved HTML/Java code is just too prone to
mistakes and errors.  For example, what if there is no entry for
KEYWORD_NUM, or it contains invalid data? 

Joe