Re: Random tag library - dynamic range

Looking at the docs
(http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs/doc/random-doc/index.html), it doesn't
appear that the taglib really supports request-time attr values. Strange.
Personally, I'd grab the TLD and change this:

<tag>
    <name>number</name>
    ...
    <attribute>
      <name>range</name>
      <required>no</required>
      <rtexprvalue>no</rtexprvalue>
    </attribute>
    ...

to this:

<tag>
    <name>number</name>
    ...
    <attribute>
      <name>range</name>
      <required>no</required>
      <rtexprvalue>yes</rtexprvalue>
    </attribute>
    ...

and see what happens...

Quoting Eran Kalmanson <[email protected]>:

> Howdy,
> 
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> 
> I've been having difficulties with the random taglib. I'm interested in
> getting a random number using a dynamic range. However I can't find a way to
> do that.
> 
>  
> 
> I've tried
> 
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> <c:set var="top" value="43" />
> 
>  
> 
> <rand:number id="randNumber" range="1-${top}" />
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> Didn't work. Syntax error.
> 
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> I've also tried
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> <c:set var="range" value="1-43" />
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> <rand:number id="randNumber" range="${range}" />
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> Didn't work either. Couldn't find anything relevant on the web. Would love
> some help with that.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eran Kalmanson

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