Re: The new map syntax

The #setprops is a really nice addition for populating an object or a 
collection.

I would use this directive as a very flexible way of specifying the type 
of collection you want to use.

nice work, Keats, to the 2.0 release.

Lane

Keats Kirsch wrote:

> I would be a nice enhancement to allow one to configure the map 
> implementation, but I think it would be a mistake to rely on 
> non-standard map behavior from the generic map syntax.
>
> However you can use the new #setprops directive to get what you want.
>
> see: http://www.webmacro.org/SetpropsDirective
>
> You could do something like:
>
> #setprops $map class="java.util.LinkedHashmap" {
>  k1: v1
>  k2: v2
> }
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Keats
>
> Nikhil G. Daddikar wrote:
>
>> I like the new #set $map = { k1: v1, k2:v2 } syntax. The only problem 
>> is that it does not use the "List Ordered" Map i.e. when I  want to 
>> say render a select list  from it, it shows things not in the order 
>> in which the map was defined. Is there a way where I can specify the 
>> implementation class to use? I use JDK 1.5 and  would like to specify 
>> the LinkedHashMap.
>>
>> Any help and pointers would be appreciated.
>>
>
>
>
>
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