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`<simple-method>`

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Contains a block of code.

Code Block

	xml
	xml

<simple-method method-name="myMethodfooMethod">
  <!-- some mini-language code goes here -->
</simple-method>

Attributes

method-name	optional	Each simple method in a file must have a unique name
short-description	optional	Used for documentation
default-error-code	optional
default-success-code	optional
parameter-map-name	optional
event-request-object-name	optional
event-session-object-name	optional
event-response-object-name	optional
event-response-code-name	optional
event-error-message-name	optional
event-error-message-list-name	optional
event-event-message-name	optional
event-event-message-list-name	optional
service-response-message-name	optional
service-error-message-name	optional
service-error-message-list-name	optional
service-error-message-map-name	optional
service-success-message-name	optional
service-success-message-list-name	optional
login-required	optional
use-transaction	optional
locale-name	optional
delegator-name	optional
security-name	optional
dispatcher-name	optional
user-login-name	optional

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title	Proposed Changes

Eliminate unused and seldom used attributes.
Currently, the method-name attribute is optional. Require the method-name attribute.

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`<clear-field>`

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Removes a field from memory.

Code Block

	xml
	xml

<clear-field field="foo" />

Attributes

field	optional	The name of the field to remove
map-name	optional	The name of the map to remove

Info

title	Proposed Changes

Currently, both attributes are the field attribute is optional. Require at least one the field attribute.
Eliminate the map-name attribute.

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`<create-object>`

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Create a new Java object.

Code Block

	xml
	xml

<create-object field="foo" class-name="com.acme.SomeClassFooClass">
  <string value="bar" />
  <field field="foo" />
</create-object>

Attributes

field	optional	The name of the field for the new object
class-name	optional	The Java class name

Child Elements

<field>	optional
<string>	optional

Info

title	Proposed Changes

Currently, both attributes are optional. Require both attributes.
Deprecate and replace with scriptlet

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`<else-if>`

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Contains a block of code to be executed when a `<condition>` element evaluates to `false`.

Code Block

	xml
	xml

<if>
    <condition>
        <and>
            <if-compare field="colorModel" operator="equals" value="RYB" />
            <or>
                <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="red" />
                <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="yellow" />
                <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="blue" />
            </or>
        </and>
    </condition>
    <then>
        <set field="isPrimaryColor" value="true" type="Boolean" />
    </then>
    <else-if>
        <condition>
            <and>
                <if-compare field="colorModel" operator="equals" value="CYM" />
                <or>
                    <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="cyan" />
                    <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="yellow" />
                    <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="magenta" />
                </or>
            </and>
        </condition>
        <then>
            <set field="isPrimaryColor" value="true" type="Boolean" />
        </then>
    </else-if>
    <else>
        <set field="isPrimaryColor" value="false" type="Boolean" />
    </else>
</if>

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`<if>`

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Contains blocks of code that are executed based on a logical (true/false) condition.

Code Block

	xml
	xml


<if>
    <condition>
        <and>
            <if-compare field="colorModel" operator="equals" value="RYB" />
            <or>
                <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="red" />
                <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="yellow" />
                <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="blue" />
            </or>
        </and>
    </condition>
    <then>
        <set field="isPrimaryColor" value="true" type="Boolean" />
    </then>
    <else-if>
        <condition>
            <and>
                <if-compare field="colorModel" operator="equals" value="CYM" />
                <or>
                    <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="cyan" />
                    <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="yellow" />
                    <if-compare field="color" operator="equals" value="magenta" />
                </or>
            </and>
        </condition>
        <then>
            <set field="isPrimaryColor" value="true" type="Boolean" />
        </then>
    </else-if>
    <else>
        <set field="isPrimaryColor" value="false" type="Boolean" />
    </else>
</if>

Child Elements

<condition>	optional
<then>	optional
<else>	optional
<else-if>	optional

Info

title	Proposed Changes

Currently, the <condition> and <then> child elements are optional. Require the <condition> and <then> child elements.

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`<if-compare>`

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Compares a field to a constant value.

Attributes

field	optional	The name of the field to test
operator	optional	The comparison operator
value	optional	A constant value
type	optional	The Java data type of field	Defaults to "String"
format	optional	Object type conversion format
map-name	optional	The name of the map containing field

Info

title	Proposed Changes

Currently, the field and operator attributes are optional. Require the field and operator attributes.
Eliminate the map-name attribute.

`<if-compare-field>`

`<if-empty>`

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`<simple-method>`

Contains a block of code.

`<clear-field>`

Removes a field from memory.

`<create-object>`

Create a new Java object.

`<else-if>`

Contains a block of code to be executed when a `<condition>` element evaluates to `false`.

`<if>`

Contains blocks of code that are executed based on a logical (true/false) condition.

`<if-compare>`

Compares a field to a constant value.

`<if-compare-field>`

`<if-empty>`

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Old Version 37

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Key

<simple-method>

Contains a block of code.

<clear-field>

Removes a field from memory.

<create-object>

Create a new Java object.

<else-if>

Contains a block of code to be executed when a <condition> element evaluates to false.

<if>

Contains blocks of code that are executed based on a logical (true/false) condition.

<if-compare>

Compares a field to a constant value.

<if-compare-field>

<if-empty>

`<simple-method>`

`<clear-field>`

`<create-object>`

`<else-if>`

Contains a block of code to be executed when a `<condition>` element evaluates to `false`.

`<if>`

`<if-compare>`

`<if-compare-field>`

`<if-empty>`