sitemesh configuration in spring

[kiwi]

hi, i had use sitemesh in spring.

here my decorator.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<decorators defaultdir="/WEB-INF/decorators">

    <decorator name="main" page="main.jsp">
        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>   
    </decorator> 
    
    <decorator name="private" page="private.jsp">
        <url-pattern>/*/admin/*</url-pattern> 
    </decorator>
   
   
</decorators>

the problem is when I had a url like this :

https://localhost:8443/app/admin/user/list.htm

it apply the "main" decocator instead of "private" decorator. the CORRECT decorator should be "private". but it just not work. (It always work on url pattern of /* only, but not other)

I not sure am I configure the application correctly, I don't use sitemesh.xml, and i put a filter in web.xml like this:

<filter>
       <filter-name>sitemesh</filter-name>
	<filter-class>com.opensymphony.sitemesh.webapp.SiteMeshFilter</filter-class>
</filter>

<filter-mapping>
	<filter-name>sitemesh</filter-name>
	<url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>
</filter-mapping>

I use sitemesh 2.3.

any idea ?

kiwi
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[Marten Deinum]

Try switching the declarations, not sure if the order of the decorates makes any difference. (/* matches everything so if sitemesh stops looking after he found a match you might be in trouble).

[kiwi]

i had try the order, but is not working also.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<decorators defaultdir="/WEB-INF/decorators">

    <decorator name="main" page="main.jsp">
        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern>   
    </decorator> 
    
    <decorator name="private" page="private.jsp">
        <url-pattern>/*</url-pattern> 
    </decorator>   
   
</decorators>

If i change to both pattern to /*, it will always fall down to the last one. I not sure if I use the wrong url pattern in decorator.xml.

btw, i use JSP as my decorator, and the view is velocity.

kiwi
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happy hacking !

[noon]

Should the 'url-pattern' be just 'pattern' ?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<decorators defaultdir="/WEB-INF/decorators">

    <decorator name="main" page="main.jsp">
        <pattern>/*</pattern>   
    </decorator> 
    
    <decorator name="private" page="private.jsp">
        <pattern>/*/admin/*</pattern> 
    </decorator>   
   
</decorators>

I don't know has the configuration changed in Sitemesh 2.3? But this is how I have configured it in Sitemesh 2.2.x.

[kiwi]

hi, problem solved.

actually can be <pattern> or <url-pattern>. and the sequence in of <decorator> is not important. (it just work fine).

I had use the wrong value in pattern.

say my url

https://localhost:8443/app/admin/user/list.htm

It should just be admin/* but not /*/admin/* (the "app" is my context root, I use tomcat 6)

thx !

kiwi
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happy hacking !