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JET FAQ How do I get new lines in the right place when using iterate with delimiter?
Question
The <c:iterate> tag includes a delimiter attribute which inserts a delimiter between blocks of code generated. But, if you try something like:
public enum MyEnum { <c:iterate select="/def/elements" var="element" delimiter=","> <c:get select="upper-case($element/@name)"/>("<c:get select="$element/@alias"/>") </c:iterate> ; private MyEnum(String alias) { // ... } }
You end up with generated code looking like:
public enum MyEnum { BANK("bank") , RECORD("record") , MESSENGER("messenger") ; private MyEnum(String alias) { // ... } }
Answer
JET is inserting the delimiter between each block generated by the iterate tag. But in this case, the tag's content includes a final new-line character - the delimiter is inserted after this. One possibility is to make the new-line part of the delimiter itself:
public enum MyEnum { <%-- The value of delimiter includes a new line. This not an accidental wrapping! --%> <c:iterate select="/def/elements" var="element" delimiter=", "> <%-- and, the </c:iterate> tag is moved up, to eliminate the new line in content block --%> <%-- finally, the semi-colon is moved to onto the same line, too --%> <c:get select="upper-case($element/@name)"/>("<c:get select="$element/@alias"/>")</c:iterate>; private MyEnum(String alias) { // ... } }
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