Replacing scriptlets with expression language
Old dog looking for new way to do same old tricks
Some times new technologies seem to be created just to make the experienced people feel old. I noticed that some of the folks that were cutting edge when JSPs were introduced have been slow to embrace Expression Language (EL). I have to admit that after years of using it, I still find myself falling back to scriptlets when I'm prototyping. This is mostly because I already know how to write Java and taking the time to think in tags just slows me down.
Transforming XML in an IFRAME without scroll bars
Eliminate those default scroll bars to clean up you pages
Including XML transformed by XSL-T is a good way to include content in your pages, but Internet Explorer puts a scroll bar on the right side if it is needed or not. Here is how to get rid of them so the content appears to be part of your page.
JavaScript Console
On page debugging with a simple script
It can be frustrating if you want to print a display in your JavaScript. The standard method for doing this is to use an alert statement to display what you want to see. Not only are alerts annoying, they take focus away from the current object and can make your display meaningless. Here is a different approach.