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Browse All TopicsHi Everyone. I'm just trying to create alternate / alternating background colors for my list tables
using JSTL. The varStatus.count field does show 1...2...3...4...5 (array occurs if quuerried) so this the input object is OK.
There must be something else missing. Thanks
1) First - Here's the css for the 2 table background color properties:
<STYLE TYPE="text/css">
<!--
.colorBlue
{
background-color:#FFF8EE;
}
.colorWhite
{
background-color:#FFFFFF;
color:white;
}
-->
</STYLE>
Here's the JSTL that should change with the alternating rows.
<c:forEach var="item" items="${sessionScope.AVal
<c:set var="cellColor">
<c:choose>
<c:when test="${status.count % 2 == 0}">colorBlue</c:when>
<c:otherwise>colorWhite</c
</c:choose>
</c:set>
<TABLE class="cellColor">
<TR><TD>the table colors should alternate with each outoput row</TD></TR>
<TABLE>
</c:forEach>
Note: When I <c:out value="${status.count}"/> I do get 1...2...3...4...5..6..7..8
Either the 'whenTest' or the 'cellColor' set up that is not working ? ? ? ?
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by: grim_toasterPosted on 2005-04-14 at 04:31:33ID: 13780516
Simple solution for you, you need to acquire the cellColor variable using the core tags:
<TABLE class="<c:out value="${cellColor}" />">