Return values of classic tag

[Harshana Dias]

Hey,

In HFSJ page 595 Q10 says,

doAfterBody() is only called when doStartTag() returns EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE

But even doStartTag() return SKIP_BODY isnt doAfterBody() evaluate?

Secondly in Q9,

Given the following tag <mytags:mytag>BodyContent</mytags:mytag>

It says we have to put EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE in doStart() for out put "BodyContent". But what if we put EVAL_BODY_BUFFERED. It says "it directs the body of the tag to a buffer which this tag does not process" I cant understand the above statement. i mean purpose having BodyTagSupport class is for access the body contents know?

Some one please explain.

Thank You.

[Mateus Lucio]

Hi Harshana, here my understanding:

When you return SKIP_BODY you're saying that the tag doesn't have a body, so there's no point in running doAfterBody() method, when you return EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE you are saying to your tag process the body (and implicity saying that you tag has a body, it may be empty but it's still a body) so it makes sense to call doAfterBody() method.

About the statement
"it directs the body of the tag to a buffer which this tag does not process" I believe the book means the example tag doesn't process the body you could write one that does.