[moshaiov]

Hello,

I’m currently evaluating MyEclipse 5.0.1 for the task of Web Development. My web app is loaded with tons of scriptlets.
After using the tool for a week, I find that scriplets do not enjoy the same set of tools as servlets. for example:

1. no Ctrl+Click to go to the variable declaratoin
2. no debug evaluation of local variables (no watch)
3. no dynamic help for java syntax
4. false “unknown variable”

I find the tool quite useful for Servlets programming and I expected the same capabilities for scriplets (which are actually servlets).

Am I missing something here? Or is that simply the current capabilitie of MyEclipse?

Kind Regards,
Tal

[Riyad Kalla]

Tal,
While you are correct that after the JSPs are compiled they become servlets, they are *vastly* more complex and represent the culmination of almost 8 different languages and specifications all allowed in a single page. So providing the same level of editing for a JSP page is a hugely different task than that of a well-defined language like Java unfortunately.

The editing will get better of time, so all I can offer is that you try each of our major releases and see if it has gotten to the point you need it to be. I’m sorry I can’t be more specific.

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