Re: [Jython-users] modjy and initial_env setting

[Alan K. <jyt...@xh...>]

Hi Chris.

[Chris]
> the [modjy] initial_env setting ... I believe the documentation is
incorrect on variable separators:

I think you're right there.

[Chris]
> It claims a semi-colon should be used for the separator. Checking code ..
and .. tests
> it looks like it a new line is expected (and testing this out works fine,
semi-colon does not).
> Can anyone confirm/deny this?

You're right about the code using newlines as a separator, so you should
definitely consider the code authoritative, not the documentation.

It's been 15 years since I wrote it, so I can't specifically remember my
thought processes back then.

But I'm thinking that semicolons make more sense as a separator, when all
of the values are on a single line.

Using newline as a separator works for more forgiving textual formats.

Since the modjy parameters we're talking about are set in an XML file
(web.xml), newline as a separator works fine.

So although semicolons may be more suitable in a single line situation,
newline is a not problem here.

So my inclination is not to change the code to fit the documentation, but
to change the documentation to fit the code.

I will do exactly that.

Does that answer the question Chris?

Alan.