Chris McDonough wrote:
So the question becomes: do we want DTML namespace lookup magic or no DTML namespace lookup magic for names that we attempt to look up in a session data object? I don't know the answer. I'm so sick of magic at this point that I'm apt to vote "no", but if it affords us some provable real-world benefits, I could change this vote. If someone would be kind enough to give me an example where having DTML namespace lookup magic for names out of a session data object would be very useful, I'd consider it carefully.
Well, if you want to get something from the session, but it might not be there and you want to fall back to somethign that was submitted on the form or, more likely, is a property of some other object and hence acquirable. Of course, the best solution would be for the 'magic' lookup to be optional... cheers, Chris