Re: [TCLUG:13058] PHP and Java

[Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com>]

Quoting Luke Francl (fran0382@tc.umn.edu):
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Bob Tanner wrote:
> 
> > Is there a way for PHP to make calls into JavaBeans.
> > 
> > Kind of like JSP, but using PHP :-)
> 
> This may be possible, I'm not sure -- I don't know how JavaBeans actually
> work. You might want to look at the passthru function:
> http://www.php.net/manual/function.passthru.php3
> 
> Also, a good place to look for answers is the searchable PHP4beta mailing
> list at: http://www.progressive-comp.com/Lists/?l=php4beta&r=1&w=2 (you
> might also want to check the standard php3 list).
> 
> This would be an interesting thing to make work, though. JSP must be
> compiled right? If PHP was able to access JavaBeans while remaining
> interpreted, that would be a major scripting victory...

Since a JavaBean can return a string, you could just return something like:

<select name="foobar">
<option>
<option>
</select>

And have PHP just "include" that right inline. That is my hope at least :-)
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