"<jsp:getProperty name="hi" .... > is substituted to the corresponding method of your bean ... "getHi()" you cannot have a dynamic call to methods ...
See the correspondinf generated java code of the jsp ... you will know what is happening ... Regards Guru -----Original Message----- From: Michael Ni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 02 April 2003 10:05 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: get property questions This doesn't work for me. <% String aname = "hi" %> <jsp:getProperty name="<%= aname %>" property="game_id" /> however this does <jsp:getProperty name="hi" property="game_id" /> can someone explain? mike _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]