Hi all According to the documentation, it's possible to get data from a HashMap in JSTL. Unfortunately, it doesn't really work for me...
Here's the deal: A stock has a collection of charts, thus: stock.numberOfCharts = <c:out value="${stock.numberOfCharts}"/><br> stock.charts = <c:out value="${stock.charts}"/> <c:forEach var="chart" items="${stock.charts}"> <br>-> chart = <c:out value="${chart}"/> </c:forEach> results in stock.numberOfCharts = 9 stock.charts = {1M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@f6ae1c, 2M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@20d6b7, 3M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@f08d0f, 6M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@bcfa38, 1Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@cfaf6e, 2Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@6989e, 3Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@dd7a7, 5Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@c94114, YTD=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@cf9bf0} -> chart = 1M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@f6ae1c -> chart = 2M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@20d6b7 -> chart = 3M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@f08d0f -> chart = 6M=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@bcfa38 -> chart = 1Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@cfaf6e -> chart = 2Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@6989e -> chart = 3Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@dd7a7 -> chart = 5Y=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@c94114 -> chart = YTD=ch.xobix.contentgroup.controller.ImageWrapper@cf9bf0 which is fine. However, how can I address one entry? If I try chart = <c:out value="${stock.charts["1M"]}"/> I get javax.servlet.ServletException: /jsp/financialdata/show.jsp(33,40) Attribute 1M has no value By the way, my getCharts() returns a LinkedHashMap (I wanted the same sequence as when I inserted the objects). Theoretically, shouldn't I be able to traverse it like e.g. an ArrayList? chart[0] = <c:out value="${stock.charts[0]}"/> doesn't give me anything, though... Best regards, Eric -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>