If these are constants in your application, you want to load this information ONCE, into your application context. You would do this in a servlet's init() method, which is set to "load-on-startup", or you could add a ServletContextListener for the application to do the same thing.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Affan Qureshi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Or I could have a jsp page that set pageContext variables > with the constant > values. I can include that page in all JSPs where i need > constant values. > And then I could use those pageContext variables in EL tags. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David M. Karr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>>>> "Affan" == Affan Qureshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Affan> I want to do a test like this: > > Affan> <c:if test="${parameter.type == <%= > ParameterBean.TEXT%>}"> > > Affan> <nested:text property="value" /> > > Affan> </c:if> > > > > Affan> I am comparing a value against a constant in a > class but I > can't execute a > > Affan> RT expression in a <c:if > when using the EL > tags. How do I > accomplish this > > Affan> in EL? > > > > Affan> Of course I can initialize pageContext variables > with all the > constants and > > Affan> do EL comparisons using them. But is there > another way to do > this? > > > > The EL only references javabean properties. That's what > you have to work > with. > > > > Write a function which takes a class and a hashmap, and > uses reflection to > > populate all the constant symbols into the hashmap. You can then > reference > > that hashmap in the EL. Either that, or use both the "c" > and "c-rt" tags, > and > > use "c-rt:set" to set a scoped attribute and then "c:if" (I > think that > would > > work). -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
