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[liqiang yang]

Hi all,

What will happen when you attempt to compile and run the following JSP page contents?

<%
request.setAttribute("Two","2");
Integer One = new Integer(1);
%>

${One + 1}
${Two}
${Two + 1}

The answer is: 123
I can't understand it. Can anybody figure it out? Thanks alot.

[nav katoch]

Please refer page 399 of HFSF(Head First Servlets & JSP), 2nd Edition.

Thanks & regards,

Naveen Katoch

[Christophe Verré]

I can't understand it.

What exactly don't you understand ? 1 ? 2 ? 3 ?

[Prem Kashyap]

Originally posted by liqiang yang:
Hi all,

What will happen when you attempt to compile and run the following JSP page contents?

<%
request.setAttribute("Two","2");
Integer One = new Integer(1);
%>

${One + 1}
${Two}
${Two + 1}

The answer is: 123
I can't understand it. Can anybody figure it out? Thanks alot.

$(One + 1) : evalauates to 0 + 1 = 1 ( Attribute with name "One" could not be found in any of the scope, so EL consider it as 0 in arithmetic operation) (considered as false in logical operation)

${Two) : it is simpe. attribute names "Two" is found in scope and its value is 2.

${Two + 1} : Simple.Value of attribute "Two" (2) + 1 = 3

so it prints: 123 (There are no line breaks)

Regards

Prem Kashyap
[ May 14, 2008: Message edited by: Prem Kashyap ]

[omi sharma]

Originally posted by liqiang yang:

<%
request.setAttribute("Two","2");
Integer One = new Integer(1);
%>

${One + 1}
${Two}
${Two + 1}

The answer is: 123
I can't understand it. Can anybody figure it out? Thanks alot.

Well,
1)One is evaluated to null so null + 1 is 1 (I am not sure ,sorry)
2)Two is String and evaluated to primitive (if you put "rft" instead of
"2" you will get big fat exception)
3)Two("2") is evaluated to 2 and 2+1 = 3

As to 'One',I am not sure so other ranchers will take care of it

best regards,
omi
[ May 14, 2008: Message edited by: omi sharma ]

[Prem Kashyap]

As I said in my previou post, null is evaluated as 0 in arithmetic operation (+,- etc) and evaluated as false in logical operation(&&,|| etc)). (For relational operation, like <, >, >= etc , i am not sure if it evaluated to 0 or false. my guess it evaluated to false. Just write a small program and find out.

Regards
Prem Kashyap

[liqiang yang]

Thanks ranchers!!!

I make sense and feel better now.