variable declaration and removal

[Gajan Raj]

Hi
I have a jsp page and id something like this
<%
String str;
use str
%>
html code
<%
String str;
use str
%>
I understand that I can't declare the variable str twice. However is there a way of destoying str after the first use so that it can be declared again...
Regards,
Gajan

[Jeffrey Hunter]

Destroying objects is best left to the JVM. If all you want to do is assign a new value to str, just assign a new value to str (how's that for a recursive answer!):

<%
   String str = "heLLo WorLd";
   out.println(str);
   str = "goodByE worLd";   /* no need to re-declare str */
   out.println(str);
%>

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Gajan,
Alternatively, you can put part of the code in its own scope. This is useful if you are including a jsp within another and do not have control over the names.

<%
{
String str;
use str
}
%>
html code
<%
{
String str;
use str
}
%>