Execute JSP in a String

[Chris Baron]

Hi,
how to execute JSP- respectively Taglib-Expression in String?

String test = "text <bean:message key=\"test\"/> text";
doSomeThingWith( test ); // to execute the Taglib expressions

This String is supposed to be a property of a bean in the session. And i dont want it to translate before the locale/language is changed by the user.

Thanks in advance
cb

[Ben Souther]

There is nothing in JSP that allows you to evaluate strings as JSP code this way.

[Chris Baron]

Thanks Ben.
Ok, not in JSP. Just to be sure: does this apply to Java in general too?
cb

[Ben Souther]

I know there are some 3rd party libraries out there the allow you embed scripting languages into Java apps but I've never seen anything that allows Java or JSP code to be evaluated at run time.

[William Brogden]

does this apply to Java in general too?

The standard Java language does not provide scripting support but there are languages such as Beanshell, Jython and Groovy that integrate well with Java.

It appears that Beanshell and or Groovy may become incorporated in future Java versions.

Java JSR for Groovy
Bill

[Chris Baron]

Thanks a lot for your answers and links.
cb