JSTL loop through jQuery array

[Kevin P Smith]

Hi

I have a jQuery function that builds an array of hyperlinks that I then need to display out onto screen

The array is built from the following:-

var thumbnails = new Array();

$.each(data.photoset.photo, function(i,photo){	
 var link = "";
 link+= '<li><a  target='viewer' rel="nofollow">';
 link+= '<img    border='0' />';
 link+= '</a></li>';
 thumbnails.push(link);
}

Then in a div in my page I was hoping for something like:-

 
<c:forEach items='${thumbnails}' var='item'>
      ${item}
</c:forEach>

But the links are simply not appearing, so I'm guessing the JSTL can not see the jQuery thumbnail array.

Any advice would be appriciated.

[David Newton]

...

JSTL is executed entirely on the server side before the client even sees the page.

[Bear Bibeault]

You might want to read this article to understand how JSP works and to understand why things happen in a different order than you are expecting.