Problem using Expression language in JSP page (java code)

[Akmal Bajwa]

hi
i am in great trouble. problem is i create a Servlet and code is

HttpSession session = request.getSession();
session.setAttribute("employee", employee);

"employee" is bean and now i am access that in jsp page like this:

<LI><B>First Name:</B> ${employee.name.firstName}

it work fine but if i use this bean in java code, it return null value like this:

<LI><B>First Name:</B> <%= pageContext.getAttribute("employee.name.firstName") %>

my requirement is that i have to use it in java code not simple html second one thing more if i do this code in Servlet:

session.setAttribute("attribute2", "USA");

and use this code in jsp:

<LI><B>attribute1:</B> <%= pageContext.findAttribute("attribute2") %>

so this code work fine but problem with bean so kindly help me. my need is get expression value in variable in java code in jsp

thanks,
Akmal

[Ashwin Sridhar]

<LI><B>First Name:</B> <%= pageContext.getAttribute("employee.name.firstName") %>

this would search for attribute in pageContext for name "employee.name.firstName".

Try using <jsp:getProperty> method or use Expression Language for same

[Bear Bibeault]

You should no longer be using scriptlets and scriptlet expressions. They have been discredited for almost 10 years now.

Use the JSTL and EL instead.