validating an image before display using c:import

[Sridhar Bandari]

I have to display an image(available on the server as a resource) in the webpage using jstl. In the code, I have the image url, but before displaying it in the page, I need to validate if the image is available on the server to display.

I tried to use <c:import> but not able to verify if the image exists there. Following is the code I used.

<c:import url="${logoUrl}" var="imageData" />
<c:if test = "${imageData!=null && not empty imageData}">
display image..${imageData}
</c:if>

When the image is not available on the server, it still enters the if condition but gives a message as "the requested resource is not available"

Please let me know where I am going wrong.

Thanks in advance.

[Bear Bibeault]

Well, first of all, what are you planning to do with the image data once you fetch it?

Secondly, the comparison !=null and not empty are redundant. Use one or the other.

Finally, read the JSTL Specification for <c:import>. It's acting exactly as the specification dictates.

But again, using <c:import> with images doesn't make a whole lot of sense in the first place.

[Sridhar Bandari]

Thank you for the response. Image data is of no use for me. The whole idea of the code is to check if the image exists before rendering the <img> tag in the page. Please suggest if it is not the appropriate way.

To be more clear, the original code will be

<c:import url="${logoUrl}" var="imageData" />
<c:if test = "${imageData!=null && not empty imageData}">
<img src="${logoUrl}"/>
</c:if>


-thanks

[Bear Bibeault]

Did you read the JSTL Specification as I recommended?