s:if Question

[David Ogasawara]

I'm new to Struts 2 and I'm trying to figure out why my s:if is not working.

If I enter this:

<s:property value="#session.admin"/>

it returns Y.

However, if I enter this:

<s:if test="#session.admin.trim() == 'Y'">Yes</s:if>
<s:else>No</s:else>

It returns No.


What am I doing wrong?
[ May 23, 2008: Message edited by: David Martin ]

[Merrill Higginson]

The expressions you are using are OGNL expresssions, not Java expressions. The expression "#{session.admin}" is a valid OGNL expression, while "#{session.admin.trim()}" is not.

[David Ogasawara]

Thank you for your assistance. However, I changed the code and it still gives me the incorrect response.

<s:if test="#{session.admin} == 'Y'">

Could the problem be that I'm comparing a String to a char? If so, how is this solved?

[Merrill Higginson]

The condition goes inside the brackets. try

#{session.admin == 'Y'}

[David Ogasawara]

Thank you for your help! I figured out the problem. I initially set the session variable as a String (session.setAttribute("admin", "Y")). Changing it to a char (session.setAttribute("admin", 'Y')) solved the problem.