how to assign a java variable as a value to an html radio button?

Suppose,
[code=java]

<%
String type = "credit";
%>

<body>
<input type="radio" name="type" value=<I want to assign the above String variable [i]type[/i] here> />
.
.
.
</body>
[/code]

You should not be using Java scriptlets in JSP any longer. Please read this JspFaq entry.

Using the EL, if a String existed as a scoped variable named type, the syntax would be: