a JSTL question in Whizlabs Exam Simulator

[Ping Li]

Hi, Here is my question found in Whizlabs Exam Simulator:

Which of the following JSTL fragment will not delete the "empName" attribute from "session" scope? Select one choice.
a. <c:remove name="empName"/>
b. <c:set var="empName" scope="session" value=""/>
c. <c:remove scope="session" name="empName"/>
d. both a and b
e. None of the above

I think the answer is a and c. Because <c:set> syntax is
<c:remove var="varName" [scope="{page|request|session|application}]/>
not <c:remove name="..." ..../>


But when I checked answer, it shows e. Can anybody help me figure it out? Thanks.

[Patrick Williams]

The question reads which one will NOT remove enpName from the session scope. A, B, and C will all remove empName.

[peter john greaves]

hi patrick

yeah : i misread the q (didnt see the "not"). but surely

a. <c:remove name="empName"/>

default is page not session scope and "name" should be "var". so a wont remove.


b. <c:set var="empName" scope="session" value=""/>

setting to "" doesnt remove the attribute, does it?


c. <c:remove scope="session" name="empName"/>

invalid : should be var="empName"?

d. both a and b

neither will do it so both wont

e. None of the above

meaning "none of the above will not remove" so that's "all of the above will remove"? odd. but i can't agree with e. either.


my JSTL newbie mind needs enlightenment,


peter

[Patrick Williams]

I didn't catch the the var/name error. I agree! Good Catch! If it were var instead of name, they would all remove the empName attribute. A null value on c:set will remove the empName attribute. That information can be found on pg 25 of the JSTL spec (sec 4.3).

[Ping Li]

Thank you all for replying my question. I passed SCWCD this past Saturday at 84%. From my experience HFSJ is enough for passing the exam. I also did some mock exams from whizlabs simulator (My scores on whizlabs are very close the the real exam).

Thanks,

[fred rosenberger]

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