Thanks! I tried Method #1...using the declaration <%! String headingText = "Login"; %> with the JSP page...and it works..BUT ONLY if the include directive: <%@ include file="relativeurl" %> is used. I discovered Method #1 will not work with the JSP include tag : <jsp:include page="relativeurl" flush="true" />. Why...well the spec says...a declaration <%! String headingText = "Login"; %> has a translation unit scope, so it is valid in the JSP page and any of its static include files...EXCEPTION...the scope of a declaration does not include DYNAMIC FILES included with the <jsp:include> tag. I appreciate the help! Steve. -----Original Message----- From: Mandar Raje [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 5:26 PM To: Blazevich, Steve; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Setting a variable in a JSP page and accessing it from an INCLUDEfile Hi, There are a couple of ways: 1) you can declare the variable using declaraton (instance scope) <%! String headingText = "Login"; %> 2) you can create the variable in the "request" object and then access it from the included jsp. request.setAttribute("headingText", headingText"); And in the included jsp: String headingText = (String) request.getAttribute("headingText"); Thanks, Mandar. "Blazevich, Steve" wrote: > Hello all, > > Is it possible (if so...how) to set a variable in a JSP page (i.e.. String > headingText = "Login") and then access that variable in an include file (<%= > headingText %>)? > > Thanks for the help, > Blaze. > > Steve Blazevich > Phone: 303-967-0402 > Fax: 303-770-5452 > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". > FAQs on JSP can be found at: > http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html > http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". FAQs on JSP can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html
