have you seen this: http://www.manning.com/bayern/appendixA.pdf
the last example on this page has the answer you need: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-jstl0211.html -- Voytek Jarnot Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. > -----Original Message----- > From: Curley, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:03 AM > To: 'Struts Users Mailing List' > Subject: comparing strings with tags/online reference > > > > Hi, All: > > How do you compare strings (if you can) with JSTL? I am > having trouble > finding a good online reference (if anyone knows of one, please let me > know). > > I have a string that I am getting from an object that is in a > collection in > one of my forms. > > I have used the c:choose and c:if core JSTL successfully but > only with a > boolean value (here is an example): > > <c:set var="whiteBackground" scope="page" value="${false}"/> > <nested:iterate id="tier" property="tierAccess"> > <tr> > <c:choose> > <c:when test="${whiteBackground}"> > <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> > </c:when> > <c:otherwise> > <td> > </c:otherwise> > </c:choose> > > ... > > The only problem is that I used this test with one value of > boolean type. > Now I know that I have to make the c:when (or c:if) test > attribute resolve > to a boolean condition: how can I use this (or similar tag) > to do a string > compare? > > I guess a big issue for me is finding a good online reference > since I am new > to JSTL. > > Any help would be great. > > Thanks, > John > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
