Re: JSTL converts ' to '

[Kris Schneider]

<script>
  alert("<c:out value='${foo}' escapeXml='false'/>");
<script>

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> Hello,
> 
> I'm having some JSTL difficulties that I haven't encountered before.
> I have a string with a single quote in it:
> 
>   <c:set var="foo" value="Foo's Moos"/>
> 
> If I just print that out (c:out), JSTL converts the single quote to
> &#039; and my browser recognizes that and renders it as a single quote.
> Good.
> 
> However, if I try using this variable in, say, this piece of
> Javascript:
> <script>
>   alert("<c:out value='${foo}'/>");
> <script>
> 
> then this will not work - the problem is that JSTL does ' --> &#039;
> conversion, and Javascript doesn't like something in &#039;.  Most
> likely it's the semi-column that bothers it.
> 
> So, I've been trying to figure out how to stop this taglib from doing '
> --> &#039; conversion and I just cannot find a way to do this.
> 
> Is this at all possible?
> 
> If anyone has any other ideas for working around this problem, please
> let me know.
> 
> Thanks,
> Otis
> 
> 
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