The <bean:write/> tag, by default, escapes any HTML special characters, like the '&' in your case. This can be an important security consideration to prevent malicious users of your site from injecting HTML markup into your website. To override this behavior, set filter="false": <bean:write filter="false" name="myStr"/> On 4/13/05, Pham Anh Tuan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I got a problem when I write out data on jsp. > > I have a String = "わたし" > > which means わたし in Japanese > > I use <bean:write name="myStr"/> > > it only shows "わたし" > > plz show me how to solve this problem. > > thanks. > -- Jeff Beal Webmedx, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA USA --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]