Chapter 16. Simplifying Access to Java Code: The JSP 2.0 Expression Language

Topics in This Chapter

  • Motivating use of the expression language

  • Invoking the expression language

  • Disabling the expression language

  • Preventing the use of classic scripting elements

  • Understanding the relationship of the expression language to the MVC architecture

  • Referencing scoped variables

  • Accessing bean properties, array elements, List elements, and Map entries

  • Using expression language operators

  • Evaluating expressions conditionally

JSP 2.0 introduced a shorthand language for evaluating and outputting the values of Java objects that are stored in standard locations. This expression language (EL) is one of the two most important new features of JSP 2.0; the other is the ability ...

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