JavaServer Pages, Second Edition

Name

<c:choose>

Synopsis

The <c:choose> action controls the processing of nested <c:when> and <c:otherwise> actions. It allows only the first <c:when> action with a test expression that evaluates to true to be processed; it gives the go-ahead to the single <c:otherwise> action if none do.

Syntax

<c:choose>
  <c:when> actions and optionally one <c:otherwise> action
</c:choose>

Attributes

None

Example

<c:choose>
  <c:when test="${product.onSale}">
    <c:out value="${product.salesPrice}" /> On sale!
  </c:when>
  <c:otherwise>
    <c:out value="${product.price}" />
  </c:otherwise>
</c:choose>