bean:cookie Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the cookie tag from the Bean Tag Library:

<bean:cookie id="category" name="cat"/>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:set var="category" value="${cookie['cat'].value}"/>

This example accesses the cat cookie with a JSTL expression that makes use of the JSTL implicit cookie object.

bean:define Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the define tag from the Bean Tag Library:

<bean:define id="name" name="nameObj"/>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:set var="name" value="${nameObj}"/>

bean:header Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the header tag from the Bean Tag Library:

<bean:header id="browser" name="User-Agent"/>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:set var="browser" value="${header['User-Agent']}"/>

This example accesses the "User-Agent" header with a JSTL expression that makes use of the JSTL implicit header object.

bean:include Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the include tag from the Bean Tag Library:

<bean:include id="yahooContents" href="http://www.yahoo.com/"/>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:import var="yahooContents" url=" http://www.yahoo.com/"/>

bean:parameter Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the parameter tag from the Bean Tag Library:

<bean:parameter id="color" name="clr"/>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:set var="color" value="${param['clr']}"/>

This example accesses the clr parameter with a JSTL expression that makes use of the JSTL implicit param object.

bean:write Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the write tag from the Bean Tag Library:

<bean:write name="bizObj"/>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:out value="${bizObj}" />

logic:empty Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the empty tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:empty name="results">
Your search yielded no results.
</logic:empty>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${empty results}">
Your search yielded no results.
</c:if>

logic:equal Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the equal tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:equal name="count" value="0">
Count is zero.
</logic:equal>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${count == 0}">
Count is zero.
</c:if>

bean:greaterEqual Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the greaterEqual tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:greaterEqual name="count" value="5">
Count is greater than or equal to five.
</logic:greaterEqual>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${count >= 5}">
Count is greater than or equal to five.
</c:if>

logic:greaterThan Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the greaterThan tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:greaterThan name="count" value="5">
Count is greater than five.
</logic:greaterThan>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${count > 5}">
Count is greater than five.
</c:if>

logic:iterate Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the iterate tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:iterate id="result" collection="<%=results%>">
Result: <%=result%><br>
</logic:iterate>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:forEach var="result" items="${results}">
Result: <c:out value="${result}"/>
</c:forEach>

logic:lessEqual Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the lessEqual tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:lessEqual name="count" value="5">
Count is less than or equal to five.
</logic:lessEqual>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${count <= 5}">
Count is less than or equal to five.
</c:if>

logic:lessThan Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the lessThan tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:lessThan name="count" value="5">
Count is less than five.
</logic:lessThan>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${count < 5}">
Count is less than five.
</c:if>

logic:notEmpty Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the notEmpty tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:notEmpty name="results">
Your search returned results!
</logic:notEmpty>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${!empty results}">
Your search returned results!
</c:if>

logic:notEqual Replacement Example

The following snippet shows the basic usage of the notEqual tag from the Logic Tag Library:

<logic:notEqual name="count" value="0">
Count is not equal to zero.
</logic:notEqual>

The JSTL equivalent is as follows:

<c:if test="${count != 0}">
Count is not equal to zero.
</c:if>