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Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 19:40:32 -0700
From: Vernon Wu <vernonw@gatewaytech.com>
Subject: Re: How to access an element of array without using the iteration tag
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I almost simultaneously received all your three's reply. Thanks your all. I shall remember that EL only validates inside of 
the tag space.

Good night.


9/10/2002 6:12:21 PM, Hans Bergsten <hans@gefionsoftware.com> wrote:

>Vernon Wu wrote:
>> Thanks Hans for your quick response. 
>> 
>> In fact, I didn't phrase my question right. The data is a path of an image. The expression doesn't work in the 
situation. I 
>> have to use the script as the followings:
>> 
>> 	<% if(prov.getPhotoPaths() == null) { %>
>> 		<IMG SRC="<%=request.getContextPath()%>/images/no_photo.gif" NAME="No Photo Available" 
>> ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0>
>>       	<% } else {  %> 
>>       		<IMG SRC="<%=(prov.getPhotoPaths())[0]%>" NAME="Photo" ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0>
>>       	<% } %>
>> 
>> <IMG SRC="${prov.photoPaths[0]}"> doesn't seem to work.
>
>That's because you're using Java code in scriptlets, not JSTL and the EL
>as you asked about. With JSTL and EL, something like this should work:
>
>   <c:choose>
>     <c:when test="${empty prov.photoPaths}">
>       <IMG SRC="<c:url value="/images/no_photo.gif" />"
>         NAME="No Photo Available" ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0>
>     </c:when>
>     <c:otherwise>
>       <IMG SRC="<c:out value="${prov.photoPaths[0]}" />"
>         NAME="Photo" ALIGN=BOTTOM BORDER=0>
>     </c:otherwise>
>   </c:choose>
>
>Note the use of <c:url> for the case when no path is provided; it adds
>the context path automatically for you.
>
>Hans
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