I have a custom JSP tag which is using a parameter which is an enum. This approach is a consequence of using other classes which need this enumeration. The point is I have no clue how to assign an enum value in the EL:
<mytaglib:mytag enumParam="${now what do I type here?}" />
The only workaround which I found so far was to make the enumParam an Integer and convert it to desired values:
<mytaglib:mytag enumParam="3" />
I believe there must be a better way to do it. Please help.
EL allows the use of Enums!
There are three ways to set a tag attribute value using either an rvalue or lvalue expression:
[..]
With text only:
<some:tag value="sometext"/>
This expression is called a literal expression. In this case, the attribute’s String value is coerced to the attribute’s expected type. Literal value expressions have special syntax rules. See Literal Expressions for more information. When a tag attribute has an enum type, the expression that the attribute uses must be a literal expression. For example, the tag attribute can use the expression "hearts" to mean Suit.hearts. The literal is coerced to Suit and the attribute gets the value Suit.hearts.
http://download.oracle.com/javaee/5/tutorial/doc/bnahq.html
Enum:
public Enum Color{
RED, BLUE, GREEN
}
JSP/ Tag file
<mytaglib:mytag enumParam="${'RED'}" />
Tested with Tomcat 7.0.22 as well as Jetty 6.1.26.
EL does not support accessing Enums. You should consider using strings .
Example:
public Enum Color{
READ, BLUE, GREEN
}
You can pass string to your custom tag like below:
<mytaglib:mytag enumParam="RED" />
OR
<mytaglib:mytag enumParam="${obj.color}" />
In your custom tag you get the enum value like this:
Color.valueOf("RED");