How to call a Java method within <c:if>?

[Anjali Raman]

Hi,
I have been trying to call a method within <c:if>, but then it threw me Scripting elements ( <%!, <jsp:declaration, <%=, <jsp:expression, <%, <jsp:scriptlet ) are disallowed here...at

The code is given below:
<c:if test="${actionbean.commiterrormsg eq 'connection closed'}" >
<%
actionbean.startTransaction();
%>
</c:if>

What I am doing here is to check if error msg is "connection closed", if it is then I need to call the method startTransaction in ActionBean class.

Can someone pleaseeeeeeeeee help me.. Seems like it does not allow scriplets with <c:if>...


Thanks a ton in advance

[Bauke Scholtz]

Do it in a Java class.

[Bear Bibeault]

The whole purpose of the JSTL and EL is to eliminate scriptlets from JSP pages, They are not meant to be used together, and mixing them in a page just makes a mess.

Processing should occur in the page controller, before the JSP page is forwarded to.

[Anjali Raman]

Bear Bibeault wrote:The whole purpose of the JSTL and EL is to eliminate scriptlets from JSP pages, They are not meant to be used together, and mixing them in a page just makes a mess.

Processing should occur in the page controller, before the JSP page is forwarded to.

Thanks a lot for the reply