Exception when using JSTL <c:out> with EL expressions

[Deepaks Deshpande]

hi

I am using an expression language within the value attribute of <c:out> but i get the following exception.The following is my <taglib> declaration in the JSP
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>

the <c:out> that i used is
<c:out value="${musicMap.Ambient}" escapeXml="true"></c:out>.


I have put the .tld files inside a directory called 'tld' under WEB-INF.I have also added information about the taglib in web.xml.
The jstl.jar and standard.jar are inside the 'lib' directory in the WEB-INF.

Now i get the following exception.

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: /files/cout.jsp(20,0) According to TLD or attribute directive in tag file, attribute value does not accept any expressions
org.apache.jasper.compiler.DefaultErrorHandler.jspError(DefaultErrorHandler.java:40)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.dispatch(ErrorDispatcher.java:407)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.ErrorDispatcher.jspError(ErrorDispatcher.java:148)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Validator$ValidateVisitor.checkXmlAttributes(Validator.java:1174)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Validator$ValidateVisitor.visit(Validator.java:821)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Node$CustomTag.accept(Node.java:1530)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Node$Nodes.visit(Node.java:2361)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Node$Visitor.visitBody(Node.java:2411)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Node$Visitor.visit(Node.java:2417)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Node$Root.accept(Node.java:495)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Node$Nodes.visit(Node.java:2361)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Validator.validateExDirectives(Validator.java:1736)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.generateJava(Compiler.java:183)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:332)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:312)
org.apache.jasper.compiler.Compiler.compile(Compiler.java:299)
org.apache.jasper.JspCompilationContext.compile(JspCompilationContext.java:586)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:317)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:342)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:267)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)


I would be thankful if anybody can help me out on this.


Thanks,
Deepak.

[Bear Bibeault]

In the future, please be sure to check the "disable similes" checkbox when posting code. I have adjusted your post for you.

[Bear Bibeault]

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>     

That's the URI for the older JSTL 1.0 version. Surely not the one you intended to use?

[Bear Bibeault]

Deepaks Deshpande wrote:
I have put the .tld files inside a directory called 'tld' under WEB-INF.I have also added information about the taglib in web.xml.

Wrong and wrong. Remove the TLD files and remove any declarations in the web.xml. They are not necessary and are likely just to gum up the works.

Once you are using the correct URI for the JSTL, the container will automatically find the TLD files in the jar files without all that goop.

[Deepaks Deshpande]

I have fixed the exception. I changed the <taglib> declaration in the JSP from
<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" prefix="c" %> to

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core_rt" prefix="c" %>.Now the code works fine.


Thanks,
Deepak

[Bear Bibeault]

Why do you bother to post here if you are going to ignore the responses?

That's not correct. You are still using the JSTL 1.0.

While it may appear to be working, you will come across other problems if you do not fix it correctly.

What version of JSTL are you intending to use? Unless you are still using JSP 1.2, you are using the wrong version of the JSTL!

[Deepaks Deshpande]

I am using eclipse and if i change the <taglib>'s uri declaration from <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" prefix="c" %> to this <%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %> I am getting an exception saying the usi cannot be resolved. I also tried removing the .tld files from WEB-INF directory but again got the same exception.

[Bear Bibeault]

Again, what version of JSP are you using?

You may have old versions of the jar files.

[Deepaks Deshpande]

I downloaded the jstl from apache site it is jakarta-taglib-1.1.2 and i am using jre 6 and javaee 5

[Bear Bibeault]

If you have the JSTL 1.1, then you need to be using the JSTL 1.1 URIs.

If eclipse (I hate IDEs) is complaining, find out why.