Using <c:set> with var attribute to set multiple Strings values.

[Cyril Sadasivan]

What happens when <c:set> is used as below ?

<c:set var="userLevel" scope="session"> Sheriff, Bartender, Cowgirl </c:set>

-What kind of object is stored in the attribute "userLevel"?
-How do we access members of "userLevel" individually?

[Frits Walraven]

Hi Cyril,

-What kind of object is stored in the attribute "userLevel"?

In one String as an attribute of the HttpSession object -> HttpSession.setAttribute(userLevel, " Sheriff, Bartender, Cowgirl ")

-How do we access members of "userLevel" individually?

You can't as it is one String only

Regards,
Frits

[Bear Bibeault]

You might want to investigate the JSTL string functions.

[jalil idrissi]

You can loop over a comma-delimited string, using c:forEach as in:

<c:forEach var="item" items="${commaDelimitedString}" > ${item} </c:forEach>