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JSP Forward Problem

I think I'm using the proper syntax on a <jsp:forward>. But its giving me an error.

How do I fix this?
<% if(myVariable.equals("X")){ %>
       <jsp:forward page="<c:out value="${form.forward}" />            " />
<%} %>

ERROR

500 Servlet Exception

javax.servlet.jsp.JspException: ServletException in '/jsp/myJSP.jsp':
ServletException in '/jsp/classroom/classLayout.jsp': ServletException
in '/jsp/classroom/content.jsp': /jsp/myJSP.jsp':106: expected
`>' at ``$'' (for tag `<jsp:forward>' at line 106). The XML tag syntax
is: <tag attr1='value1'>
      at org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.InsertTag$InsertHandler.doEndTag(InsertTag.java:921)
      at org.apache.struts.taglib.tiles.InsertTag.doEndTag(InsertTag.java:460)
      at _jsp._jsp._layout._layout__jsp._jspService(jsp/layout/layout.jsp:25)
      at com.caucho.jsp.JavaPage.service(JavaPage.java:60)
      at com.caucho.jsp.Page.pageservice(Page.java:570)
      at com.caucho.server.dispatch.PageFilterChain.doFilter(PageFilterChain.java:179)
      at com.caucho.server.webapp.DispatchFilterChain.doFilter(DispatchFilterChain.java:115)
      at com.caucho.server.dispatch.ServletInvocation.service(ServletInvocation.java:229)

Peter Kwan

I think you cannot put a JSTL tag inside jsp:forward tag. You can do the following:

<jsp:forward page="<%= ((MyForm)request.getAttribute("form")).getForward() %>"/>

Weiping Du

Does <jsp:forward page="${form.forward}"/> work for you?

jaggernat

try

<c:if test="${param.myVariable == "X" }">
<c:redirect url="<c:out value="${form.forward}" />" />
</c:if>

tmonteit

ASKER

Jaggernat,

your solution puts a line that says "url has moved here". where here is a link to the page I need?

Any way to make it automatically go to that page?

jaggernat

hmm, intresting.

what is the value of "<c:out value="${form.forward}" />"

redirect normally will forward to the url value.

you can try this too

<c:if test="${param.myVariable == "X" }">
<jsp:forward page="<c:out value="${form.forward}" /> " />
</c:if>

jaggernat

the value of <c:out value="${form.forward}" /> must be a .jsp

tmonteit

ASKER

Its an html, file will it work with an html?

tmonteit

ASKER

oops, I mean how can it work with an html file. Obviously its not working.

Weiping Du

if 'form' is a bean instance, just call it like:

<% if(myVariable.equals("X")){ %>
<jsp:forward page="<%=form.getForward()%>" />
<%} %>

jaggernat

>>Its an html, file will it work with an html?
It should.

redirect should follow this sytax <c:redirect url="abc.html"/>