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howto do dynamic inlude of functions in jsp

I want to call a function that returns a value which I will embed in my jsp output via <%=scIdMinLen()%>. Simple enough so far. I want to include this function's source at runtime. Also simple enough. The included file is shown below in the Code Snippet section and I can include it with:
<%@ include file="OH/stateFunctions.inc"%>

The tricky part is I want to include a different source depending on what state I am processing. I've tried the following:

<jsp:include page="<%=stateCD + \"/stateFunctions.inc\"%>" />

This syntax works fine if the file contains html, but for the source shown in Code Snippet I get:

An error occurred at line: 180 in the jsp file: /newCase.jsp
The method scIdMinLen() is undefined for the type newCase_jsp

How can I do this?

<%!
// Functions for Ohio
 
private Integer scIdMinLen()
{
    return 6;
}
 
private Integer scIdMaxLen()
{
    return 6;
}
%>

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Gurvinder Pal Singh

Can you give the source code of your JSP file?

I suggest that you create this string dynamically and put in a scriptlet
<jsp:include page="<%=stateCD + \"/stateFunctions.inc\"%>" />

something like
String jspInclude = "<jsp:include page=" + stateCD + "stateFunctions.inc";

and then
<%= jspInclude %>

Try this and let me know

rrz

The <jsp:include> action doesn't include the actual contents of the specified page; it includes the response produced by executing the page.

Mark

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Sorry, would like to pursue this more as it is still an issue, but I have other priorities and EE won't let me post w/o closing this first. Will revisit

rrz

Just ask us here, when you get back to it. We will be listening. rrz