Does JSTL supports getProperty(propertyName)

Question

Hi,
In out webapplication, we read the names of html controls (button name etc) from a properties file.
Hence in jsp code we use like
propreader.getProperty("title");
I want to know doing the same using JSTL. Does JSTL 1.0 supports getProperty(propertyName).
Thanks for any help.
Jeelani

Answer 1

In a word. No. You can't call methods which take parameters from JSTL 1.0
JSTL 1.1 introduces some limited function calling
However, if you are using the class java.util.Properties, you might take note of the fact that it extends HashTable. So the standard Map methods work, and JSTL can access Maps
String result = null;
result = propreader.getProperty("title");
// is the same as
result = (String)propreader.get("title");
//in JSTL you can write this as
$propreader.title
${propreader["title"]}