How to apply JSP expression %= var % in Java String

Question

I have an unique problem. I am just trying to describe it with a simple example as follow:
A servlet passes the following string to a JSP page:
String sFromServlet = "hello my name is <%= strName %>";
The JSP code has the definition of the variable strName as:
String strName = "John Smith";
Now, in the JSP code, we want to replace strName in the variable sFromServlet so that it looks like the following:
"hello my name is John Smith".
I know this can be done with string pattern search and replacement. But did anyone know any smarter way to do it?
Thanks,
SQ

Answer 1

Do you mean
<%
String strName = "John Smith";
String sFromServlet = "hello my name is "+strName";
%>