How to use a variable of jsp custom tag in my java code?

Question

hi folks,
i got a folderList tag like this:
ArrayList list = new ArrayList(20);
%>
<foo:folderList path="${attributes.newsPath}" var="year" contentType="folder">
<%
          list.add(${year.contentEntryName});   // of course, this doesn't work
%>
</foo:folderList>I think, its clear what I want to do. I am just wondering how I can use my Variable "year" in the Java code between <% %>...

Answer 1

<% list.add(year.getContentEntryName()); %>
You have to have defined in the custom tag that "var" relates to a scripting variable that you want defined.
<tag>
  <variable>
    <name-given>var</name-given>
    <variable-class>myPackage.myClass</variable-class>
    <declare>true</declare>
    <scope>NESTED</scope>
  </variable>
</tag> Cheers,
evnafets