Java tag library

Question

if i have a variable myName
<% String myName = "Dav"; %>
how would i call the variable using java tag libraries?
<%@taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jstl/core" %>
i try this, though nothing prints out?
<c:out value="${myName}"/>

Answer 1

i dont think you can.
the var you set in the scriptlet becomes a local var in the servlet created when your JSp is compiled.
the <c:out gets its info from the request, session or application scope.
you could try <% String myName = "Dav";
request.setAttribute("myName",myName") %>
and then the c:out should eb able to read it.
another solution it to get rid of the entire scriplet part and use <c:set var="myName" value"something"/> tag