New to JSTL: jsp variable translated literally within the custom tag

Question

I have a basic custom tag that simply processes greeting. Neither of the below scenarios works and I am trying to understand why
<%
String name = (String)request.getParameter( "name" )
%>
<custom:greeting name="<%= name %>"/>
<%
pageContext.setAttribute( "name", name );
%>
<custom:greeting name="${name}"/>
If you have any suggestions, I look forward to hearing from you.

Answer 1

When i ran the code I get my "Hello <%= name %> "or "Hello ${name} "
My source
public class HelloTag extends TagSupport{
public String name = "World";
public void setName( String value )
name = value;
public int doEndTag()
try{
pageContext.getOut().println( "Hello " + name );
}catch( IOException e){}
public HelloTag()
super();
What do you mean by jsp level. It resides in my Root directory under Tomcat