Enum inside a JSP

Question

Is there a way to use Enum values inside a JSP without using scriptlets.

e.g.

package com.example;

public enum Direction {
    ASC,
    DESC
}

so in the JSP I want to do something like this

<c:if test="${foo.direction ==<% com.example.Direction.ASC %>}">...

Answer 1

Same question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/123598/access-enum-value-using-el-with-jstl

Answer 2

You could implement the web-friendly text for a direction within the enum as a field:

<%@ page import="com.example.Direction" %>
...
<p>Direction is <%=foo.direction.getFriendlyName()%></p>
<% if (foo.direction == Direction.ASC) { %>
<p>That means you're going to heaven!</p>
<% } %>

but that mixes the view and the model, although for simple uses it can be view-independent ("Ascending", "Descending", etc).

Unless you don't like putting straight Java into your JSP pages, even when used for basic things like comparisons.