Name
<x:set>
Synopsis
The <x:set>
action
sets a scoped variable to the value of an XPath expression evaluation
result.
Syntax
<x:set select="XPathExpression
" var="var
" [scope="page|request|session|application"] />
Attributes
Attribute name |
Java type |
Dynamic value accepted |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
select |
String |
No |
The XPath expression to evaluate. |
var |
String |
No |
The variable name. The type is the type of the expression evaluation, converted to the corresponding Java type. |
scope |
String |
No |
The variable scope. |
Example
<x:set var="nodes" select="$doc//story/category[. = $param:selCat]/.." />
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