The param attribute to the rescue

It’s so simple. You can send a request parameter straight into a bean, without scripting, using the param attribute.

Note

The param attribute lets you set the value of a bean property to the value of a request parameter. JUST by naming the request parameter!

Inside TestBean.jsp

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