Name
<x:when>
Synopsis
The
<x:when>
action represents one of the mutually exclusive alternatives within
an <x:choose>
block. It evaluates its body
only if it’s the first
<x:when>
action in the block with a test
expression that evaluates to true
.
Syntax
<x:when select
="booleanXPathExpression">
JSP elements
</x:when>
Attributes
Attribute name |
Java type |
Dynamic value accepted |
Description |
select |
String |
No |
The test XPath expression. |
Example
<x:choose> <x:when select="category[. = 'General']"> <td bgcolor="lightgreen"> </x:when> <x:otherwise> <td> </x:otherwise> </x:choose>
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