Name
<x:when>
Synopsis
The <x:when>
action
represents one of the mutually exclusive alternatives within a
<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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