Var for c:forEach loop is always null

Hello:

According to the c:forEach doc, the var attribute of the
c:forEach tag has nested visibility.

What does that mean?  

I am trying to access the current object of the iteration
and always getting null.

Here is an example:

<%@page language="java" %>
<%@page import="java.util.*" %>
<%@taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" prefix="c" %>

<%
	HashSet<String> mySet = new HashSet<String>();
	mySet.add("Str1");
	mySet.add("Str2");
	mySet.add("Str3");
	mySet.add("Str4");
	mySet.add("Str5");
	mySet.add("Str6");
	mySet.add("Str7");
	
	request.setAttribute("mySet",mySet);
%>	

<c:forEach var="str" items="${mySet}">
  <% String str = (String)request.getAttribute("str"); %>
	<p>
	<%= str %>
</c:forEach>

The value of str is always null.

How can I fix this?

Thanks,
	Neil

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