Re: Nested tag in attribute value

On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 09:59:59AM -0400, Kris Schneider wrote:
> As you've discovered, embedding one tag in the attribute value of another tag is
> "illegal" - even if you had gotten the quotes right ;-). You would need to do
> something like:
> 
> <bean:define id="categoryId" name="category" property="id"/>
> <mt:clink url='<%= "/categoryEvent.do?event=edit&id=" + id %>'>Edit</mt:clink>
> 
> I think. It's been awhile since I've been down that road...

In a more general sense, you can capture the output of anything with the 
c:set tag:

<c:set var="somevar">lalala<my:tag/> <other:tag/> etc... </c:set>

And then just use ${somevar} whereever you need the value.  (no need for
scriptlets either)

eric