I have this in a jsp:

<% include file="../../common.jsp %>

    <!-- engine size -->
    <c:set var="maxLength" value="4" />
    <c:set var="cssClass" value="input-text small vehicle vehicleCc vehicleSearch modelSearch" />
    <c:set var="path" value="vehicle.cc" />
    <c:set var="label" value="vehicle.cc" />
    <c:set var="explanation" value="vehicle.cc.electric" />
    <c:set var="help" value="whatsthis.cc" />
    <c:set var="helpLink" value="car.cc.link" />
    <%@ include file="../../common/fieldrows/textbox.jsp %>
   ...

The property vehicle.cc.electric has value if electric, enter 0 When I run my application and access the engine size area through the borwser, the correct message is displayed but it appears as a hyperlink but when clicked it does not take you anywhere.

Further down the same file I have the following:

...
<!-- list cars -->
<c:set var="cssClass" value="largest carList" />
<c:set var="path" value="carList" />
<c:set var="label" value="vehicle.select" />
<c:set var="explanation" />
    <spring:message code="label.matching.vehicles" />
</c:set>
<%@ include file="../../common/fieldrows/listbox.jsp" %>

If I add <c:set var="explanation" value="vehicle.cc.electric" /> below <c:set var="label" value="vehicle.select" /> it appears as I wish, without looking like a hyperlink. How is this done?

Additional info I noticed that textbox.jsp contains the following:

<div class="additional-info" id="informaion">
    <spring:message code="${explanation}" />
</div>

listbox.jsp is slightly different in that it does not contain the id field:

<div class="additional-info">
    <spring:message code="${explanation}" />
</div>

When I removed id from textbox.jsp I got <c:set var="explanation" value="vehicle.cc.electric" /> to display as desired. I'm not sure what the purpose of id is though. I'm completely new to jsp so any info/help would be appreciated.

CodePudding user response：

Options to resolve this were:

1. Create a new variable. E.g electric. Then have <c:set var="electric" value="vehicle.cc.electric" /> and add this to textbox.jsp:

<c:if test="${!empty electric}">
    <div class="additional-info">     
        <spring:message code="${electric}" /> 
    </div>
</c:if>

2. Provide an override for the id

3. Create a copy of textbox.jsp and just use what you need.

I went for option 1.