how to add jsp variable to cq:inlcude path

[Ka_On_Leung]

Hi

I have  a component which use to display all the node detail in a specific folder.  But there is some problem when a pass a <%=variable%> to cq:include.  When I read the source using firefox.  It seems it can not read the jsp variable  correctly.  Please help.

Below is the source from firefox when I open the page.   cqinclude seems cannot understand <%=noticeName%> is a jsp variable.  It just print it out as it is.

<li id="notice-board-item-12" class="alphabet-a"><div class="parbase notice">
<h1><div><span class="cq-text-placeholder-ipe">&para;</span></div></h1><h2><div><span class="cq-text-placeholder-ipe">&para;</span></div></h2><img src="/libs/cq/linkchecker/resources/linkcheck_o.gif" alt="invalid link: &lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=" title="invalid link: &lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=" border="0">More<img src="/libs/cq/linkchecker/resources/linkcheck_c.gif" border="0">
<script type="text/javascript">
CQ.WCM.edit({"path":"/content/bochk_web/zh_hk/noticeboard/<%=noticeName%>/jcr:content/notice","dialog":"/apps/bochk_web/components/notice/dialog","type":"bochk_web/components/notice","csp":"page_noticeboard|page/noticeboard/notice|parbase","editConfig":{"inplaceEditingConfig":{"active":true,"editorType":"text","configPath":"/apps/bochk_web/components/notice/cq:editConfig/cq:inplaceEditing/../../dialog/items/tab1/items/text"}}});
</script>
</div>
</li> 

Below is the source code of the component:

while (noticeBoardChildNodes.hasNext()){ Node notice = (Node) noticeBoardChildNodes.next(); if (notice.hasProperty("jcr:primaryType")){ if (notice.getProperty("jcr:primaryType").getString().equals("cq:Page")){ String noticeName = notice.getName(); %> <li id="notice-board-item-<%=count%>" class="alphabet-a"><cq:include path="../../<%=noticeName%>/jcr:content/notice" resourceType="bochk_web/components/notice" /></li> <% count ++; } } }

[Ojjis]

Hi,
it might be that the <cq:> taglib wont accept jsp variable in that way.
Can you try the following and see if that helps:
 

<% pageContext.setAttribute("noticeName", noticeName); %> //... <cq:include path="../../${noticeName}/jcr:content/notice" resourceType="bochk_web/components/notice" /> //...

Good luck,
Johan

[justin_at_adobe · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In

<cq:include path="../../<%=noticeName%>/jcr:content/notice" resourceType="bochk_web/components/notice" />

../../<%=noticeName%>/jcr:content/notice is not a valid expression. If you use a Java expression in a JSP attribute, it must be the entire attribute, so what you would have to do is specify path as <%= "../../" + noticeName + "/jcr:content/notice" %>. This is just how JSPs work.

The other alternative is to use EL expressions which are not subject to this same restriction and can go anywhere in the attribute value.

Regards,

Justin