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Asked: 2026-05-26T16:14:23+00:00

I am following the Struts 2 Tutorial – Using Struts 2 Tags So far

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I am following the Struts 2 Tutorial – Using Struts 2 Tags

So far everything have been working as expected until I added the following to index.jsp:

<s:url action="hello" var="helloLink">
    <s:param name="userName">Bruce Phillips</s:param>
</s:url>
<p><a href="${helloLink}">Hello Bruce Phillips</a></p>

Expected result is that the anchor-link (Hello Bruce Phillips) should be substituted with corresponding URL for hello.action with parameter userName encoded, however no substitution occurs and this is how the element renders:

<p>
    <a href="${helloLink}">Hello Bruce Phillips</a>
</p>

Is there anything wrong with my syntax?

Environment:

  • Tried in both GlassFish 2.1 and 3.1.1, same unexpected result.
  • Struts 2.2.3.1
  • Mac (Lion) with java6 jdk
  • Tag definition: <%@ taglib prefix=”s” uri=”/struts-tags” %>
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  1. Editorial Team

    If no JSP EL evaluates, check these:

    • The web.xml is not declared as Servlet 2.4 or higher.
    • The @page is configured with isELIgnored=true.
    • The web.xml is configured with <el-ignored>true</el-ignored> in <jsp-config>.

    I’m guessing the first one.

    @user873670’s answer will also work, but is not necessary in a properly-configured app.

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