Access Enum value using EL with JSTL

A simple comparison against string works:

<c:when test="${someModel.status == 'OLD'}">

So to get my problem fully resolved I needed to do the following:

<% pageContext.setAttribute("old", Status.OLD); %>

Then I was able to do:

<c:when test="${someModel.status == old}"/>...</c:when>

which worked as expected.

For this purposes I do the following:

<c:set var="abc">
    <%=Status.OLD.getStatus()%>
</c:set>

<c:if test="${someVariable == abc}">
    ....
</c:if>

It's looks ugly, but works!

Add a method to the enum like:

public String getString() {
    return this.name();
}

For example

public enum MyEnum {
    VALUE_1,
    VALUE_2;
    public String getString() {
        return this.name();
    }
}

Then you can use:

<c:if test="${myObject.myEnumProperty.string eq 'VALUE_2'}">...</c:if>

<%@ page import="com.example.Status" %>

1. ${dp.status eq Title.VALID.getStatus()}
2. ${dp.status eq Title.VALID}
3. ${dp.status eq Title.VALID.toString()}

• Put the import at the top, in JSP page header
• If you want to work with getStatus method, use #1
• If you want to work with the enum element itself, use either #2 or #3
• You can use == instead of eq

I do it this way when there are many points to use...

public enum Status { 

    VALID("valid"), OLD("old");

    private final String val;

    Status(String val) {
        this.val = val;
    }

    public String getStatus() {
        return val;
    }

    public static void setRequestAttributes(HttpServletRequest request) {
        Map<String,String> vals = new HashMap<String,String>();
        for (Status val : Status.values()) {
            vals.put(val.name(), val.value);
        }
        request.setAttribute("Status", vals);
    }

}

JSP

<%@ page import="...Status" %>
<% Status.setRequestAttributes(request) %>

<c:when test="${dp.status eq Status.VALID}">
...