JSP 2.1 spec ( section JSP.5.3, <getProperty>) requires bean instance to be defined before jsp:getProperty() is invoked. The spec seems to allow different ways of how this can be accomplished
a. using jsp:useBean
b. a custom action on a VariableInfo entry,
c. If the JSP processor can ascertain that there is an alternate way guaranteed to access the same object, it can use that information.
bryanut: Which of the above applies in this case ?
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