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How to select the first element of a set with JSTL?

I managed to do it with the next code but there must be an easier way.

<%@ taglib prefix="c" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core" %> <%@ taglib prefix="fn" uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/functions" %>   <c:if test="${fn:length(attachments) > 0}">     <c:forEach var="attachment" items="${attachments}" varStatus="loopCount">         <c:if test="${loopCount.count eq 1}">          attachment.id         </c:if>     </c:forEach> </c:if> 
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Sergio del Amo Avatar asked Jun 16 '09 11:06

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2 Answers

You can access individual elements with the array [] operator:

<c:out value="${attachments[0].id}" /> 

This will work for arrays and lists. It won't work for maps and sets. In that case you must put the key of the element inside the brackets.

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kgiannakakis Avatar answered Sep 24 '22 22:09

kgiannakakis


Sets have no order, but if you still want to get the first element you can use the following:

<c:forEach var="attachment" items="${attachments}" end="0">      <c:out value="${attachment.id} /> </c:forEach> 
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Tim Tsu Avatar answered Sep 25 '22 22:09

Tim Tsu