spring using security:authentication principal.username in link

Question

Ok this should be an easy one

In the header.jspx file i would like to have a link that will lead the authenticated user to their userpage.

This is what i am using to retrieve the username:

<sec:authentication property="principal.username" /> 

This is what i want to put it in:

<a href="http://localhost:8080/dealclick/users/username_here" > My account </a>

Is it possible to do?

Answer 1

have you tried

<c:set var="username">
<sec:authentication property="principal.username" /> 
</c:set>

and then use

<a href="http://localhost:8080/dealclick/users/${username}" > My account </a>