How to use an OR condition in c:if in Facelets

Question

How can I use an OR condition in <c:if> in Facelets? I need to check for privlage if it is 3 or 2 or 5.

 <c:if test="#{Privlage=='3'or '2' or '5'}" > 

Answer 1

Just follow the same logic as in normal Java:

if (privilege.equals("3") || privilege.equals("2") || privilege.equals("5"))

Thus, so:

<c:if test="#{privilege == '3' || privilege == '2' || privilege == '5'}">

You can use eq instead of == and or instead of || in EL.

<c:if test="#{privilege eq '3' or privilege eq '2' or privilege eq '5'}">

If you're on EL 3.0, then you can make use of new ability to declare inline collections via the new #{[...]} syntax for lists and #{{...}} syntax for sets. So, the below Java equivalent:

List<String> privileges = Arrays.asList("3", "2", "5");
if (privileges.contains(privilege))

Can in EL 3.0 be done like:

<c:if test="#{['3','2','5'].contains(privilege)}">

See also:

• Our EL wiki page
• Java EE 6 tutorial - Operators in EL
• Java EE 6 tutorial - Examples of EL expressions
• Java EE 7 tutorial - Operations on Collection objects