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Bean tag examples

<bean:write>

1. Display bean properties

Boolean: false
Double: 45213.451
Float: -123.582
Integer: 256
Long integer: 1321546
Short integer: 257
String: Hello, world!
Date: Wed Oct 14 22:41:37 UTC 2026

2. Formatting output

Formatted number (using format): $45,213.45
Formatted number (using formatKey): $(123.58)
Formatted date (using format): Oct 14 2026 @ 22:41
Formatted date (using formatKey): 10/14/2026 10:41 PM UTC

3. Display values from collections, arrays and nested beans

List entry: List entry #3
Array entry: Black
Nested property: This is a string from NestedBean

4. Filtering HTML tags in output

Filtered text: <p>This is a <strong>simple</strong> example of <em>HTML</em> formatted text.</p>
Unfiltered text:

This is a simple example of HTML formatted text.

<bean:define>

String value: This is a test string
Bean: This is a string from NestedBean

<bean:header>

Accept-Encodings: zstd, br, gzip

<bean:message>

This is a simple message.

This is a slightly more complex message with 2 replaceable parameters.

This is the same template message with different parameters.

<bean:parameters>

Parameter 1: Test1
Parameter 2: Test2
Parameter 3: DEFAULT

<bean:size>

List size: 4

<bean:cookie>

Display the properties of our current session ID cookie (if there is one):

Property NameValue
comment
domain
maxAge -1
path
secure false
value JSESSIONID-IS-UNDEFINED
version 0

Display the properties of an undefined cookie that was given the default value UNKNOWN_VALUE:

Property NameValue
comment
domain
maxAge -1
path
secure false
value UNKNOWN_VALUE
version 0