<bean:define name="[bean in scope to get use]" property="[property of bean to use]" id=[what you want to call the variable]>
You can do almost anything using jsp tags and when you cant you can create a custom tag that will do what you want.
I know this can be a hard adjustment to make but it seems to be the way of the future.
Read more [URL=http://struts.apache.org/userGuide/struts-bean.html#define]here[/URL].
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