how can i pass a object parameter from a servlet to a jsp page?

the object i want to pass is a list of item, item class described below :

class item{
String val1
String val2
String val3
}
//with getter setters

How can i pass items ( List items = new ArrayList() ) from a servlet to a jsp page and what do i have to add in the jsp to access the objec开发者_运维问答t ?

In the servlet you can store the object in the request scope.

     getRequest().setAttribute("items", items);

Where items is your ArrayList of items.

On the JSP page you can access it in a number of ways. For example, using JSTL:

 <c:forEach items="${items}" var="i">

     ${i.val1}
 </c:forEach>

In the servlet:

httpRequest.setAttribute("myItem", item);

then forward to the JSP, and then in the JSP:

${myItem}