Access Enum value using EL with JSTL

Question

I have an Enum called Status defined as such:

public enum Status { 

    VALID(\"valid\"), OLD(\"old\");

    private final String val;

    Status(String va         


        

Answer 1

Add a method to the enum like:

public String getString() {
    return this.name();
}

For example

public enum MyEnum {
    VALUE_1,
    VALUE_2;
    public String getString() {
        return this.name();
    }
}

Then you can use:

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