How to display value of List#size() in JSF EL?

Question

I\'d like to know if there\'s a way to bind the returned value of a method into a JSF component. I\'ll explain myself better. Let\'s say I have a class like this:

Answer 1

If you're running an EL 2.2 capable container (Tomcat 7, Glassfish 3, JBoss AS 6 or newer, all implementing Servlet 3.0), or are using JBoss EL, then you should be able to invoke non-getter methods by EL:

An alternative is to use JSTL fn:length():

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If none of that is possible for you for some reason, then your best bet is to create an EL function yourself

or to add an extra getter method to #{myManagedBean} which returns exactly that.

See also:

• Invoke direct methods or methods with arguments / variables / parameters in EL