How to insert a Java string into an HTML table

Question

I am using java within a .jsp file and need to output account information in an HTML table. My code goes like this:

    <%    
    UserAccount ADuser = au.getAccountByEmail(user.getUserName());

    String fname = ADuser.getFirstName();
    %>

My question is how do I insert fname into a <td> such as this:

<td width="82%" height="30">'first name here</td>'

Thanks for the help

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:33:38Z

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Can use scriptlet <%= %> in table data,

<%=ADuser.getFirstName()%>

Or can use jsp expression ${} like this post

<% request.setAttribute("firstName", ADuser.getFirstName()); %>

//then in table data
<td..>${firstName}</td>

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answered Sep 17, 2014 at 14:13

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Don't use scriptlets, we are living in the 21st century, not the 11th century. Use EL Expressions.

@DwB Sure this is just to be simple and i updated with El usage.