# J2EE question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j2ee-question/371066>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 1, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j2ee-question/371066 "2006-09-01T14:05:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sweeteviljesus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j2ee-question/371066/1 "2006-09-01T14:05:43Z")

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Is there a way to access a static constant variable from within a JSP without using a scriptlet? That is, without using \<%= MyClass.MY\_CONSTANT %\>.

Thanks for your help,  
Rob

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**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j2ee-question/371066/2 "2006-09-01T15:04:35Z")

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Not that I’m aware of, but I haven’t done J2EE since last summer.