Q:

Hash Map key check in JSTL

Need help.I have a hash map which is returned from a spring controller to JSP.Is there a way just to check if a certain key exists irrespective of any value(the value may be null too)
Say,  the below hash map is being sent from the controller 
HashMap hmap = new HashMap();
hmap.put("COUNTRY", "X");
hmap.put("REGION", null);

If the key REGION exists ( value may be anything including null) then display some section in the jsp.
I am trying to access the key as ${hmap['REGION']}
Thanks in advance.

A:

try using containsKey:
${hmap.containsKey('REGION')}

A:

<c:forEach var="entry" items="${hmap }" varStatus="status">        
      <c:if test="${entry.key == 'REGION'}">
        <tr>
           <td>${entry.key}</td>
           <td>${entry.value}</td>
        </tr>
      </c:if>
</c:forEach>

Check this, if this solution works or not ?
And post if not working and also post your JSP's jstl code.

A:

I know that you want to test for where the value may include null, but there's a solution by using the empty operator that is elegant when one might want to also exclude null values in that it will evaluate to true if the value is null or does not exist.
<c:if test="${not empty hmap['REGION']}">
    <%-- conditional block --%>
</c:if>

