Struts2 ognl execute request method - methods

I'm trying to use OGNL to evaluate if the session is valid, in order to show some information. For that I've the following JSP
[...]
<s:if test="request.isRequestedSessionValid()">
[...] (show user name, etc)
</s:if>
But it doesn't work. I've also tried "#request.isRequestedSessionValid()","%{request.isRequestedSessionValid()}" and "{request.isRequestedSessionValid()}", but I always get an error message target java.lang.NullPointerException: target is null for method isRequestedSessionValid or [OgnlValueStack] Could not find method [#request.isRequestedSessionValid()]. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!

Okay, now that I've had a chance to look deeper into this I am tossing out my old answer. #request won't work because that is basically the equivalent of the JSP EL expression ${requestScope.requestedSessionIdValid}, but that property isn't a request scope property, its an actual property of the HttpServletRequest.
You can do this easily with JSP EL using:
<c:if test="${pageContext.request.requestedSessionIdValid}">
...
</c:if>
I don't know that there is an equally concise way to get at this with OGNL.

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org.thymeleaf.exceptions.TemplateProcessingException: Only variable expressions returning numbers or booleans are allowed in this context

I have been using thymeleaf th:onclick attribute to call javascript function with parameters as below
th:onclick="|myFunction('${parameter1}')|"
But with thymeleaf 3.1.10 this has been removed. and they are suggesting to use th:data attribute.
I however found workaround on as below and both of them are working perfectly.
th:attr="onclick=|myFunction('${parameter1}')|"
th:onclick="#{myFunction('${parameter1}')}">
Now i am not sure if these workarounds are correct way to do things and if yes which one is the better way.
The first will work like you want -- however, you are bypassing the the security restriction and now your pages are vulnerable to javascript injection (which is the original reason this change was made).
The second one just plain doesn't work. It doesn't expand out the variable ${parameter1}, instead just encoding it as a url like this:
onclick="myFunction?$%7Bparameter1%7D"
You really should be doing it as shown on the page.
th:data-parameter1="${parameter1}" onclick="myFunction(this.getAttribute('data-parameter1'));"

Use of spring security jstl tag <sec:authority access="hasPermission(#domain, 'permission')> inside a jstl core loop

I'm using facelets (JSF2.1) and I'm trying to do something like:
<c:forEach var="domainObject" items="#{MB.listOfDomainObjects}">
<sec:authorize access="hasPermission(#domainObject,'PERMISSION_X')">
hello world
</sec:authorize>
</c:forEach>
I've tried changing #domainObject by #domainObject, #{domainObject}, $domainObject and a lot of other combinations with the same result: domainObject is not processed correctly. Sometimes I get an error saying the page cannot be constructed, others domainObject is null.
It's like the scope where the tag c:forEach puts the variable domainObject is not scanned by sec:authorize to find it.
I've tried also to force the use of a scope using the tag <c:set ... scope="view"/>. I've also tried to use <ui:repeat> with the same results, but considering the tag sec:authorize is a jstl one, I suppose is executed in build time (like c:forEach) and not in render time (like ui:repeat), so I think I must use c:foreach and not ui:repeat.
Any chance to solve my problem?

OmniFaces validateOrder disabling

I'm trying to use validateOrder component to validate two java.util.Date objects. It is similar to showcase example on this link (PrimeFaces example). Everything works perfect, but i have one question:
What if 2nd date field is not required?
In that case i'm getting nullpointer exception, and since validateOrder has "disabled" attribute, i was wondering is it worth/possible enabling/disabling it via ajax every time the 2nd date is inserted/removed. If not, i guess i'll stick to Balus' approach for JSF2.0 cross-field validation that you can read about on this link.
Let the disabled attribute check if the 2nd field is filled in. If it's not filled in, the request parameter value associated with field's client ID will be empty. Use exaclty that to let disabled attribute evaluate to true.
<p:calendar ... binding="#{endDate}" />
...
<o:validateOrder ... disabled="#{empty param[endDate.clientId]}" />
Code is as-is. No additional backing bean property necessary for binding.
See also:
How does the 'binding' attribute work in JSF? When and how should it be used?

What might be causing this IllegalStateException discrepancy in JSP/Spring?

I had a JSP file with a c:redirect tag that would forward along a user to another page.
<!-- Yes, I know this loop is probably unnecessary, but I'm not fluent in jsp and have determined it is not the problem. :) -->
<c:if test="${cmd.numberOfResults == 1}">
<c:forEach items="${cmd.matches}" var="someVar">
<c:redirect url="/loadThatResultInfo.html"/>
</c:forEach>
</c:if>
The old implementation of the command object is needs updating (where I come in). The way I'm doing so is by creating a generic "search result" object which contains an instance of that old object (for now). I get that instance through a property in that generic class, so my code is now this:
<c:if test="${cmd.genericSearchObject.numberOfResults == 1}">
<c:forEach items="${cmd.genericSearchObject.matches}" var="acct">
<jsp:forward page="/loadThatResultInfo.html"/> <!-- new try! -->
<c:redirect url="/loadThatResultInfo.html"/> <!-- old try... -->
<% response.sendRedirect("/loadThatResultInfo.html"); %> <! new try! -->
</c:forEach>
</c:if>
Each of those three tries all result in IllegalStateExceptions of some sort. Why does this change cause the exception, especially considering that the lines involved -- the redirect, not the changed/bound class instances -- are causing the problem?
Back-end changes were made accordingly, referencing the property within my new encompassing "generic" class to satisfy the old functionality. I know this works because all related functionality, beside what I'm writing about, works.
Research online indicates:
- I can't redirect/forward after a submission has already been submitted. Then how was I able to do it before?
- Attempt to flush an already-cleared buffer causes this. What changed that makes it cleared now as opposed to the older (first) implementation?
- The size of the page's buffer needs to be bigger. THIS is one I don't understand and would really love for the stackoverflow community to address; I can see my new class causing size changes that would need changes to be dealt with.
------- ANOTHER ANSWER! -------
First and foremost, ALWAYS SET UP THE SITUATION IN THE CODE as described by the marked answer. However... if you're stuck and don't want to do that, here's a quick fix: javascript!
<script type="text/javascript">
location='./yourPageToGoTo.html'
</script>
JSP is part of the response. You're attempting to change the response destination in a JSP instead of in a controller. If you do this halfway in a JSP, then it's too late, because the HTTP response headers may already have been sent (the response is then in committed state). This is a point of no return and an illegal state for changing the response. It's too late then. Any attempt will result in the servletcontainer to throw IllegalStateException: response already committed.
To fix this, you need to put this piece code in the very top of JSP file and pray that the response hasn't already been committed at that point (which will usually happen after writing about 2KB of data to the response, depending on the servletcontainer config). However, JSP is still the wrong place for the job, you should rather do this in the controller, before forwarding the response to the JSP (or to instruct from within the model the controller somehow to do the job, when you're using a MVC framework).

Spring Framework - Display Warning Message as opposed to Error

I have Use Cases that require the User to be show a Warning message as opposed to an Error message. The user will be shown once and then they can proceed. My problem is since it's not a Validation error the flow goes thru and the operation is performed without displaying the message. Therefore the user performs an action, he is warned once and then let thru.
Am I missing something? I looked around but there doesn't seem to be the concept of a warning message in Spring. Thanks for your help or suggestion.
In my ignorance of Spring and Spring-MVC, I created a Messages class that contains lists of errors and messages. I store an object of this type in the request scope and reference it in my JSP somewhat like this:
<c:if test="${Messages.hasMessages}">
<c:forEach items="${Messages.messages}" var="message">
${message}<br/>
</c:forEach>
</c:if>
<c:if test="${Messages.hasErrors}">
<c:forEach items="${Messages.errors}" var="error">
${error}<br/>
</c:forEach>
</c:if>
In my actual JSP, I style it as needed and generally dump messages and errors in a <ul> list.

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