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import java.io.IOException;import java.io.Serializable;import javax.servlet.jsp.JspException;import javax.servlet.jsp.JspTagException;import javax.servlet.jsp.tagext.Tag;import org.springframework.expression.Expression;import org.springframework.expression.spel.standard.SpelExpressionParser;import org.springframework.web.util.ExpressionEvaluationUtils;import com.sun.tools.example.debug.expr.ExpressionParser;public class ExpressionTag extends FooTag implements Tag, Serializable {	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;	private Tag parent = null;	private String expression = null;		private String test;	public int doEndTag() throws JspException {		return EVAL_PAGE;	}	public int doStartTag() throws JspException {		try {			// tried this with no luck			//SpelExpressionParser parser = new SpelExpressionParser();			//Expression exp = parser.parseExpression(expression);			//String message = exp.getValue(getPageContext()) + "";			//getPageContext().getOut().write(message);						test = ExpressionEvaluationUtils.evaluateString("expression",					expression, getPageContext());						getPageContext().getOut().write(test);  // test is null so it  													// prints nothing					} catch (IOException e) {			throw new JspTagException(e.getMessage());		}		return SKIP_BODY;	}	public Tag getParent() {		return parent;	}	public void release() {		setPageContext(null);		parent = null;		expression = null;	}	public void setParent(Tag t) {		parent = t;	}	public String getExpression() {		return expression;	}	public void setExpression(String expression) {		this.expression = expression;		/*try {			this.expression = ExpressionEvaluationUtils.evaluateString("expression",					expression, getPageContext());		} catch (Exception err) {					}*/	}	public String getTest() {		return test;	}	public void setTest(String test) {		this.test = test;	}	}