Using JSTL how to “put” a value into a HashMap

Question

I\'m looking to set the key value pairing of a HashMap using JSTL only. Is this possible?

I know how to retrieve the key value pairs, but I haven\'t found a way to s

Answer 1

I wouldn't use JSTL to do that, but straight-up JSP will get it done...

<%
myHashMap.put("hello", "world");
%>

Answer 2

You can use the <c:set>.

<c:set target="${myHashMap}" property="key" value="value"/>