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what is the meaning of the $ sign in the following code:

<h1 class="title">Welcome ${consumer.first_name} </h1>
Ananya
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    It is called EL stands for Expression Language which is different from JSTL. Moreover, `first_name` is a hateful variable name that doesn't confirm the Java naming convention. It should be `firstName` (always - as long as you're using the Java language). – Lion Apr 26 '13 at 10:49

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It is an expression (think of it as a means to access the value of a Java object).

${consumer.first_name}

is equivalent to 

<%
    out.print(consumer.getFirst_Name());
%>

Here, consumer would be an attribute in one of the scopes (request, session etc)

Read up on Expression Language

adarshr
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That is one of the way to access variables. Have a look at this link.

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Shankar Narayana Damodaran
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