How to use JSTL <c:forEach> with Struts2 <s:url>?

Question

I have this code that actually works:

<s:iterator value="breadcrumb.links" var="link">
    <s:url action='%{#link.url}' var="url" />
    <li>
       <a href="${url}">${link.name}</a>
    </li>
</s:iterator>

How con I do the same thing but with c:foreach instead of s:iterator ?

I tried with:

<c:forEach items="${breadcrumb.links}" var="link">
    <s:url action='${link.url}' var="url" />
    <li>
        <a href="${url}">${link.name}</a>
    </li>
</c:forEach>

but I get the error:

According to TLD or attribute directive in tag file, attribute action does not accept any expressions

Thankyou.

Answer 1

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Since Struts2 tags only evaluate OGNL expressions (and not EL Expression, as you error clearly states), you need to access the JSTL object through the PageContext attribute (in OGNL #attr.something) specified with var :

<c:forEach items="${breadcrumb.links}" var="link">
    <s:url action='%{#attr.link.url}' var="url" />
    <li>
        <a href="${url}">${link.name}</a>
    </li>
</c:forEach>

From OGNL Basics:

#attr['foo'] or #attr.foo : Access to PageContext if available, otherwise searches request/session/application respectively