How to define a function within a JSP ?

Hi !

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Does anyone know how to define a function within a JSP (tomcat 3.1
JSP) ?

I'd like to do something like the following (non-working) example:
-- snip --
<%
boolean isDefined( HttpServletRequest req, String name, String value )

{
    String vals[] = (String [])req.getParameterValues(name);
    if (vals != null)
    {
      for (int i = 1; i<vals.length; i++)
      {
        if( value.equalsIgnoreCase(vals[i]) )
          return true;
      }
    }
    return false;
}

%>
<html>
  <body>
    <% java.util.Date d = new java.util.Date(); %>

    The current date is <%= "date == " + d + " " + isDefined(request,
"test", "mark1") %>
    <p />
  </body>
</html>

-- snip --

Any ideas ?

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Bye,
Roland

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Received on Monday, 22 May 2000 12:11:31 UTC