[patch] jsp:getProperty tag prints "null" to page when object is null.

[Ben Souther]

In version 4x and earlier, a jsp:getProperty tag will print a zero length 
string to the page if the bean's property value is null.

In version 5x it prints the string "null".

I don't know if this is a bug or an intentional change but I know it will 
cause headaches for developers moving existing apps to version 5.

The attached patch applies to 
org.apache.jasper.runtime.JspRuntimeLibrary.java  

Thank you,
Ben Souther


--- JspRuntimeLibrary.java	Thu Dec  4 20:51:54 2003
+++ JspRuntimeLibrary.java.fixed	Thu Dec  4 20:19:01 2003
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------
     // __begin toStringMethod
     public static String toString(Object o) {
+        if(o == null) return "";
         return String.valueOf(o);
     }
 

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