i found a solution: <s:property value="%{description.substring(0,200)}" />On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 17:40, Jim Kiley <jhki...@summa-tech.com> wrote: > This seems like the kind of thing that is crying out for a custom tag -- > and > I don't say that lightly. I mean, a scriptlet could do it, but scriptlets > are from the devil. A custom tag would be a better solution, especially > since this is a pretty general problem. > jk > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Stefano Tranquillini < > stefano.tranquill...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi all. > > there's a possibility inside a jsp to display only the first 100 chars > > or the first 10 words of a string? > > if i have a long string, can i display only the first 100 chars > > directly in a jsp without modification in action or something like > > that? > > thanks > > -- > > Stefano > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@struts.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@struts.apache.org > > > > > > > -- > Jim Kiley > Senior Technical Consultant | Summa > [p] 412.258.3346 > http://www.summa-tech.com > -- Stefano
