<jsp:useBean id="test" scope="request"/><% test = "false";%>1. outside scriptlet: <c:out value="${test}"/> <!-- will not print anything --><% out.println("2. in scriptlet: " + test); // will print false%><c:set var="test" value="true" />3. outside scriptlet: <c:out value="${test}"/> <!-- will print true --><% out.println("4. in scriptlet: " + test); // will print false%>


