| Expression | Mapping | | $foo | pageContext.findAttribute("foo") |
| $param:foo | request.getParameter("foo") |
| $header:foo | request.getHeader("foo") |
| $cookie:foo | maps to the cookie's value for name foo |
| $initParam:foo | application.getInitParameter("foo") |
| $pageScope:foo | pageContext.getAttribute( "foo", PageContext.PAGE_SCOPE) |
| $requestScope:foo | pageContext.getAttribute( "foo", PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE) |
| $sessionScope:foo | pageContext.getAttribute( "foo", PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE) |
| $applicationScope:foo | pageContext.getAttribute( "foo", PageContext.APPLICATION_SCOPE) |