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commit 09f54bf385048626216bfe72a4ab9fb042c4cd68
Author: Lukasz Lenart <lukaszlen...@apache.org>
AuthorDate: Tue Oct 31 10:23:19 2023 +0100
Clarifies how #attr works and other scopes
---
.../accessing-application-session-request-objects.md | 14 ++++++++------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git
a/source/core-developers/accessing-application-session-request-objects.md
b/source/core-developers/accessing-application-session-request-objects.md
index 774d1cfd1..7b0fcd3dd 100644
--- a/source/core-developers/accessing-application-session-request-objects.md
+++ b/source/core-developers/accessing-application-session-request-objects.md
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ Page attributes are accessed via OGNL using the `#attr`
stack value, and Applica
the `#application` stack value.
The `#attr` stack value will search the `javax.servlet.jsp.PageContext` for
the specified key. If the `PageContext`
-doesn't exist, it will search the request, session, and application scopes, in
that order.
+doesn't exist, it will search the `request`, `session` and `application`
scopes, in that order.
-**Accessing attributes in the Application, Session, Request, or Page scope
from a JSP**
+**Accessing attributes in the Application, Session, Request or Page scope from
a JSP**
-```jsp
-<p>Retrieve the attribute (property), with key myId, from the specified
scope:</p>
+Retrieve the attribute (property), with key `myId`, from the specified scope:
+```jsp
<s:property value="#application.myId" />
<s:property value="#session.myId" />
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ doesn't exist, it will search the request, session, and
application scopes, in t
<s:property value="#request.myId" />
<s:property value="#attr.myId" />
-
-<p>Reminder: #attr is for Page scope attributes first, but will search the
remaining scopes, in order, seeking a match.</p>
```
+
+**Note**: `#attr` is for Page scope attributes first, but will search the
remaining scopes, in order, seeking a match.
+In opposite using just `#` means you want to fetch a value from the top of the
[ValueStack](../tag-developers/access-to-valuestack-from-jsps.md)
+without searching down the stack.
