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hidden

Please make sure you have read the Tag Syntax document and understand how tag attribute syntax works.

Description

Renders an HTML input element of type hidden, populated by the specified property from the ValueStack.

{% remote_file_content https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/struts/master/core/src/site/resources/tags/hidden-description.html %}

Attributes

{% remote_file_content https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/struts/master/core/src/site/resources/tags/hidden-attributes.html %}

Examples

Example 1

<s:hidden name="foo" />

Example One Resulting HTML (if foo evaluates to bar):

<input type="hidden" name="foo" value="bar" />

Example 2

<s:hidden name="foo" value="%{bar}" />

Example Two Resulting HTML (if getBar method of the action returns bar)

<input type="hidden" name="foo" value="bar" />