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

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Description

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Parameters

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			<td colspan="6"><h4>Dynamic Attributes Allowed:</h4> false</td>

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			<td colspan="6">&nbsp;</td>

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			<th align="left" valign="top"><h4>Name</h4></th>

			<th align="left" valign="top"><h4>Required</h4></th>

			<th align="left" valign="top"><h4>Default</h4></th>

			<th align="left" valign="top"><h4>Evaluated</h4></th>

			<th align="left" valign="top"><h4>Type</h4></th>

			<th align="left" valign="top"><h4>Description</h4></th>

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				<td align="left" valign="top">scope</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">false</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">action</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">false</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">String</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">The scope in which to assign the variable. Can be <b>application</b>, <b>session</b>, <b>request</b>, <b>page</b>, or <b>action</b>.</td>

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				<td align="left" valign="top">value</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">false</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top"></td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">false</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">String</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">The value that is assigned to the variable named <i>name</i></td>

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				<td align="left" valign="top">var</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top"><strong>true</strong></td>

				<td align="left" valign="top"></td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">false</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">String</td>

				<td align="left" valign="top">Name used to reference the value pushed into the Value Stack</td>

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Examples

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 <s:set var="personName" value="person.name"/>
 Hello, <s:property value="#personName"/>

 <s:set var="janesName">Jane Doe</s:set>
 <s:property value="#janesName"/>

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