What is the best way to display a string result of a static pojo method

I have a page index.jspx in a web mvc application

Code:

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<!-- selects a static view for rendering without the need for an explicit controller -->
<mvc:view-controller path="/" view-name="index"/>

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I have a static method on an entity class that returns a string.

In screens where I use a custom controller I use

Code:

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@ModelAttribute("currentZone")
public String getCurrentZone(){
        return ZoneElement.getCurrentZone();
}

and

${currentZone} in the page to display the value

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What is the best way to display this same static method result in the index.jspx?

I want to avoid creating a controller just for this one little bit of data, or a custom tag for that matter, but I suppose if that's the best way, so be it. I am probably over thinking this.

Create a HandlerInterceptor which adds this to the model, saves you also adding this method to all controllers. That way the property is always present.

Excellent, and in that Interceptor I can branch so only those pages that need this attribute will make the call. Thanks.