Jstl c:set question

[hof]

I am using spring bind tags for the first time and I am setting a variable with jstl within the bind tags as follows:

<spring:bind path="*******" >
<c:set var="editable" value="c:out value='${status.value}' />" />
</spring:bind>

When I display the var editable as below, I see either the values true or false, which is what I expected.

<c:out value="${editable}" />

However, if I do an if test immediately following the display above on the editable var checking for true or false, neither condition is ever met.

<c:if test="${editable == 'true'}>
some output
</c:if

<c:if test="${editable == 'false'}>
some other output
</c:if

Why is the if test failing? Do I have a syntax error?

Thank you.

[hof]

I see my problem, the value being displayed is not true or false, but
<c:out value='false'.

I will have to look at how to fix this.

Thank you

[libman]

If editable is a boolean, you can also do:

<c:if test="${editable == true}>
some output
</c:if>

Maybe JSTL checks it as a String.