Get the CmsObject

The CmsObject gives you access to many of OpenCMS' features.

Getting the CmsObject in scriptlets

   <%@page import="org.opencms.file.CmsObject"%>
   <%@page import="org.opencms.jsp.CmsJspActionElement"%>
   <%
      CmsJspActionElement jsp = new CmsJspActionElement(pageContext, request, response);
      CmsObject cms = jsp.getCmsObject();
 
      ... do something useful
   %>

Getting the CmsObject using EL

   <%@taglib prefix="cms" uri="http://www.opencms.org/taglib/cms" %>
 
   <c:set var="co" value="${cms:getCmsObject(pageContext)}" />
   <%-- ... do something useful --%>