given: <c-rt:import url="import.jsp"> <c-rt:param name='<%= null %>' value="value"/> </c-rt:import> Result: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.apache.taglibs.standard.tag.common.core.ParamSupport.doEndTag(ParamSupport.java:111) Page 7-64 of the PD spec, Null & Error Handling: "If 'name' is null or empty, no action is performed. It is not an error."
Oops - && instead of || in the source. Fixed.