According to JSP 2.0 specification (chapter 1.7 page 72,73)
This code is illegal:
<mytags:tag value="<%= "hi!" %>" />
Instead the correct sentence would be:
<mytags:tag value='<%= "hi!" %>' />
<mytags:tag value="<%= \"hi!\" %>" />
<mytags:tag value='<%= \"name\" %>' />
This code is illegal:
<mytags:tag value="<%= "hi!" %>" />
Instead the correct sentence would be:
<mytags:tag value='<%= "hi!" %>' />
<mytags:tag value="<%= \"hi!\" %>" />
<mytags:tag value='<%= \"name\" %>' />