<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/jsp/jstl/core"
    prefix="c" %>

<%@ page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8" language="java" %>

<c:set var="niftylevel" value="5"/>

<c:choose>
    <c:when test="${niftylevel < 2}">
        Not terribly nifty.
    </c:when>
    <c:when test="${niftylevel > 1 and niftylevel < 4}">
        Nifty, but could be niftier.
    </c:when>
    <c:otherwise>
        Remarkably nifty.
    </c:otherwise>
</c:choose>