public static void checkScope(String scope,Node n,ErrorDispatcher err) throws JasperException {
  if (scope != null && !scope.equals("page") && !scope.equals("request") && !scope.equals("session") && !scope.equals("application")) {
    err.jspError(n,"jsp.error.invalid.scope",scope);
  }
}

public static void checkScope ( String scope , Node n , ErrorDispatcher err ) throws JasperException { if ( scope != null && ! scope . equals ( "page" ) && ! scope . equals ( "request" ) && ! scope . equals ( "session" ) && ! scope . equals ( "application" ) ) { err . jspError ( n , "jsp.error.invalid.scope" , scope ) ; } }
checks to see if the given scope is valid .
