this is the code I used inside all my jsp pages.

<%@ include file="footer.jsp" %>

The problem is :
This code is used in almost every jsp pages.
<jsp:useBean id="loginuser" class="roomres.EmployeeBean" scope="session"/>

Inside the footer I need to get the following information
if (loginuser.getRole()==1) { %>
<a href="menu_admin_e.jsp">Administration Menu</a>
<%}%>

Since I declare the bean everywhere I am not supposed to declare the bean in the footer otherwise I received "duplicate declaration error" but
if I don't declare the bean I received loginuser not declared. So what I'm supposed to do????

If I insert this code:
<jsp:getProperty name="loginuser" property="role"/>
I got the information but how can I used it?
Why this one works and get the right info??

Could you help me fix this problem please.

Some solutions
1. IFRAME
Use IFRAMEs, and the footer is no longer an included page, it is a separate page:

Code:

<jsp:useBean id="loginuser" class="roomres.EmployeeBean" scope="session"/>  if (loginuser.getRole()==1) { %> <a href="menu_admin_e.jsp">Administration Menu</a> <%}%>

2. separate bean
Use a different bean instance in the footer.jsp. Dont forget to initialize that instance too.

Code:

<jsp:useBean id="loginuser2" class="roomres.EmployeeBean" scope="session"/>  if (loginuser2.getRole()==1) { %> <a href="menu_admin_e.jsp">Administration Menu</a> <%}%>

3. ...

NOP

Thank you. I tried the both of them but in my case both of them cannot be used.