public class ElTestCase {

    private ELProcessor elProcessor;

    @Before
    public void before() {
        elProcessor = new ELProcessor();
        TestMapWithProperty test = new TestMapWithProperty("hello");
        test.put("entry", "world");
        elProcessor.defineBean("test", test);
    }

    @Test
    public void property() {
        // fails because the expression evaluates to null
        assertThat( elProcessor.eval("test.property"), is("hello") );
    }

    @Test
    public void property_II() {
        // fails because the expression evaluates to null
        assertThat( elProcessor.eval("test['property']"), is("hello") );
    }

    @Test
    public void entry() {
        // success
        assertThat( elProcessor.eval("test.entry"), is("world") );
    }

    public static class TestMapWithProperty extends HashMap<String, String> {
        private String property;

        public TestMapWithProperty(String property) {
            this.property = property;
        }

        public String getProperty() {
            return property;
        }
    }
}

    <dependency>
        <groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
        <artifactId>javax.el</artifactId>
        <version>3.0.1-b10</version>
    </dependency>