code: public void setScope(String scope) {
          if (scope.equalsIgnoreCase("page")) {
              this.scope = PageContext.PAGE_SCOPE;
          } else if (scope.equalsIgnoreCase("request")) {
              this.scope = PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE;
          } else if (scope.equalsIgnoreCase("session")) {
              this.scope = PageContext.SESSION_SCOPE;
          } else if (scope.equalsIgnoreCase("application")) {
              this.scope = PageContext.APPLICATION_SCOPE;
          }
          // TODO: Add error handling?  Needs direction from spec.
      }
docs: Sets the 'scope' attribute.
  
  @param scope Scope of the 'var' attribute