import javax.el.ExpressionFactory;
import javax.el.ValueExpression;
import javax.el.ELContext;
import javax.el.ELResolver;
ExpressionFactory factory = ExpressionFactory.newInstance();
ELContext context = new ELContextImpl();
ValueExpression expression = factory.createValueExpression(context, "${name}", String.class);
context.getVariables().put("name", "John");
String result = (String) expression.getValue(context);
<dependency>
<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.el-api</artifactId>
<version>2.1.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.web</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.el</artifactId>
<version>2.2.6</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
