JSTL tag replacement for bean:define

Question

I am unable to find replacement for bean:define tag in JSTL.

<bean:define id="arraySize" value="<%=String.valueOf(abc.size())%>" scope="request"  />

and

<bean:define id="abc" name="abcform" property="abc" type="java.util.ArrayList"  />

can anyone suggest JSTL replacement for above Struts tags. Thanks in Advance.