# HttpActivityBehaviorImpl and HttpRequest using dots in variable names
**URL:** https://forum.flowable.org/t/httpactivitybehaviorimpl-and-httprequest-using-dots-in-variable-names/1442
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 14, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/httpactivitybehaviorimpl-and-httprequest-using-dots-in-variable-names/1442 "2018-01-14T17:05:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@ruzkant](https://forum.flowable.org/u/ruzkant)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/httpactivitybehaviorimpl-and-httprequest-using-dots-in-variable-names/1442/1 "2018-01-14T17:05:55Z")
The Http task sets up many variables such as responseStatusCode with a dot notation.
`execution.setVariable(request.getPrefix() + ".responseStatusCode", response.getStatusCode());`
Using dots in variable names makes life hard in JUEL expressions. This could have been solved if the default prefix itself included the dot, then putting a custom result prefix without it could have helped, but now there is now way to avoid it.
I couldn’t find a way to escape the dot in UEL, so I needed to get the variables from the execution object. (Any other suggestions welcome)
My feeling is that it is inconvenient enough to warrant changing the implementation. Other thoughts?
UPDATE:
Or alternatively and perhaps better is to have the variables be part of a javabean so that fields are naturally accessed with EL’s dot notation.
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### Author:  [@tijs](https://forum.flowable.org/u/tijs)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/httpactivitybehaviorimpl-and-httprequest-using-dots-in-variable-names/1442/2 "2018-01-15T12:32:29Z")
Very true, we should definitely change this and not use notation. Will make sure we change this asap.
Best regards,
Tijs
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### Author:  [@ruzkant](https://forum.flowable.org/u/ruzkant)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/httpactivitybehaviorimpl-and-httprequest-using-dots-in-variable-names/1442/3 "2018-01-15T14:29:28Z")
Thanks, should I add a github issue?
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### Author:  [@tijs](https://forum.flowable.org/u/tijs)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/httpactivitybehaviorimpl-and-httprequest-using-dots-in-variable-names/1442/4 "2018-01-15T15:13:15Z")
Already fixed it: [https://github.com/flowable/flowable-engine/commit/d7554ebb572caa7e66933852362610041baefecc](https://github.com/flowable/flowable-engine/commit/d7554ebb572caa7e66933852362610041baefecc)
Thanks for raising the issue here on the forum!
Best regards,
Tijs
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### Author:  [@ruzkant](https://forum.flowable.org/u/ruzkant)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.flowable.org/t/httpactivitybehaviorimpl-and-httprequest-using-dots-in-variable-names/1442/5 "2018-01-15T15:53:33Z")
Looks good, thanks for the quick response!