including a class file without main at the default package in jsp web development

[daniel]

I have created a class file only with variable declaration as follows.

NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 - Web Application

index.jsp at "Web Pages"
class: initData.java at Source Packages/default package
public class initData {
public String[] teststr = {"test1", "test2"}
}

The class is created as a java class.

I want to use the variable "teststr" at the index.jsp, but when I compiled index.jsp, the variable name is not recognized.

My actions:
1) classpath should be OK since it is the default package.
2) <@page import = "initData" %>
error: need "."
3) "can not find symbol" (teststr) message
4) tried to compile the class file (initData), but could not do it because it does not have main.

My intention is to define the initial variables in a separate java file, and use the variables at the jsp files in the same web app package.

Hope someone can help me on this. Thanks.