Calling JQuery Function From Jstl C:forEach ( Function Not Defined) On Page Load

I'm struggling a bit with joining jstl and jquery. I have a Spring aplication which provides me with a list, for example cars: [Kia, Audi, Fiat, Mazda, Opel] I have an input field

Solution 1:

Minutes after posting, I found a solution. Script should use jstl instead of the other way around. Adding

<script> $(document).ready(function() { 
<c:forEach items="${cars}" var="c"> 
    add_tag("${c}"); 
</c:forEach> 
// rest of script adding functions
...

solves my issue.