For a given EL #{myBean.myProperty}, following is the steps that are executed by the EL expression evaluator:

1. Breaks the EL in two part:The bean is the searched starting from the closest scope to more broader scope.
   1. First part is the bean name – myBean
   2. Second part is the property in the bean – myProperty.
2. First the bean is searched in request scope.
3. If step 3 doesn’t return the bean, then it is searched in view scope.
4. If step 4 doesn’t return the bean, then it is searched in session scope.
5. If step 5 doesn’t return the bean, then it is searched in the application scope.
6. If step 6 doesn’t return the bean, a Runtime Exception is thrown, stating bean cannot be found.
7. If bean is found in any of the step from 3 to 6, property is searched in the bean. N.B: The moment bean is found, search for bean will stop immediately.
8. If property is found its value is evaluated.
9. If property is not found, a Runtime Exception is thrown.