How to use var from bean in function?

[01r207]

I want to use data from Bean(list of string[]) in my function, but no matter how I write it doesnt want to work.My code

<c:forEach var="sport" items="${sports.data}" >
    <% myFunction(sport[0]) %>      
    ${sport[0]} //this prints on website correct data 
</c:forEach>

How can I do anything with data from bean in jsp?

[unaTRASotra]

try with semicolon:

<% myFunction(${sport}); %>