Liferay portlet: Passing attributes to JSP

CustomPortlet.java

public class CustomPortlet extends MVCPortlet {
	
	@Override
	public void doView(RenderRequest renderRequest, RenderResponse renderResponse) {

		ThemeDisplay themeDisplay = (ThemeDisplay)renderRequest.getAttribute(WebKeys.THEME_DISPLAY);
		User currentUser = themeDisplay.getUser();

                renderRequest.setAttribute("currentFirstName", currentUser.getFirstName());
                // Add attributes as required

		super.doView(renderRequest, renderResponse);
	}
}

view.jsp

<%@ taglib uri="http://java.sun.com/portlet_2_0" prefix="portlet" %>

<portlet:defineObjects />

<div> Your first name is: <%= request.getAttribute("currentFirstName"); %> </div>