org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Unable to compile  class   for  JSP

An error occurred at line:  52  in the jsp file: /second.jsp
Generated servlet error:
Syntax error on token "<", invalid AssignmentOperator

...

	List<MyBean> evtList = evtData.getEventList();
	Iterator<MyBean> evtListIterator = evtList.iterator();
	MyBean evt;
			
        while  (evtListIterator.hasNext() ) {
	    evt = evtListIterator.next();
            ...
       }

        List evtList = evtData.getEventList();
	Iterator evtListIterator = evtList.iterator();
	MyBean evt;
					
	 while  (evtListIterator.hasNext() ) {
	     evt = (MyBean)evtListIterator.next();
             ...
        }