JSP Syntax card with examples

Element JSP Style XML Style

Comment <%-- comment here ---%> Nil
Declaration <%! int x=0; boolean bBool = false; %> <jsp:declaration>
int x=0;
boolean bBool =false;
</jsp:declaration>
Expression <%= bool %> <jsp:expression>
Any java primitive or string etc. bool
</jsp:expression>
Scriptlet <% <jsp:scriptlet>
java code fragment; java code fragment;
%> </jsp:scriptlet>
Text Nil <jsp:text>
free flowing text
</jsp:text>
Include Directive <%@ include file=”myPage.jsp” %> <jsp:directive.include file=” myPage.jsp” />
Page Directive <%@ page <jsp:directive.page
language=’java’ | language=’java’ |
bold = default import=’com.neon.pack.*’ | import=’ ’com.neon.pack.*’ |
session=’true’ | ‘false’ session=’true’ | ‘false’
buffer=’none’ | ‘8kb’ buffer=’none’ | ‘8kb’
autoflush=’true’ | ‘false’ autoflush=’true’ | ‘false’
isThreadSafe=’true’ | ‘false’ isThreadSafe=’true’ | ‘false’
info=’blah’ info=’blah’
errorpage=’errro_blah.jsp’ errorpage=’errro_blah.jsp’
isErrorPage=’true’ | ‘false’ isErrorPage=’true’ | ‘false’
%> />
Taglib Directive <%@ taglib uri=’/tagdir/myTag.tld’ <jsp:root
prefix=’me’ %> xmlns:jsp=’http://java.sun.com/jsp/page’
à xmlns:me=’/taglib/myTag.tld >
-- -- --
-- -- --
</jsp:root>
Tag usage <me:tester year=’2003’ /> -- same as jsp --

<me:tagger age=’38’ >

jsp body
-- -- --
</ me:tagger >
<jsp:forward> <jsp:forward page=’myPage.jsp’ /> <jsp:forward page=’myPage.jsp’ />
<jsp:forward page=’<%= expression %>’ <jsp:forward page=’%= expression %>’ />
/>
<jsp:forward page=’myPage.jsp’ >
<jsp:forward page=’myPage.jsp’ > <jsp:param name=’age’ value=’39’ />
<jsp:param name=’age’ value=’39’ /> <jsp:param name=’age’ value=
<jsp:param name=’age’ value= ‘<%= expression
‘<%= expression %>’ />
%>’ /> </jsp:forward>
</jsp:forward>
<jsp:getProperty> <jsp:getProperty name=’addressBean’ <jsp:getProperty name=’addressBean’
property=’zip’ /> property=’zip’ />
<jsp:include> <jsp:include page=’myPage.jsp’ -- same ---
flush=’true|false’
/> <jsp:include page=’%= expression %’
<jsp:include page=’<%= expression %>’ flush=’true|false’
flush=’true|false’ />
/>
-- same ---
<jsp:include page=’myPage.jsp’ >
<jsp:param name=’street’
value=’Goddard’>
 </jsp:include>

<jsp:include page=’myPage.jsp’ > <jsp:include page=’myPage.jsp’ >

<jsp:param name=’street’ value= <jsp:param name=’street’ value=
‘<%= expression %>’ ‘%= expression %’ />
/> </jsp:include>
</jsp:include>

<jsp:useBean> <jsp:useBean id=’objAddress’ -- same --

scope=’page’

class=’com.neon.OfficeAddressBean’

type=’com.neon.AddressBean’ />

<jsp:useBean beanName=’addressBean
type=’com.neon.Address’ ’ / >
<jsp:useBean beanName=’<%= exprr >’
type=’com.neon.Address’ ’ / >
<jsp:setProperty> <jsp:setProperty name=’objBeanName’

property=’*’>

<jsp:setProperty name=’objBeanName’
property=’city’ param=’myCity’
/>

<jsp:setProperty name=’objBeanName’
property=’city’ value=’Bracknell’
/>

<jsp:setProperty name=’objBeanName’
property=’city’ value=’<%=expr%>’
/>
jsp:plugin <jsp:plugin
Compulsory elements
type=’bean | applet’
code=’class file name’
codebase=’class file dir name’

Optional elements
name
archive
align
height
width
hspace
jreversion
nspluginurl
iepluginurl
>
<jsp:params>
<jsp:param name=’namer’
value=’val’>
</jsp:params>

<jsp:fallback> message

</jsp:plugin>
An area of confusion is when to use the include directive instead of the include action and vice versa.

Include Directive Include Action

<jsp:include page=’myPage.jsp’ />
<%@ include file= ‘myPage.jsp’ %> Request time
Translation time Slow
Fast File changes quite often
File changes rarely Response of the included file is included
Actual file is included The 2 files can [should] compile independently
The 2 pages might not compile independently Variables between the 2 pages can be shared only
The variables can be shared through
Different scopes e.g. context, session, request,etc.

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